Abdallah Mahmoud Said Bekhit (; born 13 July 1985) is an Egyptian professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club

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In May 2018 he was named in Egypt's

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for the

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in Russia.

Club career

El Said agreed to a three-year contract extension with Ismaily in May 2007. In 2011 after various problems with his team and due to Ismaily's need for money and after long negotiations, El Said signed with

Al Ahly Al-Ahly Sporting Club (), commonly known as Al-Ahly, is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest ...

despite earlier reports assuring that he is going to sign with

due to Ismaily's bitter rivalry with Ahly. El Said made his debut with Al Ahly against ENPPI, he scored 4 goals in his first season before it was cancelled due to the

Egyptian Revolution of 2011 The 2011 Egyptian revolution, also known as the 25 January Revolution (;), began on 25 January 2011 and spread across Egypt. The date was set by various youth groups to coincide with the annual Egyptian "Police holiday" as a statement against ...

. On 10 April 2018, El Said joined Finish side

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on loan for two months. Following the conclusion of the loan, he joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli Saudi. In January 2019, El Said joined the Egyptian side

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. In January 2024, El said joined

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first.''

Honours

Al Ahly *

: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 *

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: 2016–17 *

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: 2011,

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

CAF Champions League The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club (association football), club football competition organized by the Conf ...

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football football team, club competition established in 2004 and organized by Confederation of African Football, CAF ...

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

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Zamalek *

: 2024–25 *

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

: 2023–24 Individual * Egyptian Premier League top goalscorer: 2019–20

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Said, Abdallah 1985 births Living people Egyptian men's footballers Egypt men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Al-Ahli Saudi FC players Ismaily SC players Al Ahly SC players Kuopion Palloseura players Pyramids FC players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players People from Ismailia Governorate Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Egyptian Premier League players Veikkausliiga players Saudi Pro League players 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players CAF Champions League–winning players 21st-century Egyptian sportsmen