Ahmed Samy Saad Abou El Einain (, born 1 April 1992) is an Egyptian

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who plays for

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as a

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and the Egypt national team.

Club career

Early career

Samy started his career at El Khatib Football Academy, after playing well and showing great discipline in the Pepsi Schools League. Before participating in the Pepsi Schools League he had a trial with Egyptian giants

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youth team, but failed to pass all tests because of an injury. After staying with El Khatib Football Academy for almost 4 years, he was signed by Al Nasr at the age of 15.

Al Nasr

Samy played 2 seasons with the

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before being promoted to the first team in 2009, which was playing in the

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at that time. He helped the club in reaching the quarter-final of

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during the 2010–11 season for the first time in the club's history, but they were eliminated in that round by defending champions Haras El Hodoud after losing 0–1 at extra time. Because of his great performance with the club, Telephonat Beni Suef announced the signing of the player for an undisclosed fee.

Telephonat Beni Suef

On 1 July 2012, Samy was transferred to newly-promoted team Telephonat Beni Suef. This was considered as the first season for the club at the

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, because after the club gained promotion to the

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by winning the 2010–11 Egyptian Second Division, the season was suspended in February 2012 and all league results were halted due to the incidents that occurred during the

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. The next season,

, wasn't much different; as the Egyptian Premier League, alongside all other sport-related activities in Egypt, were cancelled and all results were halted in July 2013 for security reasons due to the

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. Things became a bit stable

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, but because the season started on 26 December 2013 the

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decided to split the teams in two groups to make sure that the season will end in July 2014. Samy had a decent season with club, he scored 1 goal and missed only 3 matches in the season. The club finished 9th in Group B and lost the relegation play-off against El Raja and were relegated to the

. A lot of clubs wanted to sign Samy after the season ended, including

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and Misr Lel Makkasa. After Ehab Galal, who managed Telephonat Beni Suef in the 2013–14 season, was appointed as manager of Misr Lel Makkasa; Samy ended up joining Misr Lel Makkasa too after he was convinced by Galal to join him with his new club.

Misr Lel Makkasa

On 3 August 2014, Misr Lel Makkasa completed the signing of Samy in a 3-year contract alongside some of his teammates at Telephonat Beni Suef, including future club star Ahmed El Sheikh. Samy made his official debut in the first match of the

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season in a 2–1 win against El Raja, playing the full 90 minutes in that match. Samy became an important player in the team quickly, and played 35 official matches in his first season with the club, including 32 in the league. After a great first season, the club finished fourth in the league and qualified for the

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, their first ever appearance in an African competition. Samy maintained his first-eleven place for the

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after gaining his manager's trust after his performance in the previous season. In the 2015–16 season he played 29 league matches and scored 2 goals, against

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in a 1–1 draw in the first match of the season and against league champions

in a 0–1 away win. Despite his performance, the club didn't do well in local competitions as they finished 10th in the league and got eliminated from the 2015–16 Egypt Cup in the Round of 32 by

side

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. The club reached the Play-off round in the

after beating Defence Force of

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and

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in the

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and

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respectively; but failed to make it to the

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as they were eliminated by Al Ahli Tripoli of

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after the Libyan club won on

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. Samy played only 24 league matches in the

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season due to suspension and a foot injury; but he maintained his good performance in both

and

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positions and helped his club to finish the league in the 2nd place and to qualify for the

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for the first time in the club history.

made a bid for Samy at the end of the season, but the club refused the offer and renewed his contract. On 3 March 2017, during Misr Lel Makkasa and

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league match, Samy made controversies after he cleared a cross from a free-kick with his hand. All Zamalek players ran to the referee asking for a penalty, but the international referee Gehad Grisha didn't give it because he didn't see it and gave a corner instead. The match ended as a 1–0 win for Misr Lel Makkasa. Samy was announced as the club's new captain for the

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season, after spending more than 3 years with the club. Many important players left Misr Lel Makkasa after the club announced the departure of coach Ehab Galal, as left the club by mutual consent; players including top goalscorer Ahmed El Sheikh, playmakers Hussein El Shahat and

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and goalkeeper Ahmed Masoud; which led to instability in the team. On 30 December 2017, Samy alongside other players from the

and other Arab leagues played for

against

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in a

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under the slogan "Peace Against Terrorism" at

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. The match ended 3–2 for Atlético Madrid.

Tala'ea El Gaish (loan)

Samy joined Tala'ea El Gaish on loan for two years.

Pyramids

In November 2020, Samy signed for

on a four-year deal.

International career

Samy received his first call-up in 2017 when he was called to play two non-official matches with the

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against

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on 13 May 2017 and against

on 5 June 2017. On 16 November 2023, he made his full debut against

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in a 6–0 win.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Pyramids *

: 2023–24 *

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: 2024–25

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Samy, Ahmed 1992 births Living people Egyptian men's footballers Egyptian Premier League players Men's association football defenders Al Nasr SC (Egypt) players Telephonat Beni Suef SC players Misr Lel Makkasa SC players Tala'ea El Gaish SC players Pyramids FC players Egypt men's international footballers 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players 21st-century Egyptian sportsmen CAF Champions League–winning players