Mohamed Abdelmonem
Egyptian footballer (born 1999)
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Mohamed Abdelmonem El-Sayed Mohamed Ahmed (Arabic: مُحَمَّد عَبد الْمُنْعِم السَّيِّد مُحَمَّد أَحمَد; born 1 February 1999) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Egypt national team.
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Abdelmonem warming up for Nice in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mohamed Abdelmonem El-Sayed Mohamed Ahmed[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1999[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zagazig, Sharqia, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Nice | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2020 | Al Ahly | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2024 | Al Ahly | 59 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Smouha (loan) | 32 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Future (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Nice | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Egypt | 33 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Abdelmonem started his career at Al Ahly, where he achieved several local and continental trophies. He scored a crucial equalizer against Wydad AC in the 2023 CAF Champions League final second leg which helped his team winning the title by 3–2 on aggregate.[2] Furthermore, he was loaned out to Smouha and Future.[3]
On 29 August 2024, Abdelmonem joined Ligue 1 side Nice by signing a contract until 2028.[4] A few days later, on 1 September, he made his debut as a substitute in a 4–1 away win over Angers.[5] On 25 April 2025, he sustained an ACL injury during a 3–1 away win over Paris Saint-Germain, which would sideline him for several months.[6]
International career
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 April 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al Ahly | 2017–18 | Egyptian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| Smouha (loan) | 2019–20 | Egyptian Premier League | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2020–21 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Total | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| Future (loan) | 2021–22 | Egyptian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Al Ahly | Egyptian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14[a] | 4 | 1[b] | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13[c] | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 38 | 5 | ||
| Total | 59 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 101 | 10 | ||
| Nice | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| Career total | 125 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 47 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 186 | 14 | ||
- Appearances in CAF Champions League
- Appearances in Egyptian Super Cup
- Twelve appearances and one goal in CAF Champions League, one appearance in CAF Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 25 March 2025[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Egypt | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abdelmonem goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 19 January 2022 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon |  Sudan |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup Of Nations |
| 2 | 27 September 2022 | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt |  Liberia |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 26 March 2024 | New Administrative Capital Stadium, New Administrative Capital, Egypt |  Croatia | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2024 FIFA Series |
