Basem Morsy facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Tanta, Gharbia, Egypt | ||
| Height | 1.80 m | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ismaily | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Othmason Tanta | |||
| –2009 | Al Mokawloon | ||
| 2009–2012 | Petrojet | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012–2013 | Petrojet | 13 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | El Entag El Harby | 15 | (9) |
| 2014–2019 | Zamalek | 99 | (35) |
| 2018-2019 | → AEL (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2019-2019 | → Smouha (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | El Entag El Harby | 32 | (10) |
| 2021-2021 | El Makkasa | 24 | (10) |
| 2021–2022 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 33 | (4) |
| 2022– | Ismaily | 21 | (1) |
| 2023-2023 | → National Bank of Egypt (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2014–2016 | Egypt | 10 | (7) |
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Bassem Morsy el-Qotb Abdallah (Arabic: باسم مرسي القطب عبد الله; born 1 January 1992) is a professional Egyptian footballer. He plays as a forward for Ismaily. A forward is a player who mainly tries to score goals. Bassem Morsy also owns his own football academy called "Bassem Morsy Academy."
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Club Career
Petrojet
Bassem Morsy started his football journey with Petrojet. He played for the team for four years. During this time, he scored 4 goals in 13 matches.
El Entag El Harby
In 2013, Morsy joined the club El Entag El Harby. He quickly became a very important player for the team. He scored nine goals in the league. However, even with his goals, the team unfortunately moved down to a lower division.
Zamalek
On July 2, 2014, Bassem Morsy signed with one of Egypt's biggest clubs, Zamalek. He joined them from El Entag El Harby. His first goal for Zamalek came on October 25, 2014, against Smouha.
He scored his first hat-trick (three goals in one game) for Zamalek on July 15, 2015, against Al Nasr. In his very first season, he helped Zamalek win the Egyptian Premier League. He was the top goal scorer for his club that season with 18 goals. He was also the second highest scorer in the entire league.
Morsy also helped Zamalek win the Egypt Cup. He scored two goals against their main rival, Al Ahly, in the final. He did this again the next season, scoring two more goals against Al Ahly to win the cup for Zamalek once more.
Career Statistics
As of 23 June 2023
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Petrojet | 2012–13 | Egyptian Premier League | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 4 |
| El Entag El Harby | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 10 | ||
| Total | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 10 | ||
| Zamalek | 2014–15 | Egyptian Premier League | 31 | 18 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 36 | 20 |
| 2015–16 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 16 | ||
| 2016–17 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 11 | ||
| 2017–18 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 3 | ||
| Total | 99 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 137 | 50 | ||
| AEL (loan) | 2018–19 | Super League Greece | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| Smouha (loan) | 2018–19 | Egyptian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| El Entag El Harby | 2019–20 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 8 | |
| 2020–21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | ||
| Total | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 10 | ||
| El Makkasa | 2020–21 | Egyptian Premier League | 24 | 10 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 26 | 11 |
| Ceramica Cleopatra | 2021–22 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 36 | 5 | |
| Ismaily | 2022–23 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 1 | |
| National Bank of Egypt (loan) | 2022–23 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | |
| Career total | 252 | 73 | 27 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 303 | 91 | ||
International Career
Bassem Morsy was first called to play for the Egyptian national team in 2015. This was for a friendly match against Jamaica. On June 4, 2014, Morsy played his first game for Egypt. He came in as a substitute and scored his first international goal, making the score 2–2. He celebrated by pointing to his shirt number 15 and drawing a heart in the air. This was a special dedication to his injured teammate, Gedo, who used to celebrate the same way and wore the same shirt number.
International Statistics
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 7 | |
International Goals
- Egypt score listed first, score column indicates score after each Morsy goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 June 2014 | Brisbane Road, London, England | 1 |  Jamaica |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 26 March 2015 | Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | 2 |  Equatorial Guinea |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 14 June 2015 | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt | 3 |  Tanzania |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 4 | 6 September 2015 | Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena, Chad | 4 |  Chad |
1–0 | 5–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 5 | 2–0 | |||||||
| 6 | 5–1 | |||||||
| 7 | 29 January 2016 | Aswan Stadium, Aswan, Egypt | 7 |  Libya |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Zamalek
- Egyptian Premier League: 2014–15
- Egypt Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18
- Egyptian Super Cup: 2016–17
Individual
- Egypt Cup Top goalscorer: 2015–16
