Saad Samir
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saad El-Din Samir Saad Ali[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1989[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Benha, Qalyubia, Egypt | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Al Ahly | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2023 | Al Ahly | 134 | (13) |
| 2010–2011 | → El Mokawloon (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Al-Masry (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | → Modern Sport FC (loan) | 37 | (1) |
| 2023–2026 | Ceramica Cleopatra FC | 32 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Egypt U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | Egypt U23 | 20 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | Egypt | 13 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 ِAugust 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 ِAugust 2024 | |||
Saad El-Din Samir Saad Ali (Arabic: سَعْد الدِّين سَمِير سَعْد عَلِيّ; born 1 April 1989), simply known as Saad Samir, is an Egyptian former footballer who played as a defender. He has competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
Career
[edit]Samir began playing football in the Al Ahly youth system. However, he left the club for Ittihad El Shorta SC and Al-Nasr SC (Benghazi) before returning to Al Ahly in 2009. After a couple of loan spells with El Mokawloon SC and Al-Masry SC, Samir became a key part of Al Ahly's defense.[5]
In May 2018 he was named in Egypt's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[6]
Honours and achievements
[edit]Club
[edit]Al Ahly
[edit]- Egyptian Premier League: 2009–10, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019-20
- Egypt Cup: 2017, 2019–20
- Egyptian Super Cup: 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
- CAF Champions League: 2012, 2013, 2019–20, 2020-21
- CAF Confederation Cup: 2014
- CAF Super Cup: 2013, 2014
- FIFA Club World Cup: Third-Place 2020
Modern Sport
[edit]Ceramica Cleopatra
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2012. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2012.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Saadeldin Samir". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018.
- ↑ "Saadeldin Saad". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012.
- ↑ "نجوم جيل شباب 2009.. أين هم الآن؟" (in Arabic). Masrawy. 15 August 2018.
- ↑ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".[dead link]
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Ceramica Cleopatra FC website
- Saad Samir – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Saad Samir – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Saad Samir at Olympics.com
- Saad Samir at Olympedia
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Categories:
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Egyptian men's footballers
- Egypt men's international footballers
- Olympic footballers for Egypt
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Al Ahly SC players
- Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC players
- Al Masry SC players
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Egyptian Premier League players
- Footballers from Cairo
- Men's association football central defenders
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- Modern Sport FC players
- CAF Champions League–winning players
- 21st-century Egyptian sportsmen