Saleh Gomaa
Saleh Gomaa (Arabic: صالح جمعة; born 1 August 1993) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays for Al Ahly, and the Egyptian national team. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2013 African U-20 Championship.[1] As a 19-year-old, he played at the 2013 African U-20 championship in Algeria and won "The Player of the Tournament" award, when the Egyptians won their trophy. He is the elder brother of the Egyptian footballer Abdallah Gomaa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saleh Gomaa | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Arish, North Sinai, Egypt | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al Ahly | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2015 | ENPPI | 21 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → Nacional (loan) | 36 | (2) |
| 2015– | Al Ahly | 50 | (9) |
| 2018 | → Al-Faisaly | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2014 | Egypt U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Egypt U23 | 25 | (3) |
| 2011– | Egypt | 14 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 June 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2014 | |||
Career
Gomaa has played for the Egypt national team and was the youngest player in the squad when he represented Egypt at the 2012 London Olympics. In just one year, Gomaa represented Egypt for the U20, U23, and the first team squads.[2]
With clubs
| team | season | League | the cup | Continental tournaments | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APP | Goals | APP | Goals | APP | Goals | APP | Goals | ||
| ENPPI SC | 2010–2011 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2011–2012 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2012–2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2013–2014 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| Nacional Madeira (loan) | 2013–2014 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| 2014–2015 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| Total | 36 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 2 | |
| Al Ahly | 2014–2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015–2016 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2016–2017 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
International career
Gomaa was a member of the Egypt national under-20 football team that won the 2013 African U-20 Championship in Algeria. He scored two goals in the competition, including a penalty in the final against Ghana. He was selected as the best player of the tournament.[4]
Gomaa was a key player for the Egyptian team at the CAF U23 Championship in Morocco.[2]
References
- "Men's Football". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- "Player Profile: Saleh Gomaa". July 24, 2012.
- "فيديو | ملخص لمسات صالح جمعه فى مباراة اتحاد جده والفيصلى". btolat.com. May 12, 2018.
- "Zinedine Ferhat dans l'équipe type de la CAF" (in French). DZFoot. 1 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
