Tarek Hamed

Tarek Abubakar
Hamed with Egypt at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Tarek Hamed[1]
Date of birth (1988-10-24) 24 October 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Mansoura, Egypt
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Damac
Number 8
Youth career
–2008 Tala'ea El-Gaish
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Tala'ea El-Gaish 2 (0)
2010–2014 Smouha 75 (0)
2014–2022 Zamalek 204 (5)
2022–2023 Al-Ittihad 24 (0)
2023– Damac 22 (0)
International career
2013–2023 Egypt 58 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Egypt
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2017 Gabon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tarek Hamed (Arabic: طارق حامد; born 24 October 1988) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Damac.

Club career

Smouha

After signing for Smouha, Hamed was a key player under the management of Hamada Sedki. He succeeded in being a runner-up in both the Egyptian Premier League and Egypt Cup.

Zamalek

In 2014, Hamed signed for Zamalek, where he became a key player, winning thirteen national and continental competitions with the club.

Al-Ittihad

On 24 July 2022, Hamed joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad on a two-year deal.[2]

Damac

On 4 September 2023, Hamed joined Saudi Pro League club Damac.[3]

CAF Awards

Hamed was nominated for the African Player of the Year in 2017 and 2019 and ended up as one of the three finalists at the 2019 CAF Awards for best African-based player.[4]

International career

Hamed has been capped regularly by the national team, gaining his first cap against Saudi Arabia.[5]

He started all six of Egypt's matches at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, in which Egypt won the silver medal. He also played in all four of Egypt's matches at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

In May 2018, he was named in Egypt's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, where he eventually started all three of Egypt's matches.[6]

In December 2023, he announced retirement from international football.

Career statistics

International

Egypt
Year Apps Goals
2013 1 0
2014 1 0
2015 2 0
2016 4 0
2017 12 0
2018 11 0
2019 10 0
2020 2 0
2021 6 0
2022 3 0
2023 6 1
Total 58 1

Honours

Zamalek

Al-Ittihad

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018™: List of Players: Egypt" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2018. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  2. ^ "اتحاد جدة يضم طارق حامد لاعب الزمالك السابق".
  3. ^ "رسميًا .. ضمك يعلن التعاقد مع طارق حامد".
  4. ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Total CAF Awards". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Tarek Hamed". footballdatabase.eu.
  6. ^ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".