Hamza Abdelkarim
Egyptian footballer (born 2008)
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Hamza Mohamed Abdelkarim E Selim (Arabic: حمزة محمد عبد الكريم سليم; born 1 January 2008) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Segunda Federación – Group 3 club Barcelona Atlètic and the Egypt national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hamza Mohamed Abdelkarim Selim[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 2008[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona B | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2020 | FC Kuala Lumpur | ||
| 2020–2025 | Al Ahly | ||
| 2026 | → Barcelona (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025–2026 | Al Ahly | 1 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Barcelona B (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | Barcelona B | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024–2025 | Egypt U17 | 19 | (12) |
| 2025 | Egypt U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | Egypt | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:14, 19 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 07 June 2026 | |||
Club career
He used to represent FC Kuala Lumpur during his time in Malaysia after he started from Little League Soccer, when he was 8 years old which won he the first ever KL Cup in 2016.[2]
Abdelkarim joined the academy of Al Ahly in 2020, after passing trials with the club. He was called up to the Al Ahly senior squad for the first time in January 2025, ahead of an Egyptian Premier League match against Pharco.[3] Despite not making his debut in the game, the decision to call him up at such a young age drew praise from Egypt national youth team coach Tamer Hassan, who tipped Abdelkarim to become a key player for Al Ahly.[4]
The following month, on 6 February 2025, Abdelkarim would make his professional debut for the club, coming on as a late substitute for Emam Ashour in a 2–1 win against Petrojet.[5] In doing so, he became the youngest player to represent the club in the 21st century, surpassing Ramadan Sobhi's record by nine days.[6] The following week, it was reported that Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord were interested in taking Abdelkarim on trial.[7] In January 2026, he extended his contract with Al Ahly until 2028.[8]
On 1 February 2026, Abdelkarim joined Segunda Federación side Barcelona Atlètic on loan until the end of the 2025–26 season, with an option to buy.[9] He made his debut for Barcelona Juvenil on 8 March, scoring a goal in a 2–2 draw with the youth team of SD Huesca.[10] Later that year, on 10 June, Barcelona made Abdelkarim's transfer from Al Ahly permanent after exercising their purchase option in a deal worth an initial €1.5 million, plus performance-related bonuses.[11]
International career
Abdelkarim represented Egypt at the 2024 UNAF U-17 Tournaments held in Algeria and Morocco, scoring three goals in both to help his nation to both titles.[12] He was called up again for the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, but was unable to help Egypt progress beyond the group stage, despite scoring twice. His Man-of-the-Match performance against Angola, including scoring once in Egypt's 2–1 victory, earned his nation a place at the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[13]
On 20 May 2026, Abdelkarim was named in Egypt's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[14] He made his debut on 28 May, as an 86th-minute substitute in a 1–0 friendly win against Russia.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 15 January 2026[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al Ahly | 2024–25 | Egyptian Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Egyptian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
- Includes Egyptian League Cup
- Appearance in CAF Champions League