Tarek Hamed

Tarek Hamed (Arabic: طارق حامد‎; born 24 October 1988) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek and Egyptian national team. He is considered one of the best defensive midfielder in Africa.

Tarek Mohamed Hamed
Hamed with Egypt at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-10-24) 24 October 1988
Place of birth Mansoura, Dakahlia, Egypt
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Zamalek
Number 3
Youth career
Tala'ea El-Gaish
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Tala'ea El-Gaish 3 (0)
2010–2014 Smouha 83 (0)
2014– Zamalek 206 (4)
National team‡
2013– Egypt 42 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2019

Club career

Smouha

Hamed was a key player for Smouha under the management of Hamada Sedki. He succeeded in being a runner-up in both the Egyptian Premier League and Egypt Cup.

Zamalek

In 2014, Hamed signed for Zamalek. Although he participated in most matches as a substitute for Ibrahim Salah. He became one of the most important players in the team. Fans started calling him (the fighter) because of his hardworking and great strong performance in the field .

International career

Hamed is capped by the national team gaining his first cap against saudi Arabia national team.[2] In May 2018 he was named in Egypt’s preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[3]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 18 November 2019[4]
Egypt
YearAppsGoals
201310
201410
201520
201640
2017120
2018110
201970
Total380

Honours

Club
Zamalek

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. "Tarek Hamed". footballdatabase.eu.
  3. "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
  4. Tarek Hamed at National-Football-Teams.com
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