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Amr Tarek Abdel-Aziz ( ar, عمرو طارق; born May 17, 1992) is an Egyptian professional
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who plays as a defender for Austin FC. Tarek has also been capped for the Egyptian national team.


Club career


Early career

Born in Los Angeles, California, Tarek moved to Egypt at early age, settling in Asyut. After being coached by a German manager at Asyut Cement, he joined ENPPI Club in 2009, aged 17; at that time he was mainly used as a
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. In May 2010 Tarek moved to Europe, joining German side FC Magdeburg. Initially on a trial basis, he was subsequently offered a contract and was assigned to the under-19 squad. In the 2011 summer Tarek joined SC Freiburg, being assigned to the reserves in
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. He scored the first in a 6–0 victory over Serbian side OFK Beograd in the 2011 Lev Yashin Cup final, also featuring regularly during the campaign; he was also converted initially to a left winger and later to a
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in the process. On 3 May 2012 Tarek signed for another reserve team,
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. Despite extending his contract with the club roughly a year later, he moved to
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in August on a trial basis, and after nothing came of it, he returned to the United States in September and played 82 minutes in a 4–1
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win for Chivas USA Reserves against
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.


El Gouna

After an unsuccessful trial with German side
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, Tarek signed with El Gouna in January 2014. He made his debut for the club on 9 January, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 home loss against
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. Tarek played 15 games in his first season, as his side finished fifth. He was also an undisputed starter in his second, before the league was put on hiatus due to political issues. In November 2014, Tarek underwent a trial with
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side FC Luzern. He was also linked to fellow league team
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, but nothing came of it.


Betis

On 6 July 2015, Tarek signed a four-year deal with Real Betis, newly promoted to La Liga, for an undisclosed fee. On 13 June 2016, Real Betis announced the termination of Amro Tarek’s contract by mutual consent.


Columbus Crew

On 2 February 2016, Betis announced that Tarek had joined Columbus Crew of
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on loan until June 2016 with the option to extend the loan until December 2016. Tarek struggled for playing time with Columbus, and was released by the club on May 5, 2016, after just a single substitute appearance.


ENPPI

On 15 June 2016, just two days after his contract termination with Real Betis, Tarek returned to Egypt and signed a four-year deal with Ismaily. However, the deal was terminated a month later before his registration was submitted, with Tarek joined fellow
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side ENPPI. After one season with ENPPI, Tarek terminated his deal.


Wadi Delga

In August 2017, after originally reaching an agreement to join Smouha SC, he signed with Wadi Degla SC for free instead.


Orlando City

In February 2018 Tarek made his second loan move to Major League Soccer, this time joining Orlando City. He made his first start in the season opener versus
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and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 draw against New England Revolution.


New York Red Bulls

On 11 December 2018, it was announced that Tarek had been traded to New York Red Bulls in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the
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. On 2 March 2019, Tarek made his official debut with the club, appearing as a starter in a 1–1 draw with Columbus Crew on the opening day of the season. On 4 May 2019, Tarek opened the scoring for New York in a 3–2 victory over
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. At the conclusion of the 2019 season he was named as the team's Newcomer of the Year.


El Gouna

On 9 September 2021, Tarek moved to
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side El Gouna on a 500k transfer + fees.


Al Masry SC

On 27 September 2022, Tarek moved to Al Masry SC on a free transfer.


Austin FC

On 27 January 2023, Tarek returned to the United States, joining MLS side Austin FC on a one-year deal.


International career

Tarek was eligible for both the United States and Egypt. Having earned one cap for Egypt's
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team, he was later monitored by the United States under-23s ahead of potential qualification for the
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. On March 28, 2017, he made his Egypt debut, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0
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win over Togo. In May 2018, he was named in Egypt’s preliminary squad for the
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in Russia but didn't make the final 23-man roster. It took 19 months for Tarek to gain his second cap and first international start, lining up against
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in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.


Career statistics


Club

:As of 27 January 2023.


Honours

;SC Freiburg *Lev Yashin Cup: 2011


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tarek, Amro 1992 births Living people American people of Egyptian descent American soccer players Association football defenders Association football utility players Austin FC players Columbus Crew players Egypt international footballers Egypt youth international footballers Egyptian expatriate footballers Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Egyptian footballers Egyptian Premier League players El Gouna FC players ENPPI SC players Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Spain Major League Soccer players Orlando City SC players New York Red Bulls players New York Red Bulls II players People from Asyut Real Betis players Regionalliga players VfL Wolfsburg II players Wadi Degla SC players Soccer players from Los Angeles USL Championship players