Abdallah El Said

{{Short description|Egyptian footballer (born 1985)}}

{{About|Egyptian footballer|other people with similar name|Abdullah Said (disambiguation){{!}}Abdullah Said}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Abdallah El Said
{{nobold|عبد الله السعيد}}

| image = Abdallah Said.jpg

| caption = El Said with Egypt at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

| full_name = Abdallah Mahmoud Said Bekhit{{cite web|url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF|title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Egypt|publisher=FIFA|page=9|date=17 June 2018|access-date=10 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619164139/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF|archive-date=19 June 2018|url-status=dead}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|7|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ismailia, Egypt

| height = 1.76 m

| position = Attacking midfielder

| currentclub = Zamalek

| clubnumber = 19

| youthyears1 = –2004

| youthclubs1 = Ismaily

| years1 = 2004–2011

| clubs1 = Ismaily

| caps1 = 140

| goals1 = 36

| years2 = 2011–2018

| clubs2 = Al Ahly

| caps2 = 154

| goals2 = 50

| years3 = 2018

| clubs3 = → KuPS (loan)

| caps3 = 7

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2018

| clubs4 = Al-Ahli

| caps4 = 14

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2019–2023

| clubs5 = Pyramids

| caps5 = 126

| goals5 = 36

| years6 = 2024–

| clubs6 = Zamalek

| caps6 = 27

| goals6 = 6

| nationalyears1 = 2008–2022

| nationalteam1 = Egypt

| nationalcaps1 = 58

| nationalgoals1 = 6

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|EGY}}}}

{{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{Medal|Competition|Africa Cup of Nations}}

{{Medal|RU|2017 Gabon|}}

{{Medal|RU|2021 Cameroon|}}

| club-update = 17 January 2025

}}

Abdallah Mahmoud Said Bekhit ({{langx|ar|عبد الله محمود السعيد بخيت}}; born 13 July 1985) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek

In May 2018 he was named in Egypt's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.{{cite news|title= World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia|work= BBC Sport|url= https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44083365|access-date= 27 February 2020|archive-date= 24 July 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190724145334/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44083365|url-status= live}}

Club career

El Said agreed to a three-year contract extension with Ismaily in May 2007.{{cite web|publisher=FilBalad |author=Maher, Hatem |title=Ismaili extend trio's deals |url=http://www.filgoal.com/English/News.asp?NewsID=32533 |date=10 May 2007 |access-date=17 December 2008 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

In 2011 after various problems with his team and due to Ismaily's need for money and after long negotiations, El Said signed with Al Ahly despite earlier reports assuring that he is going to sign with Zamalek due to Ismaily's bitter rivalry with Ahly.{{cite web|publisher=Goal |author=Maher, Hatem |title=Breaking: Ismaily agrees to sell El Said to Zamalek |url=http://www.goal.com/ar-eg/news/3018/%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA/2011/09/13/2664244/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%82-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%B6-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83-%D9%84%D8%B6%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF |date=13 September 2011 |access-date=13 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017213819/http://www.goal.com/ar-eg/news/3018/%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA/2011/09/13/2664244/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%82-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%B6-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83-%D9%84%D8%B6%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF |archive-date=17 October 2012 }}

El Said made his debut with Al Ahly against ENPPI, he scored 4 goals in his first season before it was cancelled due to the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.

On 10 April 2018, El Said joined Finish side KuPS on loan for two months. Following the conclusion of the loan, he joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli Saudi.{{cite web |publisher=BBC Sport |author=Tarek Talaat |title=Egypt's El Said goes on loan to Finland in World Cup bid |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43715845 |date=10 April 2018 |access-date=13 April 2018 |archive-date=18 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618221954/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43715845 |url-status=live }} In January 2019, El Said joined the Egyptian side Pyramids.{{cite web|url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2019/1/4/%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B2-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF/4092127|title=رسمياً .. بيراميدز يعلن التعاقد مع عبد الله السعيد|website=youm7.com|language=ar|date=4 January 2019|access-date=18 July 2019|archive-date=18 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718090823/https://www.youm7.com/story/2019/1/4/%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B2-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF/4092127|url-status=live}}

In January 2024, El said joined Zamalek.

