Mohamed Abdelmonem El-Sayed Mohamed Ahmed (Arabic: مُحَمَّد عَبد الْمُنْعِم السَّيِّد مُحَمَّد أَحمَد; born 1 February 1999) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Egypt national team.

Mohamed Abdelmonem
محمد عبد المنعم
Abdelmonem with Egypt at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Abdelmonem El-Sayed Mohamed Ahmed[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-01) 1 February 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Zagazig, Sharqia, Egypt
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Nice
Number 5
Youth career
2009–2020 Al Ahly
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2024 Al Ahly 59 (4)
2020–2021Smouha (loan) 32 (2)
2021–2022Future (loan) 7 (0)
2024– Nice 6 (0)
International career
2021– Egypt 27 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Egypt
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024

Club career

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Abdelmonem started his career at Al Ahly, where he achieved several local and continental trophies, in addition to scoring a crucial equalizer against Wydad AC in the 2023 CAF Champions League final second leg which helped his team winning the title by 3–2 on aggregate.[2] Furthermore, he was loaned out to Smouha and Future.

On 29 August 2024, Abdelmonem joined Ligue 1 side Nice by signing a contract until 2028.[3]

International career

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Abdelmonem represented Egypt in 2021,[4] and 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 2 November 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al Ahly 2017–18 Egyptian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22 15 0 3 1 8 1 1 0 27 2
Total 15 0 3 1 8 1 1 0 27 2
Smouha (loan) 2019–20 Egyptian Premier League 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
2020–21 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 1
Total 32 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 2
Future (loan) 2021–22 Egyptian Premier League 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Al Ahly Egyptian Premier League 15 0 1 0 8[a] 1 1[b] 0 25 1
2022–23 21 0 2 0 14[a] 4 1[b] 0 38 4
2023–24 23 1 0 0 13[c] 1 2[b] 0 38 5
Total 59 1 3 0 35 6 4 0 101 10
Nice 2024–25 Ligue 1 5 0 0 0 1[d] 0 6 0
Career total 118 3 7 1 44 7 5 0 174 14
  1. ^ a b Appearances in CAF Champions League
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in Egyptian Super Cup
  3. ^ Twelve appearances and one goal in CAF Champions League, one appearance in CAF Super Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 2 September 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Egypt 2021 2 0
2022 7 2
2023 8 0
2024 9 1
Total 29 3
Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abdelmonem goal.
List of international goals scored by Mohamed Abdelmonem
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 January 2022 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon   Sudan 1–0 1–0 2021 Africa Cup Of Nations
2 27 September 2022 Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt   Liberia 2–0 3–0 Friendly
3 26 March 2024 New Administrative Capital Stadium, New Administrative Capital, Egypt   Croatia 2–4 2–4 2024 FIFA Series

Honours

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Al Ahly

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: Al Ahly SC" (PDF). FIFA. 7 February 2023. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Al Ahly beat holders Wydad to win CAF Champions League". ESPN. 11 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Mohamed Abdelmonem joins Les Aiglons". OGC Nice. 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Afcon 2021: Aston Villa's Trezeguet returns to join Salah and Elneny in Egypt squad". BBC Sport. 29 December 2021. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. ^ Elassal, Mahmoud (30 December 2023). "Egypt coach Vitoria announces final squad for AFCON 2023; veterans El Shahat and El-Said left out". Al-Ahram. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  6. ^ Mohamed Abdelmonem at Soccerway
  7. ^ Mohamed Abdelmonem at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. ^ @CAF_Online (7 February 2022). "Not your average players Here is the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 best XI #AFCON2021" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 February 2022 – via Twitter.
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