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Mohamed Salah 115 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Egypt) · 67 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC, FC BaselHis first season at Liverpool ended with 32 league goals in 38 games, still the most anyone has managed in a 38-match Premier League season.
RM2011–
Mohamed Salah 115 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Egypt) · 67 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC, FC BaselHis first season at Liverpool ended with 32 league goals in 38 games, still the most anyone has managed in a 38-match Premier League season.
RM2011–
02
AH
Ahmed Hassan In the 2010 quarter-final against Cameroon he turned the ball into his own net, then scored twice more, the second of them in extra time, to drag Egypt through 3-1.About the editorial selection
CM
03
Mohamed Aboutrika 100 caps (Egypt) · 38 goals · Al Ahly SC, Baniyas SCAt the 2008 finals in Ghana he scored against Sudan, pulled his shirt over his head and stood in a white vest reading Sympathize with Gaza.
CAM2001–2013
Mohamed Aboutrika 100 caps (Egypt) · 38 goals · Al Ahly SC, Baniyas SCAt the 2008 finals in Ghana he scored against Sudan, pulled his shirt over his head and stood in a white vest reading Sympathize with Gaza.
CAM2001–2013
04
EE
Essam El-Hadary 159 caps (Egypt) · Damietta SC, Al Ahly SCOn 25 June 2018, aged 45 years and 161 days, he became the oldest man to play at a World Cup and saved Fahad Al-Muwallad's penalty against Saudi Arabia.
GK1996–2018
06
Mahmoud El Khatib 54 caps (Egypt) · 24 goals · Al Ahly SCCairo knew him as Bibo, and in more than 450 matches for Al Ahly he collected a single booking, which brought him FIFA's Fair Play prize in 1987.
CAM1974–1986
Mahmoud El Khatib 54 caps (Egypt) · 24 goals · Al Ahly SCCairo knew him as Bibo, and in more than 450 matches for Al Ahly he collected a single booking, which brought him FIFA's Fair Play prize in 1987.
CAM1974–1986
07
Hassan Shehata 52 caps (Egypt) · 14 goals · Zamalek SC, Kazma Sporting ClubZamalek supporters still count him second on the club's all-time scoring list, a forward who led the Egyptian league in goals in 1976-77 and again in 1979-80.
CM1972–1980
Hassan Shehata 52 caps (Egypt) · 14 goals · Zamalek SC, Kazma Sporting ClubZamalek supporters still count him second on the club's all-time scoring list, a forward who led the Egyptian league in goals in 1976-77 and again in 1979-80.
CM1972–1980
08
MB
Mohamed Barakat 70 caps (Egypt) · 9 goals · Al-Sekka Al-Hadid, Ismaily SCAl Ahly fans named the front three of Barakat, Aboutrika and Emad Moteab the Bermuda Triangle, and in 2005 he finished the CAF Champions League as its joint top scorer with seven goals.
CM2002–2009
09
WG
Wael Gomaa 113 caps (Egypt) · Ghazl El Mahalla SC, Al Ahly SCSelected in the Cup of Nations team of the tournament in 2006, in 2008 and again in 2010, he stood at centre-back through all three of Egypt's consecutive titles.
CB2001–2013
10
Ahmed Fathy 127 caps (Egypt) · Al Ahly SC, Kazma Sporting ClubHe was seventeen when Egypt first capped him in 2002, the youngest player the country had sent out, and he was still winning a CAF Champions League in 2020, twelve years after his first.
RB2002–2019
Ahmed Fathy 127 caps (Egypt) · Al Ahly SC, Kazma Sporting ClubHe was seventeen when Egypt first capped him in 2002, the youngest player the country had sent out, and he was still winning a CAF Champions League in 2020, twelve years after his first.
RB2002–2019
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HR
Hany Ramzy 124 caps (Egypt) · Neuchâtel Xamax FCS, SV Werder BremenIn summer 1994 Werder Bremen paid around 1.5 million dollars for him, then the highest fee for an Egyptian, and he became the first from his country to play in the Bundesliga.
