Ahmed Hegazi

Ahmed Hegazi
أحمد حجازي
Hegazi with Egypt at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Elsayed Ali Elsayed Hegazy[1]
Date of birth (1991-01-25) 25 January 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Ismailia, Egypt
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Neom
Number 26
Youth career
Ismaily
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Ismaily 28 (0)
2012–2015 Fiorentina 3 (0)
2015Perugia (loan) 10 (0)
2015–2017 Al Ahly 40 (0)
2017West Bromwich Albion (loan) 21 (1)
2017–2021 West Bromwich Albion 72 (3)
2020–2021Al-Ittihad (loan) 26 (2)
2021–2024 Al-Ittihad 56 (7)
2024– Neom 0 (0)
International career
2009–2011 Egypt U20 13 (5)
2011–2014 Egypt U23 3 (0)
2021 Egypt Olympic (O.P.) 4 (0)
2011– Egypt 83 (2)
Medal record
Representing  Egypt
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2017 Gabon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:32, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

Ahmed Elsayed Ali Elsayed Hegazy (Egyptian Arabic: أحمد السيد علي السيد حجازي; born 25 January 1991), simply known as Ahmed Hegazi, is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi First Division League club Neom and captains the Egypt national team.

Hegazi has played for the senior Egyptian national team since 2011; during this period, his only absences from the squad have been due to injury. He has represented Egypt in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2011 African U-20 Championship, 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2017 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In 2017, he was included in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations CAF Team of the tournament due to his impressive performances.

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Al Ittihad FC" (PDF). FIFA. 19 December 2023. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.