Yehia Mohamed Yehia El-Deraa (Arabic: يحيى محمد يحيى الدرع; born 17 July 1995) is an Egyptian handball player for Telekom Veszprém and the Egyptian national team.[1]

Yehia El-Deraa
Personal information
Born (1995-07-17) 17 July 1995 (age 28)
Cairo, Egypt
Nationality Egyptian
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Left back/Centre back
Club information
Current club Telekom Veszprém
Number 39
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–2016
Heliopolis
2016–2017
Al Ahly
2017–2018
Ribe-Esbjerg HH
2018–2022
Zamalek
2022–
Telekom Veszprém
National team
Years Team Apps
Egypt 145
Medal record
African Championship
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tunisia
Gold medal – first place 2022 Egypt
Gold medal – first place 2024 Egypt
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran Team

He represented Egypt at the World Men's Handball Championship in 2015, 2017, 2019,[2][3] and 2021, and in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

At the 2020 African Men's Handball Championship, he won the gold medal and was elected Most Valuable Player.

Honours edit

Club edit

Heliopolis edit

  Champions: 2015

Al Ahly edit

  Champions: 2016
  Champions: 2017
  Champions: 2017

Zamalek edit

  Champions: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
  Champions: 2018, 2019

Veszprem edit

  Champions: 2022–23
  Champions: 2022–23

National team edit

  Champions: 2016, 2020, 2022

References edit

  1. ^ 2015 World Championship Roster (PDF), IHF, retrieved 15 January 2015
  2. ^ 2019 World Men's Handball Championship roster
  3. ^ "إعلان قائمة مصر النهائية لمونديال اليد". kooora.com. 7 January 2019.

External links edit