January 2008: he put two past Cameroon in Egypt's opening game at the Nations Cup, then supplied the pass Aboutrika turned into the winner when the same sides met in the final. That was the first of two Africa Cup of Nations titles, the second in 2010, when he also made the team of the tournament, and in Germany he became the first Bundesliga player to score in each of his opening six games for a new club. Career record: 44 caps and 13 goals for Egypt; club career at Akademisk Boldklub, SV Werder Bremen, Borussia Dortmund.
| 1998–1999 | Al Masry SC |
| 1999–2003 | Akademisk Boldklub |
| 2003–2005 | FC Midtjylland |
| 2005–2005 | FC Barcelona |
| 2005–2007 | SV Werder Bremen |
| 2005–2006 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 |
| 2007–2008 | Hamburger SV |
| 2007–2007 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 |
| 2008–2012 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2012–2013 | Baniyas SC |
| 2012–2012 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 |
| 2015–today | El-Entag El-Harby |
| Egypt | 44 caps, 13 goals |
Egypt legends whose careers overlapped Zidan's
One rank above: Mohamed Elneny at #21.
One rank below: Hossam Ghaly at #23.
Egypt's editorial top five: Mohamed Salah · Ahmed Hassan · Mohamed Aboutrika · Essam El-Hadary · Hossam Hassan.