CB1988–2003
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HE
Hazem Emam 86 caps (Egypt) · 15 goals · Zamalek SC, Udinese CalcioHis first match for Udinese, against Perugia, ended in tears when he was substituted after the team went down to ten men, and supporters brought a banner to the next game saying his tears were worth more than a thousand goals.
CAM1995–2005
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M
Mido Cairo, 7 February 2006: Hassan Shehata pulled him off at 1-1 in the semi-final against Senegal, the two men shouted at each other on the touchline, and Amr Zaki came on and scored the winner within minutes.About the editorial selection
ST
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TA
Taher Abouzeid Al Ahly SCA free kick in the 79th minute of the 1986 semi-final against Morocco settled it for Egypt in front of their own crowd in Cairo, and he ended the tournament as their leading scorer.
LM1984–1990
15
Emad Moteab 66 caps (Egypt) · 26 goals · Al Ahly SC, Al IttihadCairo, 14 November 2009: five minutes into stoppage time, Moteab met a cross with his head, Egypt led Algeria 2-0, and a World Cup play-off was forced out of nothing.
ST2005–2012
Emad Moteab 66 caps (Egypt) · 26 goals · Al Ahly SC, Al IttihadCairo, 14 November 2009: five minutes into stoppage time, Moteab met a cross with his head, Egypt led Algeria 2-0, and a World Cup play-off was forced out of nothing.
ST2005–2012
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Hassan El-Shazly 62 caps (Egypt) · 42 goals · Tersana SCGhana 1963 was his tournament, six goals making him the leading scorer of the Nations Cup, and in 1974-75, at 32, he put 34 into a single Egyptian league season.
ST1961–1974
Hassan El-Shazly 62 caps (Egypt) · 42 goals · Tersana SCGhana 1963 was his tournament, six goals making him the leading scorer of the Nations Cup, and in 1974-75, at 32, he put 34 into a single Egyptian league season.
ST1961–1974
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IH
Ibrahim Hassan 125 caps (Egypt) · PAOK, Zamalek SCA free kick on 27 November 1991 beat Real Madrid 1-0 in Neuchâtel, the souvenir of the single European season in a career otherwise lived in Cairo.
RB1988–2002
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RE
Rifaat El-Fanagily Al Ahly SCAl Ahly had him for seventeen seasons, 1953 to 1970, and Egypt had him for the first four editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, back when the 1957 tournament in Khartoum ran to three teams.
CM1957–1966
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Saleh Selim Al Ahly SC, Grazer AKAl Ahly knew him as El Maestro, and in 1963 he acted opposite Faten Hamama in The Open Door while still running the club's midfield.
CM1950–1962
Saleh Selim Al Ahly SC, Grazer AKAl Ahly knew him as El Maestro, and in 1963 he acted opposite Faten Hamama in The Open Door while still running the club's midfield.
CM1950–1962
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GA
Gamal Abdelhamid 59 caps (Egypt) · 19 goals · Al Ahly SC, Zamalek SCSeven goals in the 1986 African Cup of Champions Clubs made him its top scorer and Zamalek continental champions; four years later he led Egypt out at Italia 90 as captain.
SS1979–1993
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Mohamed Elneny 101 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Egypt) · Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC, FC BaselThe 2017 Nations Cup final was 22 minutes old when he shot from almost no angle at all in Libreville, beating Fabrice Ondoa at the near post to put Egypt in front of Cameroon.
CDM2011–
Mohamed Elneny 101 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Egypt) · Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC, FC BaselThe 2017 Nations Cup final was 22 minutes old when he shot from almost no angle at all in Libreville, beating Fabrice Ondoa at the near post to put Egypt in front of Cameroon.
CDM2011–
22
MZ
Mohamed Zidan 44 caps (Egypt) · 13 goals · Akademisk Boldklub, SV Werder BremenJanuary 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.
RM2005–2012
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Hossam Ghaly Al Ahly SC, Feyenoord RotterdamSubstituted against Blackburn at White Hart Lane on 10 May 2007, he pulled off his Tottenham shirt and threw it down, then apologised to his manager and the supporters.
