Karim Zekri () is an Egyptian former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

Career

Zekri is currently the club captain of

Al-Masry Al Masry Sporting Club () is an Egyptian sports club based in Port Said, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team that competes in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest tier of the Egyptian football league system. ...

. Zekri made his name at

, and became renowned for his good heading and marking ability. As the captain of the Egyptian Under-21 national team, he reportedly turned down offers from

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 ...

to join

Zamalek SC Zamalek Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an List of football clubs in Egypt, Egyptian Club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is best known for its professional men's Association football, football team, which plays in the Egy ...

, the club he supports. He then joined

Petrojet Petrojet Sporting Club () is an Egyptian sports club based in Suez, Egypt. The club is related to Petrojet, a construction company that specializes in oil, gas and petrochemical industries. Petrojet is mainly known for its football team, which c ...

before returning to his original team,

, where he is the fan favourite. After controversy about

's league status in 2012, he signed for Telephonat Bani Sweif on loan before returning in summer 2013.

Port Said Stadium disaster

At the time of the Port Said Stadium disaster which led to over 70 deaths, Zekri was captain of the home team Al-Masry. After the massacre, Zekri went on record saying that the police, army and ex-regime all incited the massacre.

Personal

Karim is the twin brother of striker Mohamed Zekri.

Honors

with Zamalek

Egyptian Cup The Egypt Cup (also known as the Egyptian FA Cup and formerly as the King Farouk Cup) is the main knockout football cup competition in Egypt. It is the oldest club competition in Africa. The first team to win the trophy was Zamalek in 1922. Al A ...

(2008)

References

1985 births Living people Egyptian men's footballers Al Masry SC players Zamalek SC players Petrojet SC players Egyptian twins Footballers from Port Said Egyptian Premier League players Men's association football defenders Telephonat Beni Suef SC players 21st-century Egyptian sportsmen {{Egypt-footy-defender-stub