Tarek Hamed (Arabic: طارق حامد; born 24 October 1988) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Damac.
Club career
Smouha
After signing for Smouha, Hamed was a key player under the management of Hamada Sedki. He succeeded in being a runner-up in both the Egyptian Premier League and Egypt Cup.
Zamalek
In 2014, Hamed signed for Zamalek, where he became a key player, winning thirteen national and continental competitions with the club.
Al-Ittihad
On 24 July 2022, Hamed joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad on a two-year deal.[2]
Damac
On 4 September 2023, Hamed joined Saudi Pro League club Damac.[3]
CAF Awards
Hamed was nominated for the African Player of the Year in 2017 and 2019 and ended up as one of the three finalists at the 2019 CAF Awards for best African-based player.[4]
International career
Hamed has been capped regularly by the national team, gaining his first cap against Saudi Arabia.[5]
He started all six of Egypt's matches at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, in which Egypt won the silver medal. He also played in all four of Egypt's matches at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
In May 2018, he was named in Egypt's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, where he eventually started all three of Egypt's matches.[6]
In December 2023, he announced retirement from international football.
Career statistics
International
| Egypt | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | 58 | 1 |
Honours
Zamalek
- Egyptian Premier League: 2014–15, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Egypt Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21
- Egyptian Super Cup: 2016, 2019
- CAF Confederation Cup: 2018–19
- CAF Super Cup: 2020
- Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup: 2018
Al-Ittihad
References
- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018™: List of Players: Egypt" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2018. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "اتحاد جدة يضم طارق حامد لاعب الزمالك السابق".
- ^ "رسميًا .. ضمك يعلن التعاقد مع طارق حامد".
- ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Total CAF Awards". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Tarek Hamed". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
External links
- Tarek Hamed at Soccerway.com
- Tarek Hamed at WorldFootball.net
- Tarek Hamed at Soccerbase.com
- Tarek Hamed at National-Football-Teams.com
- Tarek Hamed at ESPN FC
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