Ayman Ashraf

{{short description|Egyptian footballer (born 1991)|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ayman Ashraf

| image = Ayman Ashraf, Al AHLY TV - May 7, 2021.jpg

| caption = Ayman Ashraf talks to Al Ahly TV, 7 May 2021

| full_name = Ayman Ashraf Elsayed Elsembeskany{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/fb00fb4f430e88fc/original/vfolbncwswkxqi8ostba-pdf.pdf |title=FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020: Squad list |work=FIFA |date=1 February 2021 |access-date=1 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418162417/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/fb00fb4f430e88fc/original/vfolbncwswkxqi8ostba-pdf.pdf |archive-date=18 April 2022}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|4|9}}

| birth_place = Cairo, Egypt{{cite web |url=https://www.alahlyegypt.com/en/players/player/15 |title=Ayman Ashraf |publisher=Al Ahly SC |access-date=9 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419125402/https://www.alahlyegypt.com/en/players/player/15 |archive-date=19 April 2022 }}

| height = 1.82 m{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce14/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Egypt |publisher=FIFA |page=3 |date=4 December 2021 |access-date=12 December 2022}}

| position = Centre-back, left-back, defensive midfielder

| currentclub = National Bank of Egypt

| clubnumber = 12

| youthyears1 = 2005–2009

| youthclubs1 = Al Ahly

| years1 = 2009–2014

| clubs1 = Al Ahly

| caps1 = 13

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2012–2013

| clubs2 = → Telephonat Beni Suef (loan)

| caps2 = 4

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2013–2014

| clubs3 = → Smouha (loan)

| caps3 = 18

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2014–2017

| clubs4 = Smouha

| caps4 = 70

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2017–2023

| clubs5 = Al Ahly

| caps5 = 127

| goals5 = 5

| years6 = 2023–

| clubs6 = National Bank of Egypt

| caps6 = 20

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2009–2011

| nationalteam1 = Egypt U-20

| nationalcaps1 = 9

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2016–

| nationalteam2 = Egypt

| nationalcaps2 = 33

| nationalgoals2 = 2

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Ayman Ashraf Elsayed Elsembeskany ({{langx|ar|أَيْمَن أَشرَف السَّيِّد السَّمبَسكَانِيّ}}; born 9 April 1991) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back, a left-back or a defensive midfielder for Egyptian Premier League club National Bank of Egypt and the Egypt national team.

International career

In May 2018, he was named in Egypt’s preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.{{cite web|title= World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/440833652018}}{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He scored his first international goal in 25 May 2018 against Kuwait that ended in a 1–1 draw. He was also named in Egypt’s preliminary squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Personal life

On 16 September 2016, he lost both his mother and sister in a tragic car accident in Alexandria.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/from-tragedy-to-triumph-for-al-ahly-s-ashraf |title=From tragedy to triumph for Al Ahly's Ashraf |website=FIFA |date=7 February 2021 }}

Career statistics

=International=

:Statistics accurate as of match played 15 June 2018.{{NFT player|id=64968}}

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! colspan=3|Egypt

YearAppsGoals
201610
201700
201862
201980
202010
Total||16||2

=International goals=

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

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! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

1.25 May 2018Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait{{fb|KUW}}align=center | 1–1align=center | 1–1Friendly
2.8 September 2018Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt{{fb|NIG}}align=center |2–0align="center" | 6–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours and achievements

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