Hossam Ashour facts for kids
Ashour with Al Ahly in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 9 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Height | 1.75 m | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Al Ahly | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2020 | Al Ahly | 286 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Al Ittihad | 8 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2005 | Egypt U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2018 | Egypt | 14 | (0) |
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Hossam Mohamed Ashour (born March 9, 1986) is a famous Egyptian former football player. He played as a defensive midfielder, which means he helped protect his team's goal.
Hossam started playing football in the youth teams at Al Ahly, a very well-known club. He worked his way up to the main team and became one of the most successful players to stay with one club for a long time. He played over 500 games for Al Ahly!
He also played for the Egyptian national team when he was younger. Later, he joined the main Egyptian national team in 2008 and played 14 games for his country.
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Playing for Clubs
Starting at Al Ahly
Hossam Ashour was born in Cairo, Egypt. He began his football journey in the youth system of Al Ahly. When he was just seventeen, the team's manager, Manuel José de Jesus, noticed his talent during a training session. This led to Hossam joining the first team.
He made his first professional appearance in the Egyptian Premier League during the 2003–04 season. This was in a match against El Mansoura.
Becoming a Captain
Hossam became the youngest player in Al Ahly's history to be captain during a game. This happened in the 2009–10 season in a match against Ittihad El Shorta. The usual captain, Osama Hosny, had left the game, so Hossam took over.
Reaching Milestones
In 2014, Hossam Ashour played his 100th game in the CAF Champions League. This is a very important competition for African clubs. He was only the fourth Al Ahly player to reach this many games. The other players were Essam El-Hadary, Wael Gomaa, and Shady Mohamed.
Winning Trophies as Captain
In May 2017, Hossam faced a penalty for an incident with a referee. Later, in his thirteenth year with Al Ahly, he was officially named the club captain. He won his first trophy as captain in January 2018. This was a 1–0 victory against Al-Masry in the 2017 Egyptian Super Cup. This trophy was his 33rd senior trophy for the club. This made him the player with the most trophies in Al Ahly's history!
Moving to Al Ittihad
Hossam had planned to stop playing football at the end of the 2020 season. However, after some disagreements with Al Ahly, he decided to keep playing. In October 2020, he joined Al Ittihad instead of retiring.
Playing for His Country
Youth Teams
Hossam Ashour played for the Egyptian national team when he was under 20 years old. He played in the 2005 African Youth Championship in Benin, where his team finished second to Nigeria.
He also played for the team in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. In this tournament, Egypt was eliminated in the group stage. Later, he also played for the Egypt Olympic squad.
Senior Team
Hossam made his first appearance for the main Egyptian senior side on August 20, 2008. This was in a game where Egypt lost 4–0 to Sudan.
Awards and Achievements
Hossam Ashour won many important trophies during his career, especially with Al Ahly.
Al Ahly
- Egyptian Premier League:
- 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
- Egypt Cup:
- 2005–06, 2006–07, 2016–17, 2019–20
- Egyptian Super Cup:
- 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019
- CAF Champions League:
- 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2019–20
- CAF Confederation Cup:
- 2014
- CAF Super Cup:
- 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014
See also
In Spanish: Hossam Ashour para niños
