Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek Abdou (Arabic: أحمد عيد عبد الملك عبده; born 15 May 1980) is an Egyptian retired footballer,[2] who last played for El Gouna in the Egyptian Premier League. He is known for his time at Haras El Hodood and Zamalek. He also played for national side Egypt. He is an attacking midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek Abdou[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Egypt | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tala'ea El Geish | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Zamalek | 2 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Ghazl El Mahalla SC | 30 | (16) |
| 2002–2004 | Aswan | 33 | (5) |
| 2004–2012 | Haras El-Hodood | 310 | (69) |
| 2012–2015 | Zamalek | 45 | (10) |
| 2014–2015 | → Al-Ahly Benghazi (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Tala'ea El Geish | 50 | (14) |
| 2017–2018 | Al Masry | 9 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Wadi Degla | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | El Gouna | 16 | (1) |
| Total | 531 | (119) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2013 | Egypt | 52 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Early career edit
He started his career in Zamalek youth team and transferred to Aswan. He scored 5 goals in the 2003–04 Egyptian Premier League.[3]
Haras El Hodood edit
He joined Alexandria's side Haras El Hodood in 2004. In October 2008, the club won the Egypt Cup after beating ENPPI on penalties in the final.[citation needed]
Abdel Malek is also famous for scoring the fastest goal in African football history, finding the net after only ten seconds of the 2006 CAF Confederation Cup game between Haras El Hedood and Guinean side Kalom.[citation needed]
Zamalek edit
He joined Zamalek in 2013.
After winning Egyptian Premier League, Eid announced on instagram that he will not continue his career in Zamalek. He was released from his contract.
International career edit
Abdel Malek made his debut with Egyptian national team in 2005 against Uganda. He was included in the 2006 African Cup of Nations winning squad. The Haras El-Hodood skipper found his form with the national team again during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in which he scored 2 decisive goals in two consecutive games against DR Congo[4] and Djibouti.,[5] He was included in the Egypt's Squad in 2009 Confederations Cup, he was given no 10 after the dismiss of Emad Moteab due to injury.
In early 2010, Hassan Shehata, Egypt's head coach, named Abdel Malek among the Egyptian squad that will defend its title in the 2010 African Cup of Nations .[6]
International goals edit
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 February 2005 | Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Belgium |
3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 5 June 2005 | Arab Contractors Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Sudan |
6–0 | 6–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 1 June 2008 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  DR Congo |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 6 June 2008 | El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti City, Djibouti |  Djibouti |
4–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 12 August 2009 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Guinea |
3–3 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 6. | 27 February 2012 | Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Kenya |
3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 7. | 22 March 2013 | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt |  Swaziland |
4–0 | 10–0 | Friendly |
| 8. | 8–0 | |||||
| 9. | 30 September 2013 | 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Uganda |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 10. | 2 October 2013 | 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Uganda |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Honors edit
Club edit
- Haras El-Hodoud
- Egypt Cup: 2008–09, 2009–10
- Egyptian Super Cup: 2010
- Zamalek SC
International edit
- Egypt
References edit
- ^ "2010 Africa Cup of Nations Angola: Finalists: Egypt" (PDF). CAF. 10 January 2010. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2010.
- ^ رسمياً .. أحمد عيد عبد الملك يعلن اعتزال كرة القدم. youm7.com (in Arabic). 18 June 2018.
- ^ Said, Tarek "Egyptian League Scorers 2003/2004", Egyptian Football.net. Retrieved on 13 May 2010.
- ^ Morsy, Ahmed "Not bad for starters" Archived 2010-10-11 at the Wayback Machine. Al-Ahram Weekly, 2008-6-11, Retrieved on 13 May 2010.
- ^ Ahmed Abdelmalk – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Mazhar, Inas "Going for the third" Archived 2010-04-27 at the Wayback Machine Al-Ahram Weekly, 2008-1-13, Retrieved on 13 May 2010.
- ^ "Abdel-Malek, Ahmed Eid". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek – International Appearances
External links edit
- Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek at National-Football-Teams.com