Yahia Omar
Egyptian handball player (born 1997)
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Yahia Khaled Mahmoud Fathy Omar[3] (Arabic: يحيى خالد محمود فتحي عمر; born 9 September 1997) is an Egyptian handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the Egyptian national team.
Full name
Yahia Khaled Mahmoud Fathy Omar
Nationality
Egyptian
Height
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
| Yahia Omar | |||
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Omar in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Yahia Khaled Mahmoud Fathy Omar | ||
| Born |
9 September 1997 Giza, Egypt[1] | ||
| Nationality | Egyptian | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
– | Gezira Sporting Club | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2017 | Gezira Sporting Club | ||
2016–2017 | → Zamalek SC (loan) | ||
2017–2021 | Zamalek SC | ||
2019–2021 | → Telekom Veszprém (loan) | ||
2021–2024 | Telekom Veszprém | ||
2024– | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Egypt | 75 | (288) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 11 February 2025[2] | |||
He participated in the World Men's Handball Championship in 2017,[4][5] 2019 and 2021, 2025 and in the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics.
Honours
- Club
Zamalek SC
Veszprém KC
- Hungarian League: 2022–23, 2023–24
- Magyar Kupa: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- SEHA League: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
Paris Saint-Germain
- International
Egypt
- Individual
- Best Right Back at Summer Olympics 2020[6]
- Best Right Back at SEHA League 2020–21[7]
- Best Right Back at 2022 African Championship
- Most Valuable Player at 2022 African Championship
- Most Valuable Player at 2024 African Championship
- Liqui Moly Starligue Player of the Month : March 2026[8]
