Engy Ahmed Atya Sayed (Arabic: إنجي أحمد الأب سيد, born September 4, 1986), shortly Engy Sayed, is an Egyptian footballer who plays as a forward for the Egypt national team and for Egyptian Women's Premier League club Al-Amerya.

Engy Sayed
Sayed with Trabzon İdmanocağı in 2017
Personal information
Full name Engy Ahmed Atya Sayed
Date of birth (1986-09-04) 4 September 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Cairo, Egypt
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Wadi Degla
2017–2018 Trabzon İdmanocağı 8 (3)
International career
Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 13, 2018

Early life edit

Engy Sayed was born in Cairo, Egypt on 4 September 4, 1986.[1][2] She was supported by her family who love football, and used to play in the street with her brothers and other relatives. She marketed herself to foreign clubs through YouTube.[3]

Club career edit

 
Engy Sayed (right) of Trabzon İdmanocağı attacking Beşiktaş J.K. (black/white in the 2017–18 Turkish Women's First League's away match.

Sayed played for the Cairo-based Wadi Degla SC before she moved in November 2017 to Turkey to join Trabzon İdmanocağı, who play in the Turkish Women's First Football League[1][2][4] (with jersey number 8).

She currently captains Egyptian club Al-Amerya. The team lost in the finals of the Egyptian Ladies FA Cup in 2023. It is the second time Sayed has lost in the finals with the club.[5][6]

International career edit

Sayed appeared for the Egypt women's national football team at the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations held in Cameroon.[2] She scored twice in their qualifying campaign for the tournament, both goals being against Libya.[7] As of 2023, she served as Egypt's captain.[6][8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Player Details: Engy Ahmed Atya Sayed". Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  2. ^ a b c "Confédéearion Africaine de Football 10th Edition Women's Afcon-Cameroon 2016 – 19.11.2016–03.12.2016 Media Start list" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  3. ^ كمال, وليد (16 December 2017). "مها، فريدة، إنجي... لاعبات كرة قدم مصريات حققن حلمهنّ بالاحتراف خارج مصر". Raseef 22 (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  4. ^ Kurbay, Bahar (2017-11-10). "Mısırlı Kızlar; 'Biz Geldik'". Kuzey Ekspres (in Turkish). Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  5. ^ "Egypt - List of Women Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. ^ a b شعبان, حاتم (23 April 2023). "إنجي عطية قائدة الاميرية تتحدث عن خسارة لقب كأس مصر للمرة الثانية". Kora Plus (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  7. ^ "المباريات التي سجل فيها أهداف اللاعب: انجي احمد". Koora (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  8. ^ "The Best FIFA Women's Player 2021" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 22 August 2023.