Omar Marmoush

Omar Khaled Mohamed Abd Elsala Marmoush (Arabic: عمر خالد محمد مرموش; born 7 February 1999) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart on loan from VfL Wolfsburg, and the Egypt national team.

Omar Marmoush
Personal information
Full name Omar Khaled Mohamed Marmoush[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999
Place of birth Cairo, Egypt
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward / Winger
Club information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart (on loan from VfL Wolfsburg)
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2016 Wadi Degla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Wadi Degla 16 (2)
2017–2020 VfL Wolfsburg II 36 (11)
2020– VfL Wolfsburg 8 (0)
2021 → FC St. Pauli (loan) 21 (7)
2021– → VfB Stuttgart (loan) 18 (3)
National team‡
2017 Egypt U20 2 (0)
2019 Egypt U23 4 (0)
2021– Egypt 11 (1)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Egypt
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up2021 Cameroon
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022

Club career

Marmoush made his professional debut for Wadi Degla in the Egyptian Premier League on 8 July 2016, coming on as a substitute in the match against Al-Ittihad, which finished as a 3–2 win. In total, he made sixteen league appearances for Wadi Degla and scored two goals, before moving to VfL Wolfsburg II in 2017.[3]

On 5 January 2021, Marmoush was loaned to FC St. Pauli for the remainder of the season.[4]

On 30 August 2021, Marmoush was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart until the end of the season.[5] He scored a last minute equalizer vs Eintracht Frankfurt on his debut. He was later named Bundesliga rookie of the month for September 2021[6]

Marmoush was also named Bundesliga Rookie of the Month for March 2022.[6]

International career

Marmoush was included in Egypt's squad for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Zambia. He made two appearances during the tournament, in which Egypt were eliminated in the group stage.[7]

Marmoush is also a Canadian citizen[8] and was eligible for the Canadian national team[9] before becoming cap-tied with the Egyptian national team in October 2021.

On 8 October 2021, Marmoush made his debut for the Egypt national team and scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Libya.[10]

On 29 December 2021, Marmoush was named in Egypt's 28-man squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[11] He played in all three group stage matches, as well as all four knockout ties en route to the final against Senegal which ended in a 4-2 loss on penalties for Egypt.[12]

On 19 March 2022, Marmoush was called up for Egypt's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification third round matches against Senegal.[13] He played in both matches as Egypt were defeated 3-1 on penalties and knocked out of World Cup contention.[14]

International goals

Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first.

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 October 2021 Borg El Arab Stadium, Borg El Arab, Egypt  Libya 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

VfL Wolfsburg II

Egypt

Individual

References
  1. "Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Zambia 2017 – Egypt" (PDF). CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 2017. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. "Omar Marmoush". Bundesliga.com. Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. Al-Awadi, Hani (11 April 2019). "حوار في الجول – عمر مرموش يوضح لماذا فضل فولفسبورج على دورتموند.. وكيف تألق مع دجلة" [Conversation with FilGoal – Omar Marmoush explains why he favoured Wolfsburg over Dortmund... and how he starred with Degla]. FilGoal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. "Loaned to St. Pauli". VfL Wolfsburg. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. "Omar Marmoush joins VfB on loan". VfB Stuttgart. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  6. "Bundesliga-Rookies aus Cannstatt". vfb.de/de (in German). vfb.de/de. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  7. Omar Marmoush at WorldFootball.net
  8. "New boy Omar Marmoush on his start at FCSP". FC St. Pauli.
  9. "Omar Khaled Mohamed Abd Elsala Marmoush | VfB Stuttgart | Player Profile | Bundesliga". www.bundesliga.com.
  10. "Egypt - Libya 1:0 (WC Qualifiers Africa 2019-2021, Group F)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  11. Ali, Ahmad Gamal (29 December 2021). "Mohamed Salah leads Egypt squad for the Africa Cup of Nations". KingFut. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  12. Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "CAFOnline.com". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  13. Soliman, Seif (19 March 2022). "Afsha returns, Sherif excluded as Egypt squad for Senegal World Cup qualifiers revealed". KingFut. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  14. "Senegal vs. Egypt - Football Match Summary - March 29, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  15. Soliman, Seif (14 May 2019). "Omar Marmoush's VfL Wolfsburg II crowned Regionalliga Nord champions". KingFut. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  16. "Afcon 2021: Senegal beat Egypt on penalties to win first-ever Nations Cup". BBC Sport. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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