For other uses, see Ahmed Hegazi (disambiguation).
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)[2]
Place of birth
Ismailia, Egypt
Height
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Position(s)
Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Al-Ittihad
Number
26
Youth career
Ismaily
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2009–2012
Ismaily
28
(0)
2012–2015
Fiorentina
3
(0)
2015
→ Perugia (loan)
10
(0)
2015–2017
Al Ahly
40
(0)
2017
→ West Bromwich Albion (loan)
21
(1)
2017–2021
West Bromwich Albion
72
(3)
2020–2021
→ Al-Ittihad (loan)
26
(2)
2021–
Al-Ittihad
81
(9)
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 26 April 2024 ‡ 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 and captains both Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad and 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.
^"Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
^"2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Egypt" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2018. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
^"Ahmed Hegazi". Saudi Pro League. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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