Hossam Mohamed El Sayed Metwalli Abdel Sattar Ghaly (; born 21 October 1981) is a member of

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and board member of

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. Ghaly is a retired Egyptian

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who played as a

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. His last match before retiring was on 11 May 2018 between

and

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in the

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, which ended as Al Ahly won the match. Shortly after that, Ghaly becomes the football director of the club El Gouna FC from Egypt. Then, he become an

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member of parliament.

Career

Early career

Ghaly is a product of

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youth team, and he broke into the first team squad in 1997, he was only 16 when he joined the first team. He played regularly for Al-Ahly until he moved to

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in 2003, despite interest from numerous other European clubs such as

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and

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. The transfer fee was said to be around €1.4 million.

Tottenham Hotspur

After three troublesome seasons in the

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, Ghaly joined

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of the

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in January 2006. Their rivals

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had been interested before he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract at Tottenham. Ghaly was given the number 14 jersey and made his debut against

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on 9 September 2006. He scored his first goal for Spurs in the UEFA Cup against

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on 19 October 2006. During a game against rivals Chelsea on 11 March 2007, he gave Spurs a temporary 3–1 lead in the

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. A week later Ghaly scored his only Premier League goal, in a 3–1 win over Watford. A foul on Ghaly in the middle of the penalty box against

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saw

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score a penalty kick which resulted in the game ending in 1–1 draw. Ghaly's second encounter with Blackburn however is remembered merely due to its affiliation with infamy. His future at Tottenham was left in doubt after he pulled off his shirt and threw it to the ground after being substituted during a

match against

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on 10 May 2007. Ghaly had been brought on in the first half after an injury to Steed Malbranque, and rebelled when brought off. The Tottenham fans were left angry at Ghaly's reaction, singing "You're not fit to wear the shirt" and he was disciplined by the club soon after. He issued the following apology: "I am just so angry with myself," Ghaly told the official Spurs site. "I have always considered it an honour to wear the Tottenham shirt and I never intended to show any disrespect". "I knew things weren't happening for me out there, my play was terrible and I could hear the crowd jeering me. I was so upset at the fans' reaction. I have enjoyed playing in front of the club's supporters all season and I felt I had given of my best all the time and played some decent football. It is always hard to accept being substituted after such a short period of time and I was upset and taken aback by the cheering. I am a player who plays with my heart". "I know my reaction was totally wrong. I have apologised to the manager and I also want to apologise to the fans. I hope they don't judge me on this incident alone. I have tried hard for the club this season". Nonetheless, he was not to play for the club again. He stated that he wished to leave Tottenham due to his frustration at being unable to play in central midfield. In July 2007, he was set to move to

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for a fee of £3 million (subject to work permit approval). However, on 3 August, Birmingham announced they would not be completing the deal after a training ground disagreement with manager

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Loan to Derby County

In January 2008,

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expressed an interest in Ghaly. They agreed terms with Tottenham Hotspur and the player to take him on loan until the end of the season. Ghaly made his debut during Derby's 1–0 home defeat by

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on 12 January. After 12 games and the relegation of Derby to the

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, Paul Jewell revealed he would not sign him as Ghaly wished to stay in the Premiership.

Return to Tottenham Hotspur

Despite not being given a squad number by

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during his time at Tottenham, new appointment

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issued him with the number 15. On 2 January 2009, Ghaly was amongst the substitutes for Tottenham's

3rd Round tie against Wigan Athletic at

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. Whilst warming up and preparing to be substituted on late in the second half, Ghaly was booed by a large number of the Tottenham supporters. In light of this, manager Harry Redknapp decided against bringing him on.

Al-Nassr

On 22 January 2009, Hossam Ghaly completed a move to Saudi club Al-Nassr on a three-year deal.

Al Ahly

On 6 July 2010, Ghaly completed a free transfer and signed a three-year contract with his first side,

. There was a contest for his signature with archrivals

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also making an offer. He retrieved his number 14 shirt along with the captain's armband. In December, during a World Cup match, he became injured for six months, so he would not play for the rest of the season.

Lierse

On 2 July 2013, Ghaly was signed on a free transfer to a one-year contract with

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team Lierse SK. The Egyptian league was later suspended due to political instability.

Return to Egypt

Ghaly returned to Al Ahly in 2014, where he played for three years, then he joined Saudi club

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for one year, before returning to Al Ahly again in 2018, where he ended his career.

Post-retirement

Ghaly worked as a Football Director at El Gouna FC from 2018 to October 2020. Ghaly was one of the presidential candidates of Al Ahly of the 2021 management elections

Honours

;Al Ahly *

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: 1999–2000,

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, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 *

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: 2000-01, 2002–03, 2016–17 *

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, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16 *

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;Egypt *

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References

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