Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hossam Mohamed Ashour Sanad Atia[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 9 March 1986||
Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Al Ahly | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2020 | Al Ahly | 286 | (3) |
2020–2022 | Al Ittihad | 8 | (0) |
International career | |||
2005 | Egypt U20 | 1 | (0) |
2008–2018 | Egypt | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Hossam Mohamed Ashour Sanad Atia (Arabic: حسام محمد عاشور سند عطية, born 9 March 1986) is an Egyptian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
After progressing through the club's youth system, Ashour established himself in the first team of Al Ahly and became one of the most decorated footballers with a single club.[4] He has made more than 500 appearances in all competitions.[5]
Having represented Egypt at under-20 level, he made his senior international debut for Egypt in 2008 and won 14 caps in total.[6]