Twenty-one penalties saved in shootouts over his career, and he was the goalkeeper who took Egypt through a goalless 1998 quarter-final against Ivory Coast, settled 5-4 from the spot. Egypt lifted the Nations Cup in Ouagadougou a week later and he was named its best goalkeeper, an award he won again in 2000 to become the first Egyptian to take it twice; 110 caps between 1992 and 2005. Career record: 110 caps and 0 goals for Egypt; club career at Zamalek SC, Club Brugge K.V., Al Masry SC.
| 1992–1998 | Zamalek SC |
| 1998–2000 | Club Brugge K.V. |
| 2000–2002 | Goldi SC |
| 2002–2003 | A.P.O. Akratitos Ano Liosia |
| 2003–2004 | Al Ittihad Alexandria Club |
| 2004–2005 | Al Masry SC |
| 2005–2006 | Al Ahly SC |
| 2007–2008 | ENPPI SC |
| Egypt | 110 caps, 0 goals |
Egypt legends whose careers overlapped El-Sayed's
One rank above: Mohamed Latif at #26.
One rank below: Emad El Nahhas at #28.
Egypt's editorial top five: Mohamed Salah · Ahmed Hassan · Mohamed Aboutrika · Essam El-Hadary · Hossam Hassan.