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Omar Gaber

Gaber with Basel in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Cairo, Egypt
Height	1.74 m
Playing position	Right-back, Right midfielder
Club information
Current club	Zamalek
Number	4
Youth career
1996–2010	Zamalek
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2010–2016	Zamalek	114	(10)
2016–2018	Basel	13	(0)
2018	→ Los Angeles (loan)	7	(0)
2018–2022	Pyramids	103	(2)
2021	→ Tala'ea El Gaish (loan)	0	(0)
2022–	Zamalek	43	(1)
National team‡
2011	Egypt U20	8	(1)
2011–2012	Egypt U23	8	(1)
2011–2022	Egypt	33	(1)
Honours Representing  Egypt Runner-up 2017 Gabon
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 August 2024. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 September 2023

Omar Mahmoud El Sayed Gaber (born January 30, 1992) is an Egyptian footballer. He plays for Egyptian Premier League team Zamalek. He mainly plays as a right-back, which is a defender on the right side of the field. Sometimes, he also plays as a right midfielder.

Club Career

Playing for Zamalek

Omar Gaber started his football journey at Zamalek when he was young. He played in their youth teams. By the 2009-2010 season, he joined their main team. He quickly became a regular player for Zamalek.

In May 2016, it was announced that he would move to Switzerland. He was going to play for a new club there.

Moving to Basel

In May 2016, FC Basel in Switzerland agreed to sign Gaber. He joined them during the summer. He was given the number 4 shirt. Gaber became the fourth Egyptian player to join Basel in a short time. He signed a four-year contract with the Swiss team.

On July 1, 2016, Gaber officially joined Basel's first team. He played under coach Urs Fischer. After playing in six practice games, Gaber made his first league appearance. This was on July 24, 2016, in a home game against Sion. Basel won the game 3-0.

Under coach Urs Fischer, Gaber and Basel won the Swiss Super League championship. This was at the end of the 2016-2017 season. It was Basel's eighth league title in a row. It was also their 20th championship overall. They also won the Swiss Cup that year. This meant they won both the league and the cup, which is called "the double." Gaber played in three cup games.

In the next season, Gaber did not play as much. So, the club looked for another option for him. On November 21, 2017, Basel announced that Gaber would go on loan. He would join Los Angeles Football Club. This was so he could get more playing time in the North American league. Gaber did not return to Basel after this loan. During his time with Basel, he played 30 games in total. He did not score any goals for the club.

Loan to Los Angeles FC

In January 2018, Gaber joined Los Angeles FC on loan from Basel. Los Angeles had the choice to sign him permanently later. In his first six months, Gaber played seven games in the Major League Soccer.

Playing for Pyramids FC

On July 12, 2018, Los Angeles FC decided to make Omar Gaber's loan permanent. Basel also confirmed this deal on the same day. However, Los Angeles immediately transferred him to another team. He moved to Pyramids FC, an Egyptian Premier League club.

Coming Back to Zamalek

In September 2022, Omar Gaber returned to his first club, Zamalek. He signed a contract to play for them until 2025. In 2024, he helped Zamalek win the CAF Confederation Cup.

International Career

Omar Gaber first played for the Egypt U20 team. This was on April 17, 2011. They won 2-0 against Lesotho U20. He also played for Egypt at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia.

Gaber then played for the Egypt U23 team. His first game was on November 27, 2011. They won 1-0 against Gabon U23. He made his debut for the main Egyptian men's national football team in 2011. In 2012, he was part of the Egyptian team at the Summer Olympics.

In May 2018, he was chosen for Egypt's first team list. This was for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Career Statistics

International Appearances

These numbers are correct as of September 27, 2022.

International Goals

Egypt's score is listed first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 June 2019	Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt	Guinea	3–1	3–1	Friendly

Honours

Zamalek

• Egyptian Premier League: 2014–15
• Egypt Cup: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
• CAF Confederation Cup: 2023–24
• CAF Super Cup: 2024

Basel

• Swiss Super League: 2016–17
• Swiss Cup: 2016–17

Images for kids

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  Gaber plays for Basel in 2016

See also

In Spanish: Omar Gaber para niños