Nabil Emad Aly Elmahdy (; born 6 April 1996) also known as Donga (), is an Egyptian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Emad started his career at Baladiyat El Mahalla, then played for

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, MS Aga and

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. In 2016, Emad was transferred from Beni Ebeid, a team in the

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, to

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(then known as Al-Assiouty Sport) for 40,000 Egyptian pounds. He signed a 5-year contract.

International

He made his debut for the

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on 23 March 2019 in an Africa Cup qualifier against Niger, as a starter.

Honours

Zamalek *

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: 2024–25 *

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 ...

: 2023–24 *

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Nabil Dunga
at KOOORA.com * 1996 births Living people Egyptian men's footballers Egypt men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Egyptian Premier League players People from El Mahalla El Kubra Sportspeople from Gharbia Governorate Baladiyat El Mahalla SC players El Gouna FC players Pyramids FC players Zamalek SC players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 21st-century Egyptian sportsmen {{Egypt-footy-midfielder-stub