Career statistics

= Club =

{{updated|match played January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/abdallah-saied/33935/|title=Abdalla El Said|website=Soccerway|accessdate=31 January 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Egypt Cup}}

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="9"|Ismaily

|2003–04

|rowspan="8"|Egyptian Premier League

|2

010000030
2004–05

|3

00000colspan="2"|—20
2005–06

|14

4300000174
2006–07

|24

7300000277
2007–08

|27

5000010285
2008–09

|29

9001000309
2009–10

|15

3004{{efn|name=CCL|Appearances in CAF Champions League}}0colspan="2"|—193
2010–11

|26

81000colspan="2"|—278
colspan="2"|Total

!140

36802027518044
rowspan="9"|Al Ahly

|2010–11

|rowspan="8"|Egyptian Premier League

|0

01000colspan="2"|—10
2011–12

|15

40010{{efn|name=CCL}}14{{efn|One appearance and one goal in Egyptian Super Cup, three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup}}1296
2012–13

|14

00010{{efn|name=CCL}}23{{efn|One appearance in CAF Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup}}0272
2013–14

|17

90081colspan="2"|—2510
2014–15

|29

6541231{{efn|name=ESC}}24715
2015–16

|30

1131511{{efn|Appearance in CAF Super Cup}}03913
2016–17

|28

102011{{efn|name=CCL}}21{{efn|Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup}}04212
2017–18

|21

100012colspan="2"|—2212
colspan="2"|Total

!154

50115571210323270
KuPS (loan)

|2018

|Veikkausliiga

|7

000colspan="4"|—70
Al-Ahli

|2018–19

|Saudi Pro League

|14

2000000142
rowspan="7"|Pyramids

|2018–19

|rowspan="6"|Egyptian Premier League

|18

430colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—214
2019–20

|25

171012{{efn|name=CCC|Appearances in CAF Confederation Cup}}4colspan="2"|—3821
2020–21

|26

6219{{efn|name=CCC}}3colspan="2"|—3710
2021–22

|31

65010{{efn|name=CCC}}0colspan="2"|—466
2022–23

|18

1109{{efn|name=CCC}}300284
2023–24

|8

2004{{efn|name=CCL|Appearances in CAF Champions League}}02{{efn|name=ESC|Appearance(s) in Egyptian Super Cup}}0162
colspan="2"|Total

!126

3612144102018447
rowspan="3"|Zamalek

|2023–24

|rowspan="2"|Egyptian Premier League

|19

511colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—226
2024–25

|9

2007{{efn|name=CCC}}13{{efn|Two appearances in Egyptian Super Cup, one appearance run CAF Super Cup}}0193
colspan="2"|Total

!28

7117130419
colspan="3"|Career total

!469

13232712825228658172

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= International =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT player|id=27150}}

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="15"|Egypt

|2008

10
200910
201000
201120
201210
201360
201400
201521
2016104
2017101
201880
201970
202020
202160
202220
colspan="2"|Total||58||6

:Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Abdallah El Said

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align=center | 117 November 2015rowspan=3 | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt{{fb|CHA}}align=center | 2–0align=center | 4–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
align=center | 2rowspan=2 | 27 February 2016rowspan=2 | {{fb|BFA}}align=center | 1–0rowspan=2 align=center | 2–0rowspan=2 | Friendly
align=center | 3align=center | 2–0
align=center | 49 October 2016Stade Municipal de Kintélé, Brazzaville, Congo{{fb|CGO}}align=center | 2–1align=center | 2–1rowspan=2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
align=center | 513 November 2016Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt{{fb|GHA}}align=center | 2–0align=center | 2–0
align=center | 621 January 2017Stade de Port-Gentil, Port-Gentil, Gabon{{fb|UGA}}align=center | 1–0align=center | 1–02017 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

References

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