Ahmed El Merghany (born 24 May 1988, in Cairo;[1][2]Arabic: أحمد المرغني) is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Dikernis.

Ahmed El Merghany
Personal information
Full name Ahmed El Merghany Mohamed Ahmed
Date of birth (1988-05-24) 24 May 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Dikernis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Zamalek SC 47 (7)
2010–2011Al-Masry (loan) 21 (4)
2012–2013Telephonat Bani Sweif (loan) 8 (0)
2013Al Tadamun (loan) 11 (2)
2013–2014 Sur SC 14 (2)
2014–2015 Wadi Degla 18 (4)
2015–2017 Goldi
2017 Mansheyat Bani Hasan
2017–2018 Goldi
2018– Dikernis
International career
2009–2010 Egypt 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 2016, Merghany was suspended after describing the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, as a “failure” on Facebook.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Ahmed Merghany - Footmercato.net [https://web.archive.org/web/20090622090127/http://www.footmercato.net/Ahmed-El-Merghany-60228_j.html Archived 22 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Ahmed el Merghany". Archived from the original on 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  3. ^ "Reporting in Egypt: Editor Sisi". The Economist. Retrieved 11 July 2015.