Omar El Sawy
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Sayed Mohamed Mahmoud El Sawy | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Târgu Mureș, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Universitatea Cluj (on loan from Rapid București) | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | ACS Kinder Târgu Mureș | ||
| 2017–2018 | ASA Târgu Mureș | ||
| 2018–2019 | CSM Târgu Mureș | ||
| 2019–2022 | FK Csíkszereda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | FK Csíkszereda | 21 | (1) |
| 2023– | Rapid București | 11 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Sepsi OSK (loan) | 23 | (6) |
| 2025– | → Universitatea Cluj (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Romania U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Romania U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2022 | Romania U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Romania U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Romania U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Omar Sayed Mohamed Mahmoud El Sawy (Arabic: عمر سيد محمد محمود الصاوي; born 16 March 2004) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Liga I club Universitatea Cluj, on loan from Rapid București.
Early career / FK Csíkszereda
At junior level, El Sawy represented several clubs from his native Târgu Mureș as well as FK Csíkszereda. He made his senior debut for the latter side on 6 August 2022, in a 1–2 away Liga II loss to Unirea Dej. On the 28th that month, El Sawy scored his first goal in a 3–2 win over Buzău.
Rapid București
On 19 May 2023, El Sawy was signed by Liga I side Rapid București for a rumoured transfer fee of €400,000, including bonuses.[1][2] He made his professional debut on 10 November 2023, in a goalless league draw at Sepsi OSK.[3]
Loan to Sepsi OSK
In the autumn of 2024, Rapid agreed to send El Sawy on loan to Sepsi OSK for the rest of the season, in order to gain playing minutes.[4][5] On 6 October 2024, he debuted in a 0–4 away win against Hermannstadt by scoring his first goal for his team.[6]
Personal life
El Sawy was born in Târgu Mureș, Romania, to an Egyptian father and a Romanian mother of partial Hungarian descent.[7]
