Ahmed Samir Farag

Ahmed Samir Farag

Personal information
Full name	Ahmed Samir Farag
Date of birth	(1986-05-20) 20 May 1986
Place of birth	Cairo, Egypt
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left back / Winger
Team information
Current team	El-Daklyeh
Youth career
1997–2003	Al Ahly
2003–2005	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard B	4	(1)
2006–2006	→ Al Ahly (loan)	5	(0)
2007–2012	Al-Ismaily	179	(20)
2012–2014	Lierse	39	(1)
2014–2014	Zamalek SC	5	(1)
2014–2016	Al-Ismaily	44	(1)
2016–2018	El-Daklyeh	0	(0)
International career
2008–2012	Egypt	19	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ahmed Samir Farag (Arabic: أحمد سمير فرج; born 20 May 1986) is an Egyptian footballer who plays for El-Daklyeh 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, Farag was chosen to the Egypt national football team 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.

He was included in the Egypt national under-21 football 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. On 27 February 2014, he joined Zamalek SC for 2 and a half years.

Honours

Zamalek SC

• Egypt Cup (1): 2014

External links

• Ahmed Samir Farag – UEFA competition record (archive)