Amir Abdelhamid Mohamed () (born April 24, 1979) is an Egyptian

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. He plays the

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position for the Egyptian club

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. He started his career in

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and became his first goalkeeper after

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escaped to

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on 21 February 2008. He proved excellence in the games he played. Thus, Egyptian commentators asks him to wait for his chance, as they see that he will be the

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national goalkeeper. Amir was once considered the third goalkeeper for the national team. Amir played 10 minutes with

against Internacional of Brazil in the semi-final of

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, and the whole 3rd place match versus

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of Mexico. On May 15, 2008, Amir has been chosen for the first time in the

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squad for the

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qualifiers.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdelhamid, Amir 1979 births Living people Al Ahly SC players Al Masry SC players Smouha SC players Wadi Degla SC players El Entag El Harby SC players Egyptian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Egyptian Premier League players Egypt men's international footballers