Tarek Hamed

Tarek Hamed (Arabic: طارق حامد; born 24 October 1988) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek and the Egyptian national team.

Tarek Hamed
Hamed with Egypt at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Tarek Hamed
Date of birth (1988-10-24) 24 October 1988
Place of birth Mansoura, Dakahlia, Egypt
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Zamalek
Number 3
Youth career
Tala'ea El-Gaish
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Tala'ea El-Gaish 3 (0)
2010–2014 Smouha 83 (0)
2014– Zamalek 275 (5)
National team‡
2013– Egypt 49 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Egypt
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up2017 Gabon
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 September 2021

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 ten national and continental competitions.

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.[1]

International career

Hamed has been capped regularly by the national team, gaining his first cap against Saudi Arabia.[2]

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.[3]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 30 September 2021
Egypt
YearAppsGoals
201310
201410
201520
201640
2017120
2018110
2019100
202020
202160
Total490

Honours

Club
Zamalek

References
  1. Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Total CAF Awards". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. "Tarek Hamed". footballdatabase.eu.
  3. "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
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