CDM2002–
Hossam Ghaly Al Ahly SC, Feyenoord RotterdamSubstituted against Blackburn at White Hart Lane on 10 May 2007, he pulled off his Tottenham shirt and threw it down, then apologised to his manager and the supporters.
CDM2002–
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MA
Magdi Abdelghani 50 caps (Egypt) · Al Ahly SC, S.C. Beira-MarRonald Koeman gave away a penalty in Palermo on 12 June 1990 and Abdelghani converted it with seven minutes left, drawing Egypt level with the Netherlands and scoring the only goal his country managed at that World Cup.
CDM1981–1992
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Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet 73 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Egypt) · 16 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Al Ahly SC, Aston VillaA youth coach gave him the name Trezeguet at nine, and on 21 June 2019 he curled in the only goal against Zimbabwe to open the Nations Cup at Cairo International Stadium.
LM2014–
Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet 73 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Egypt) · 16 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Al Ahly SC, Aston VillaA youth coach gave him the name Trezeguet at nine, and on 21 June 2019 he curled in the only goal against Zimbabwe to open the Nations Cup at Cairo International Stadium.
LM2014–
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ML
Mohamed Latif Rangers, Zamalek SCA physical education student at Jordanhill in Glasgow, he scored seven times in sixteen Rangers reserve games and got one Scottish League appearance for it, a 1-1 draw at Easter Road against Hibernian in September 1935.
SS
Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q2706818
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NE
Nader El-Sayed 110 caps (Egypt) · Zamalek SC, Club Brugge K.V.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.
GK1992–2005
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EE
Emad El Nahhas Aswan SC, Ismaily SCCentre-backs are not supposed to score eight in a league season, but he managed exactly that for Al Ahly in 2005-06, a hat-trick against Al Ittihad Alexandria included.
CB2003–2009
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IS
Ibrahim Said 72 caps (Egypt) · Al Ahly SC, Zamalek SCHe was on the pitch for almost all of the 2006 final in Cairo, holding Ivory Coast to nothing until Hassan Shehata replaced him in the second half of extra time; Egypt won the shootout 4-2.
CB2000–2008
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SM
Sayed Moawad 79 caps (Egypt) · Aluminium Nag Hammâdi, Al Ahly SCNumber 14 in Accra on 10 February 2008, ninety minutes at left midfield while Aboutrika settled the final against Cameroon, and two years later he started the Luanda final at left back too.
LB2000–2013
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ME
Mohamed Emara 47 caps (Egypt) · Baladeyet El-Mahalla, Al Ahly SCHansa Rostock signed him from Al Ahly in 1998 and played him on the left for four Bundesliga seasons, 76 league appearances and not one goal, which was never the job.
LB1995–2002
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RY
Rabie Yassin 44 caps (Egypt) · Al Ahly SCThe 1986 Nations Cup ended with Egypt champions on home soil and him in the team of the tournament, a defender who had come through Al Ahly and stayed thirteen years.
CB1984–1991
About this XI
The collection opens with Mohamed Salah, Ahmed Hassan and Mohamed Aboutrika. The 33 covers 2 goalkeepers, 10 defenders, 15 midfielders and 6 forwards, with sourced senior international careers spanning the 1950s to the 2020s. Pick a formation, drag your eleven onto the pitch, then explore the careers and settle the duels below. Your votes reorder the people's ranking of these 33 in real time.
Left out, and why
A 33 is a set of decisions, and these are the players who lost their place in the last revision of Egypt's list. Every one of them has a case.
- Thabet El-BatalThe place went to Ahmed Hassan.
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Who is the greatest Egypt footballer of all time?
The editorial collection starts with Mohamed Salah. Its first five careers: Mohamed Salah, Ahmed Hassan, Mohamed Aboutrika, Essam El-Hadary, Hossam Hassan. The people's ranking on this page moves with every duel vote and can disagree.
How were these 33 Egypt players chosen?
The collection covers every position across Egypt's football history. Honours, international records and career achievements inform the editorial order. Each entry opens a career note and its sources. Fan votes in the duels build a separate ranking.
Where can I read about the careers?
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