Hamza Abdelkarim
{{short description|Egyptian footballer (born 2008)}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Hamza Abdelkarim
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|full_name = Hamza Mohamed Abdelkarim
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2008|1|1|df=y}}
|birth_place =
|height =
|position = Forward
|currentclub = Al Ahly
|clubnumber = 43
|youthyears1 = 2020–2025
|youthclubs1 = Al Ahly
|years1 = 2025– |clubs1 = Al Ahly |caps1 = 1 |goals1 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2024–2025
|nationalteam1 = Egypt U17
|nationalcaps1 = 15
|nationalgoals1 = 10
|club-update = 23:14, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
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Hamza Mohamed Abdelkarim ({{langx|ar|حمزة عبدالكريم}}; born 1 January 2008) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Al Ahly.
Club career
Abdelkarim joined the academy of Al Ahly in 2020, after passing trials with the club. He was called up to the Al Ahly senior squad for the first time in January 2025, ahead of a Egyptian Premier League match against Pharco.{{cite web|url=https://www.egypttelegraph.com/article/112526/%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%B8%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84%D9%8A|title=بعد ظهوره للمرة الأولى في قائمة الأهلي.. من هو حمزة عبدالكريم؟|trans-title=After his first appearance on Al-Ahly's roster... Who is Hamza Abdelkarim|date=21 January 2025|access-date=19 May 2025|website=egypttelegraph.com|language=ar}} Despite not making his debut in the game, the decision to call him up at such a young age drew praise from Egypt national youth team coach Tamer Hassan, who tipped Abdelkarim to become a key player for Al Ahly.{{cite web|url=https://elcaptain.dostor.org/216657|title=مدرب منتخب الشباب يشيد بقرار انضمام حمزة عبدالكريم لقائمة الأهلى أمام فاركو|trans-title=The youth team coach praises the decision to include Hamza Abdelkarim in Al-Ahly's squad against Pharco|date=21 January 2025|access-date=19 May 2025|website=elcaptain.dostor.org|language=ar}}
The following month, on 6 February 2025, Abdelkarim would make his professional debut for the club, coming on as a late substitute for Emam Ashour in a 2–1 win against Petrojet.{{cite web|url=https://www.egypttelegraph.com/article/117461/%D8%AF%D8%AE%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8B%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%88-%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%B2%D8%A9|title=دخل بديلًا لإمام عاشور.. من هو حمزة عبد الكريم ناشئ الأهلي الجديد؟|trans-title=He replaced Emam Ashour.. Who is Hamza Abdelkarim, Al-Ahly's new junior|date=6 February 2025|access-date=19 May 2025|website=egypttelegraph.com|language=ar}} In doing so, he became the youngest player to represent the club in the 21st century, surpassing Ramadan Sobhi's record by nine days.{{cite web|url=https://www.almasryalyoum.com/news/details/3371647|title=حمزة عبدالكريم أصغر لاعب يشارك مع الأهلي|trans-title=Hamza Abdelkarim is the youngest player to play for Al-Ahly|date=6 February 2025|access-date=19 May 2025|website=almasryalyoum.com|language=ar}} The following week, it was reported that Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord were interested in taking Abdelkarim on trial.{{cite web|url=https://sport.elfagr.org/5119168|title=فاينورد الهولندي يطلب ضم حمزة عبدالكريم.. والأهلي يدرس القرار|trans-title=Dutch club Feyenoord requests to sign Hamza Abdelkarim, and Al-Ahly is studying the decision|date=10 February 2025|access-date=19 May 2025|website=sport.elfagr.org|language=ar}}
International career
Abdelkarim represented Egypt at the 2024 UNAF U-17 Tournaments held in Algeria and Morocco, scoring three goals in both to help his nation to both titles.{{cite web|url=https://trend.elwatanplus.com/%d8%ad%d9%85%d8%b2%d9%87-%d8%b9%d8%a8%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d8%b1%d9%8a%d9%85/|title=حمزه عبدالكريم يصعد ضمن صفوف نادي الأهلي بعد تلاقيه رجال المباراة مرتين متتاليتين في منتخب مصر للناشئين|trans-title=Hamza Abdelkarim is promoted to the Al Ahly squad after facing the men of the match twice in a row in the Egyptian youth national team|date=13 February 2025|access-date=19 May 2025|website=trend.elwatanplus.com|language=ar}} He was called up again for the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, but was unable to help Egypt progress beyond the group stage, despite scoring twice. His Man-of-the-Match performance against Angola, including scoring once in Egypt's 2–1 victory, earned his nation a place at the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://sport.elwatannews.com/ar/1/1/1227065/%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7|title=حمزة عبدالكريم يحصد جائزة أفضل لاعب في مباراة مصر وأنجولا|trans-title=Hamza Abdelkarim wins the best player award in the Egypt-Angola match|date=12 April 2025|access-date=19 May 2025|website=sport.elwatannews.com|language=ar}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|19 May 2025.}}{{Soccerway|hamza-abdel-karim/1019710}}
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|+ 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"|League Cup{{efn|Includes Egyptian League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Al Ahly
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan=3 | Career total
!1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Category:Egyptian men's footballers
Category:Egypt men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards