1. Ahmed Eissa Elmohamady Abdel Fattah is an Egyptian former professional footballer who played as a right-back and captained the Egypt national football team.
28 Facts About Ahmed Elmohamady
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Ahmed Elmohamady went on to make over 240 league appearances for Sunderland and Hull City before joining Aston Villa during the Summer 2017 transfer window.
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Ahmed Elmohamady has won promotion to the Premier League from the Championship three times; twice with Hull City and once with Aston Villa.
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Ahmed Elmohamady was selected by the Egyptian national team's manager, Hassan Shehata, for his first international appearance in 2007 and has gone on to win 92 caps.
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Ahmed Elmohamady was part of the Egyptian squads that won the 2008 and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.
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Ahmed Elmohamady started to play for the first team in 2004 at the age of 17.
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On 25 November 2008, Ahmed Elmohamady completed a five-day trial with Premier League side Blackburn Rovers following Rovers' manager Paul Ince's request.
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However, the deal fell through as Allardyce believed it would be difficult for Ahmed Elmohamady to make immediate impact.
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Ahmed Elmohamady impressed Sunderland manager Steve Bruce while on trial with the Premier League side in August 2009.
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Ahmed Elmohamady won Man of the Match for his performances against Arsenal and Manchester City.
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On 9 June 2011, the permanent contract was officially confirmed by Sunderland, with Ahmed Elmohamady signing a deal which will keep him at the Stadium of Light until 2014.
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Ahmed Elmohamady fell out of favour following the departure of Bruce in December 2011 and made no starts under his replacement, Martin O'Neill.
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On 30 August 2012, Ahmed Elmohamady moved to Hull City of the Championship on a season-long loan deal, favouring a move which would see him reunited with former Sunderland boss Steve Bruce.
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Ahmed Elmohamady provided two assists during the derby at Elland Road.
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At the annual awards ceremony on 20 April 2013, at the KC Stadium, Ahmed Elmohamady was voted as the Player of the Year.
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On 10 January 2015, in a match away to West Bromwich Albion, Ahmed Elmohamady touched the ball just before his goalkeeper Allan McGregor picked it up.
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Ahmed Elmohamady's touch counted as a backpass, resulting in a free kick for the home team inside the penalty area, from which Saido Berahino scored the only goal of the match.
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On 23 June 2016, Ahmed Elmohamady signed a 3-year extension to his contract at Hull City.
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On 19 July 2017, Ahmed Elmohamady signed for Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee which would see him reunited with former Hull City boss Steve Bruce again.
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Ahmed Elmohamady scored his first goal for Aston Villa in the first game of the following season, on 6 August 2018, against Hull City.
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On 28 May 2021, it was announced that Ahmed Elmohamady would leave Aston Villa at the end of his contract.
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In July 2022, Ahmed Elmohamady returned to Aston Villa in a non-playing role as an ambassador during a pre-season tour of Australia.
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Ahmed Elmohamady played several times for Egypt U21s and was a participant in the 2007 African Youth Championship which was held in Republic of the Congo.
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Ahmed Elmohamady was the rising star of the Egyptian team and one of the stars of the tournament despite playing out of position as a forward.
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Ahmed Elmohamady made his senior international debut in August 2007 at the age of 19 in a friendly against Ivory Coast in Paris.
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Ahmed Elmohamady was included in Egypt's final 2008 Africa Cup of Nations squad.
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The tournament was held in Ghana and Egypt went on to win the competition with Ahmed Elmohamady featuring as a substitute.
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Ahmed Elmohamady started all of Egypt's six matches in the second round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.