Gamal Hamza (Arabic: جمال حمزة [ɡæˈmɑːl ˈħæmzæ], born 5 December 1981) is an Egyptian former footballer. He played for Zamalek SC for most of his football career. He last played for the Egyptian Premier League side Haras El-Hodood.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zamalek | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2009 | Zamalek | 147 | (46) |
| 2009 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | El Gouna | 19 | (5) |
| 2011 | → Misr Lel-Makkasa (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | Al Sinaa | ||
| 2013 | FC Baia Zugdidi | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Haras El-Hodood | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2007 | Egypt | 18 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editZamalek
editHamza is a Zamalek youth academy graduate, and is considered one of the best Egyptian forwards. He is one of the highest scoring players in Cairo Derby against Al Ahly with eight goals.[citation needed] He is known for once having sported a reverse-Mohawk haircut, which he has since abandoned.
On 14 May 2009, Hamza signed a pre-contract with the Switzerland club FC Luzern. However, no agreement between Luzern and Hamza's club Al Zamalek came about.
Mainz
editOn 24 June 2009, Hamza signed with the German side 1. FSV Mainz 05 on a 2+1 basis,[1] and was on 11 October 2009 released from his contract.
El Gouna FC
editHaving destroyed any hope of a possible comeback to former club Zamalek by choosing their bitter rivals Ahly over them, Hamza returned to former club El Gouna and made a good impression by scoring three goals in the league's first four matches. After a dispute with the technical staff, Hamza was completely excluded from all of the club's matches for the remainder of the first half of the season and a decision was reached to sell him in the winter transfer window.
International career
editHamza played in the World Youth Cup U20 Argentina in 2001 and holds 18 games, scoring four goals for the A-team.[2] He played for the Egyptian football team[3]
Career Statistics
editInternational
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hamza goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 March 2003 | Port Said Stadium, Port Said, Egypt |  Qatar
|
1–0 | 6–0 | Friendly | [5] |
| 2 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 3 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 4 | 8 June 2003 | Port Said Stadium, Port Said, Egypt |  Mauritius
|
4–0 | 7–0 | 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification | [6] |
Honours
editClub
edit- Egyptian Premier League (3): 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04
- Egypt Cup (2): 2000–01, 2007–08
- Egyptian Super Cup (2): 2000–01, 2001–02
- African Cup Winners' Cup: 2000
- CAF Champions League: 2002
- CAF Super Cup: 2003
- Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup: 2003
- Arab Club Champions Cup: 2003
International
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ägyptischer Nationalspieler Gamal Hamza wechselt zu Mainz 05" (in German). Allgemeine Zeitung. 24 June 2009.
- ^ "FC Luzern verstärkt sich mit Gamal Hamza" (in German). FC Luzern. Archived from the original on 9 July 2009.
- ^ "Gamal Hamza" (in French). footmercato.net. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Gamal Hamza". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Egypt vs. Qatar". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Egypt vs. Mauritius". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
External links
edit- Gamal Hamza at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gamal Hamza at fussballdaten.de (in German)