Ahmed Hamdi (footballer)
{{Short description|Egyptian footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ahmed Hamdi
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Ahmed Hamdi Hussein Hafez{{WorldFootball.net|ahmed-hamdi_4}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|02|10|df=y}}{{Soccerway|ahmed-hamdi-hussein-hafez/448140|accessdate=4 February 2021}}
| birth_place = Cairo, Egypt
| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub = Zamalek
| clubnumber = 5
| youthyears1 = 2005–2015
| youthclubs1 = Al Ahly
| years1 = 2015–2019
| clubs1 = Al Ahly
| caps1 = 14
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2019
| clubs2 = → El Gouna (loan)
| caps2 = 14
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2019–2021
| clubs3 = El Gouna
| caps3 = 26
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2021
| clubs4 = → CF Montréal (loan)
| caps4 = 19
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2021–2023
| clubs5 = CF Montréal
| caps5 = 13
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2024–
| clubs6 = Zamalek
| caps6 = 13
| goals6 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = Egypt U20
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019
| nationalteam2 = Egypt U23
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 11 October 2022
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Ahmed Hamdi Hussein Hafez ({{langx|arz|أحمدي حمدي حسين حافظ}}; born 10 February 1998) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek.
Career
Hamdy is a product of the Al Ahly youth system. On 18 December 2015, he made his debut with Al-Ahly in a 2015–16 Egyptian Premier League match against Smouha SC under José Peseiro. He started the match before being substituted in the second half.{{Cite web|url=https://www.el-ahly.com/pages/News?aid=81266|title=الظهور الرسمي الأول لأحمد حمدي في هزيمة قاسية للأهلي - الأهلي.كوم|website=www.el-ahly.com}}
On 4 February 2021, Hamdy joined Canadian Major League Soccer club CF Montréal on loan for the 2021 season.{{cite news |title=CF Montréal acquires Ahmed Hamdi |url=https://www.cfmontreal.com/en/post/2021/02/04/cf-montr%C3%A9al-acquires-ahmed-hamdi |access-date=4 February 2021 |work=CF Montreal |date=4 February 2021 |archive-date=4 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204202047/https://www.cfmontreal.com/en/post/2021/02/04/cf-montr%C3%A9al-acquires-ahmed-hamdi |url-status=dead }} On 19 October 2021, Montréal announced they had exercised their purchase option on Hamdy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfmontreal.com/nouvelles/le-cf-montreal-exerce-l-option-de-transfer-permanent-d-ahmedi-hamdi|title=Le CF Montréal exerce l'option de transfert permanent d'Ahmed Hamdi | FC Montreal|first=C. F.|last=Montréal|website=CF Montréal}}
Upon completion of the 2023 Season, CF Montréal would announce that they would not pick up Hamdi's contract for 2024, ending his time with the club.{{cite web|url=https://en.cfmontreal.com/news/cf-montreal-exerices-options-on-four-players-for-the-2024-season |title=CF Montréal exercises options on four players for the 2024 season |website=CF Montréal|date=December 1, 2023}}
In January 2024, Hamdy joined Zamalek. Later that year, on 19 May, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over RS Berkane in the CAF Confederation Cup final second leg, which granted his club their second title in the competition by winning on away goals rule following a 2–2 draw on aggregate.{{cite web |url=https://www.kingfut.com/2024/05/19/zamalek-overcome-rs-berkane-confederation-cup/ |title=VIDEO: Zamalek overcome RS Berkane to win Confederation Cup |publisher=KingFut |date=19 May 2024 }}
Honours
Montreal Impact
- Canadian Championship: 2021{{cite web|title=Montreal beats Toronto FC 1-0 to win Canadian Championship Voyageurs Cup|url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-beats-toronto-fc-1-0-to-win-canadian-championship-voyageurs-cup-1.5675569=championship_article|access-date=November 21, 2021}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Zamalek
References
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External links
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{{Zamalek SC squad}}
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Category:Egyptian men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Cairo
Category:Egyptian Premier League players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt
Category:Egyptian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Major League Soccer players