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| Top 10 best Egyptian soccer players of all time |
best Egyptian soccer players of all time
The Egyptian national team has won the Africa Cup of Nations 7 times an unprecedented achievement on the continent, while at the same time, we find that the Egyptian club Al-Ahly is the reigning champion of the African Champions League with 10 titles. In fact, these achievements and others have not come from nowhere, they indicate that the land of the Pharaohs is home to many great players.The following list highlights the top 10 players in the history of Egypt, some of whom have played professionally in Europe, with Mohamed Salah being considered the best Egyptian player in history. Most of them have achieved success locally, but their names have reached international recognition. Without further ado, here is our ranking result.
who is the best Egyptian football player of all time
The best player in the history of Egyptian football for many is Mohamed Salah, the star of the English club Liverpool, who is considered one of the best players in the history of the game.
Salah is a forward who plays on the right wing, known for his high speed, agility, dribbling ability, and left-footed shooting and finishing from outside the penalty area.
Salah has played for several major European clubs, but he particularly excelled with the English club Liverpool, where he moved to play in the summer of 2017.
Salah has won numerous collective titles with the club, including winning the UEFA Champions League, the English Premier League title, the FA Cup, and the Club World Cup.
On an individual level, he has won the award for the best player of the season in the English Premier League with his current club, as well as the top scorer award twice.
Top 10 Egyptian soccer players of all time
The top 10 players in the history of Egypt:
- Mohamed Salah
- Mohamed Aboutrika
- Mahmoud El Khatib
- Hossam Hassan
- Essam El-Hadary
- Ahmed Hassan
- Mohamed Zidan
- Ahmed Hossam Mido
- Mohamed Elneny
- Shikabala
10- Shikabala
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| Shikabala |
His full name is Mahmoud Abdel Razek Hassan, known as Shikabala. He is considered one of the most popular players among Zamalek's fans, and he spent most of his career in the White Castle with some transfers to other teams. However, "Shikabala" quickly returned to the school of art and engineering, becoming the prominent player in the team during the last decade, especially after wearing the captain's armband and becoming the savior of Zamalek in many tough matches.
9- Mohamed Elneny
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| Mohamed Elneny |
Mohamed Elneny has followed almost the same path as his friend Mohamed Salah. It started with the Arab Contractors Club, then moved to the Swiss club Basel, before joining Arsenal in a deal that made the Egyptian sports community proud of this great achievement of having one of the local players playing professionally for one of the top European clubs.
Elneny has played more than 130 matches with the Gunners and is known for his good positioning in the defensive midfield and his ability to organize the game. He also left some unforgettable marks, including a wonderful goal against Barcelona in one of the UEFA Champions League editions.
8- Ahmed Hossam Mido
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| Ahmed Hossam Mido |
Ahmed Hossam Mido is considered one of the most controversial Egyptian players to some extent, despite his professionalism in many of the big European teams, he did not take advantage of the opportunities available to him to be one of the best strikers in the world, because the capabilities of this player were great to the extent that all eyes were focused on him inside and outside.
The period Mido spent in the ranks of Ajax Amsterdam is the most prominent in his career after winning the league, cup, and super cup with them in the 2001/2002 season.
7- Mohamed Zidan
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| Mohamed Zidan |
Before Salah, there was the great Egyptian star Mohamed Zidan, who played professionally in Denmark, especially with Midtjylland, and in Germany, particularly with Mainz. He was also a key player for Borussia Dortmund under the leadership of Jurgen Klopp, who won the German league title twice in a row.
Before that, Zidan won two titles with the Egyptian national team in the African Cup of Nations in 2006 and 2008. No Egyptian forgets what he did against Brazil in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup when he scored two goals in a famous match.
Before that, Zidan won two titles with the Egyptian national team in the African Cup of Nations in 2006 and 2008. No Egyptian forgets what he did against Brazil in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup when he scored two goals in a famous match.
6- Ahmed Hassan
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| Ahmed Hassan |
A famous Egyptian player considered one of the best who played outside of Egypt, he is the most capped player in the world and the most participated in international matches with 184 matches, a record that will sooner or later be broken but he will remain great like his owner who was adjacent with titles and they never separated.
Ahmed Hassan won the African Cup of Nations 4 times in a record and led the Anderlecht club to win the Belgian League title in 2006/2007, as well as many other European and local titles such as the African Champions League and the Egyptian League 3 times with Al Ahly.
5- Essam El-Hadary
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| Essam El-Hadary |
A giant goalkeeper nicknamed "The High Dam", is considered one of the most prominent goalkeepers in the history of Africa, if not the most prominent at all. Essam El-Hadary played 159 international matches with the Pharaohs and spent most of his career at Al-Ahly Club during a period in which his name was established as a terror for attackers locally and continentally, after leading his team to championship podiums. His titles include the African Cup of Nations 4 times, the Egyptian League 8 times, and the African Champions League 3 times.
4- Hossam Hassan
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| Hossam Hassan |
Hossam Hassan is one of the best Egyptian players of all time historically, and how could he not be? Hossam Hassan is the all-time leading scorer for the Egyptian national team with 83 goals and has unprecedented records and titles, such as winning the local league 14 times and the African Cup of Nations 3 times, all during a football career that was mostly with Al Ahly Club. He also played for several other prominent clubs, including Zamalek, with whom he won the African Champions League, which he also won with Al Ahly.
3- Mahmoud El Khatib
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| Mahmoud El Khatib |
One of the legends of Egyptian football has the name "more famous than fire on the flag," as the local saying goes in the Mother of the World. Of course, this brief overview is not enough to mention the advantages of Mahmoud El Khatib.
Bibo achieved all possible titles with Al-Ahly Club, a total of 19 titles, distributed among 10 league titles, 5 local cups, 2 African Champions League titles, and 2 African Cup Winners' Cups. As for the national team, he won the African Cup of Nations in 1986.
2- Mohamed Aboutrika
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| Mohamed Aboutrika |
In the world of Egyptian football, Mohamed Aboutrika stands at the top of the pyramid alongside the legends mentioned in this list. He is often regarded as the best Egyptian player in history and is considered one of the most important stars of both the Al-Ahly club and the Egyptian national team during their most prominent periods. He achieved the African Cup of Nations twice, the Egyptian League 7 times in a row, and the African Champions League 5 times. In addition to all of this, his high morals have made him an exemplary disciplined athlete in all aspects.
1- Mohamed Salah
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| Mohamed Salah |
Best Egyptian soccer player of all time Dribbling, speed, agility, ball control, and other qualities are rarely found in one player, but if all of these are combined with determination and perseverance to achieve the goal, it will produce Mohamed Salah, who is considered a pride of Egyptian and Arab football. The "Egyptian Messi" has achieved accomplishments that were once a difficult dream to achieve.
They consider him at Liverpool as one of the legends of the club after breaking the curse of winning the Premier League title after 30 years of absence and leading them to win the Reds' sixth Champions League title. Moreover, he competes annually for the Premier League top scorer award, which he has already won three times.
They consider him at Liverpool as one of the legends of the club after breaking the curse of winning the Premier League title after 30 years of absence and leading them to win the Reds' sixth Champions League title. Moreover, he competes annually for the Premier League top scorer award, which he has already won three times.
