Osama Elsamni (Japanese: エルサムニー・オサマ, Erusamunī Osama; Arabic: أسامة السمني; born 29 September 1988) is an Egyptian-Japanese retired footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Osama Ibrahim Ali Elsamni | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Okinawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Tokyo Verdy | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | FK Teplice | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | Montedio Yamagata | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | YSCC Yokohama | 23 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editTokyo Verdy
editHaving emerged from Tokyo Verdy youth playing alongside his older brother Ali. Osama was the top scorer of the Japanese Youth Championship. He was soon called up to train with the first team, where he was given the No.32 shirt. Despite not making an actual appearance for Verdy, his performances at youth and academy level attracted interest from across the globe. With FK Teplice,[1] Portuguese outfit Belenenses leading the chase.[2] After trials at both clubs, he went to FK Teplice.
FK Teplice
editIn February 2009, Elsamni signed for Gambrinus Liga side FK Teplice.[3]
Elsamni made his debut in the 3–0 win against FC Viktoria Plzeň on 8 March 2009, where he assisted the third goal.
Elsamni scored his first goal for FK Teplice when they defeated FK Ústí nad Labem in the Czech Cup on 3 September. The game ended in a 4–1 win for Teplice. Elsamni came as a substitute in the 83rd minute, and scored after three minutes on pitch.[4]
By the end of 2009–2010 season, Elsamni has scored 8 goals for FK Teplice B, and 1 goal for FK Teplice first team.
In June 2010, Elsamni terminated his contract with FK Teplice. He was then linked with a possible transfer to Egyptian giants Zamalek, but negotiations reached a closed end.
Montedio Yamagata
editOsama joined Japanese side Montedio Yamagata in January 2011. "I can score goals with my left, right feet or head. I improved my physical strength in the Czech Republic. I'm confident of scoring," Elsamni said.[5] He was released in January 2012.
YSCC Yokohama
editOn 16 August 2012, Elsamni joined Japan Football League side YSCC Yokohama.[6] He made his debut in the Emperor's Cup on 2 September 2012 against Vanraure Hachinohe.
Club statistics
editUpdated to 20 November 2016.[7]
Czech Republic
| Club | Season | League | Czech Supercup | Czech Cup | International | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FK Teplice | 2008–09 | Gambrinus Liga | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | Gambrinus Liga | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Career total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
Japan
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2007 | Tokyo Verdy | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Montedio Yamagata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | YSCC | JFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | J3 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2016 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
Honours
editInternational career
editElsamni revealed in May 2009 his interest in representing Egypt.[8]
Personal life
editElsamni is from a sporting family; his older brother Ali Elsamni is also a footballer, and his father Ibrahim was a player in Egypt national football team.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Teplice zkoušejí Osamu Elsamniho | ZPRÁVY | A-TÝM | FK TEPLICE". Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
- ^ "Abola.pt". Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
- ^ FK Teplice Official site: Teplice signs Osama Elsamni Archived 12 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "FK Teplice Official site: FK Teplice 4 – FK Ústí nad Labem 1". Archived from the original on 7 September 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
- ^ Egyptian striker Elsamni joins Japanese club Yamagata
- ^ "Yokohama SCC official site: Elsamni joins Yokohama". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 276 out of 289)
- ^ [1] Archived 1 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine – Egyptian Players website
External links
edit- Osama Elsamni at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Osama Elsamni official website (in Japanese)
- Player profile on Montedio Yamagata official club website (in Japanese)
- Player profile on FK Teplice official website (in Czech)
- Osama Elsamni – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
