Ahmed Samir Farag

Ahmed Samir Farag

Personal information
Full name	Ahmed Samir Farag
Date of birth	May 20, 1986
Place of birth	Cairo, Egypt
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Left back / Winger
Club information
Current team	Al-Ismaily
Youth career
1997–2003	Al-Ahly
2003–2005	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard[1]	4	(1)
2006	→ Al-Ahly (loan)	5	(0)
2006–2012	Al-Ismaily	179	(20)
2012–2014	Lierse	39	(1)
2014	Zamalek SC	5	(1)
2014-	Al-Ismaily	8	(1)
National team
2008-	Egypt	14	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 July 2014. † Appearances (goals)

Ahmed Samir Farag (Arabic: أحمد سمير فرج‎; born 20 May 1986) is an Egyptian footballer who plays for Al-Ismaily and Egyptian national football team. Farag mainly plays as a left back but can play as a left midfielder and left winger.

In June 2008, arag was chosen to the Egypt national football team squad and took a place in the line-up for the five matches Egypt played in 2010 World Cup Qualifiers. He made his debut match against Congo DR on 1 June 2008.^[2]

He was a member of Egypt U-21 team in two successive world championships, 2005 World Youth Cup held in Netherlands and 2003 World Youth Cup in UAE. After his performance in 2003, Farag signed his first professional contract with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard at the age of 17, transferring from Al-Ahly of Egypt. He was nominated for Young Player of the Year in Africa in 2005.In 2011, he won the best player prize in the Nile Basin Tournament in Egypt. In 27/2/2014 He joined Zamalek SC for 2 years and half .

Honours

Zamalek SC

• Egypt Cup (1): 2014

References

1. http://www.lfp.fr/joueur/index.asp?no_joueur=107620
2. Ahmed Samir Farag on FIFA.com, September 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008

External Links

• Ahmed Samir Farag at National-Football-Teams.com