Mahmoud Fahmy

Mahmoud Fahmy
Fahmy with Smouha in 2020
Personal information
Full name Mahmoud Fahmy
Date of birth (1999-12-23) 23 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Abou Hamad, El Sharkia, Egypt
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Smouha
(on loan from Misr Lel Makkasa)
Number 37
Youth career
2011–2017 Al Nasr
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Al Nasr 34 (10)
2019– Misr Lel Makkasa 0 (0)
2019– → Smouha (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2017 Egypt U20 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2020

Mahmoud Fahmy (Arabic: محمود فهمي; born 23 December 1999), sometimes spelled Mahmoud Fahmi, is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Egyptian Premier League club Smouha, on loan from Misr Lel Makkasa. Fahmy was a member of the Egyptian U20 team in 2017, earning six caps.[1]

Career

Early career

Fahmy was a member of Egyptian Second Division side Al Nasr's youth team for six years from 2011 to 2017, until the club earned promotion to the Egyptian Premier League during the 2016–17 season. Prior to the start of the new season, he was selected by the first team manager Sayed Eid to be promoted to the club's squad.[2]

Breakthrough

Despite playing only eight matches and suffering an immediate relegation with his club, Fahmy managed to keep his place in the first team. He played all 26 matches in the 2018–19 Egyptian Second Division season and finished as the top goalscorer in Group B with 10 goals, attracting the eyes of numerous top flight sides as a result.[3]

On 18 June 2019, it was reported that Fahmy had signed for Egyptian giants Al Ahly for a reported fee of £E2.5m, but negotiations between both clubs failed.[3] Five days later, Misr Lel Makkasa announced that they had acquired two players from Al Nasr, among whom Fahmy.[4] He was immediately loaned to Smouha before the start of the 2019–20 season.[5]

International career

Fahmy was called up for the Egyptian U-20 team preliminary squad for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Zambia for the first time in his career. He appeared in his team's friendly matches before the tournament, but failed to make it to the final squad after suffering from a pubalgia.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "منتخب الشباب يضم ثنائي النصر استعدادا لودية سوريا" [Egyptian national u-20 team calls-up Al Nasr duo for Syria friendly]. Sada El Balad (in Arabic). 28 October 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. ^ "حوار- محمود فهمي "ديبالا": الأهلي خطفني من الزمالك.. ولن أكون ضيف شرف وهذا وعدي للجماهير الحمراء" [Our interview with the "Egyptian Dybala": Mahmoud Fahmy]. El Fagr (in Arabic). 18 June 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "هداف النصر يكشف لمصراوي كواليس توقيعه للأهلي وتفاصيل عقده الجديد" [Masrawy reveal news about Al Nasr's top goalscorer and his potential transfer to Al Ahly]. Masrawy (in Arabic). 18 June 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  4. ^ "الموجز..المقاصة يتعاقد مع ثنائي النصر..المقاولون يضم ثالث صفقاته الصيفية" [Transfer news: El Makkasa sign Al Nasr duo, and Al Mokawloon Al Arab grab their third Summer signing]. Eurosport Arabia (in Arabic). 23 June 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  5. ^ "المقاصة يضم كناريا سموحة.. ويبحث عن مدافع" [El Makkasa continue their business with Smouha, still looking for a defender]. Eurosport Arabia (in Arabic). 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.