Ahmed Nabil Ashour Abdelaal (Arabic: احمد نبيل كوكا; born 4 July 2001), known as Ahmed Nabil Koka, is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al Ahly.
.jpg) Koka with Egypt Olympic in 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ahmed Nabil Ashour Abdelaal[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 July 2001[1] | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Al Ahly | |||||||||||||
| Number | 36 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Red Sea Academy | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2020 | Al Ahly | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2020– | Al Ahly | 33 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Egypt U20 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2023-2024 | Egypt U23 | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2024- | Egypt | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Club career
editHaving joined the academy of Al Ahly at the age of seven from the Red Sea Football Academy, Koka rose through the ranks to make his professional debut in the Egyptian Cup against Abu Qair Semad on 21 November 2020.[2][3] Having struggled to establish himself as a first-team player, Koka contracted COVID-19 shortly after featuring in a 1–1 draw with Future on 26 December 2021, with Al-Ahly's medical staff estimating that he would return to first team training in March 2022.[4] However, he went on to suffer with complications of the disease, and would not return to first team action until May of the same year, coming on as a late substitute in a CAF Champions League game against ES Sétif on 14 May.[5]
Koka was injured again at the end of the 2021–22 season, suffering a hamstring injury in training, and missing the final games of the season against Pyramids and Zamalek.[6] He would then miss the beginning of the 2022–23 season after suffering with a back muscle injury.[7] He returned to the first team, but would be injured again in a game against ENPPI, being taken to the hospital after suffering an injury to his eye having been hit in the face from close range by the ball.[8] He injured his back in a game against the National Bank of Egypt in late January 2023, and would miss almost six weeks before returning to the team in March 2023.[9]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 29 June 2023.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al Ahly | 2019–20 | Egyptian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 6 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Egyptian Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in the CAF Champions League
Honours
editAl Ahly
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Al Ahly SC" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "مَن هو أحمد نبيل "كوكا" وجه الأهلي الجديد لأبو قير؟" [Who is Ahmed Nabil "Koka", the new Al-Ahly face against Abu Qir?]. yallakora.com (in Arabic). 21 November 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "معومات عن الناشئ أحمد نبيل كوكا المنضم لقائمة مباراة الأهلي والإسماعيلي" [Information about the youngster, Ahmed Nabil Koka, who joined the Al-Ahly and Ismaili match list]. shbabbek.com (in Arabic). 9 March 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "الأهلي يعلن اقتراب عودة كوكا للتدريبات الجماعية" [Al-Ahly announces the approaching return of Coca to group training]. shorouknews.com (in Arabic). 9 March 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "أحمد نبيل كوكا يعود للمشاركة مع الأهلى بعد غياب أكثر من 5 أشهر" [Ahmed Nabil Koka returns to participate with Al-Ahly after an absence of more than 5 months]. innfrad.com (in Arabic). 15 May 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "الأهلي: كوكا يغيب ثلاثة أسابيع بسبب الإصابة" [Al-Ahly: Coca will miss three weeks due to injury]. youm7.com (in Arabic). 23 July 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "أبو عبلة يتحدث عن تطورات إصابة كوكا فى الأهلي" [Abu Abla talks about the developments of Coca's injury in Al-Ahly]. tatweeg.news (in Arabic). 19 September 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "طبيب الأهلى يكشف تطورات حالة أحمد نبيل كوكا بعد فحوصات "العين"" [Al-Ahly doctor reveals the developments of Ahmed Nabil Koka’s condition after “eye” examinations]. youm7.com (in Arabic). 6 January 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "تفاصيل إصابة أحمد نبيل كوكا" [Details of Ahmed Nabil Koka's injury]. kolelkoora.com (in Arabic). 24 January 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Ahmed Nabil Koka at Soccerway
External links
edit- Ahmed Nabil Koka – UEFA competition record (archive)
