Omar Megeed

Omar Megeed
Personal information
Full name Omar Abdel Megeed
Date of birth (2005-08-19) 19 August 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hamburger SV
Number 41
Youth career
2012–2019 ESV Einigkeit Wilhelmsburg
2019 FC Süderelbe
2019– Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Hamburger SV II 15 (2)
2022– Hamburger SV 2 (0)
International career‡
2022– Egypt U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2022

Omar Abdel Megeed (Arabic: عمر عبد المجيد; born 19 August 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. Born in Germany, he represents Egypt at youth international level.[1]

Club career

Megeed is a youth academy graduate of Hamburger SV. He made his professional debut for the club on 13 August 2022 in a 2–0 league win against Arminia Bielefeld.[2] This made him the youngest player to appear in an official match for the club, a record which was previously held by Josha Vagnoman.[3]

International career

Born in Germany to Egyptian parents, Megeed represents Egypt at youth international level.[4] In March 2022, he received his first call-up to the Egypt under-20 team.[5] He made his debut for the team on 24 March in a 1–0 friendly match defeat against Slovakia.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 August 2022[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hamburger SV 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

References

  1. ^ a b Omar Megeed at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Arminia Bielefeld vs. Hamburg - 13 August 2022". Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  3. ^ "OMAR MEGEED JÜNGSTER HSV-PROFI DER GESCHICHTE" (in German). Hamburger SV. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Remember this name.. Egyptian Omar Abdel Meguid participates in Hamburg's victory" (in Arabic). 13 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  5. ^ "By the names .. the youth team follows 28 professionals in Europe and Arab leagues" (in Arabic). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.