Ahmed Fathy

Early career: Ismaily and Sheffield United

Fathy was born in Banha, He played as a midfielder and right-back for Ismaily in Egypt, where he won the 2001–02 Egyptian Premier League. In early 2007, Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram reported that Fathy's club had accepted Sheffield United's £700,000 offer for the player, and after a number of weeks of protracted negotiations, Fathy signed a three-and-a-half-year contract on 24 January 2007. Fathy made his Premier League debut for United as a substitute in the closing minutes of a 2–1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Bramall Lane on 10 February 2007, and made his full first team debut at Anfield against Liverpool on 24 February 2007, but failed to hold down a regular spot for the Blades.

Al Ahly

Fathy had been linked with a move to the Egyptian club El Zamalek for €2 million after discussions with Sheffield United's management, but the player refused the transfer even though the clubs had agreed a fee – with Fathy insisting he wanted to continue his career as a professional player outside of Egypt. However, El Zamalek's Egyptian rivals Al Ahly succeeded in gaining Fathy's consent for a move and Sheffield United's agreement to a deal. On 10 September 2007 Fathy joined El-Ahly for a fee of £675,000 after making just three senior appearances for United in the eight months he had spent with the club. Fathy had been signed after the transfer window in Egypt had closed however, and with Al-Ahly being unable to register…

Fathy became the Egypt national team's youngest ever international when he was capped at 17 years old in 2001 against South Africa. Fathy was picked for the National team by Egyptian Coach Mohsen Saleh even before playing in his club's first team Ismaily SC, although this followed soon after, and was then called up for the Egyptian youth team. Fathy was a member of the Egyptian youth team that won the African Youth Cup 2003 in Burkina Faso, and was part of the Egypt squad at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in 2003, and at one point Fathy was part of Egypt's U-20, U-23 and senior squads at the same time. Fathy was also part of the Egypt squad that won the Africa Cup of Nations at the Cairo International Stadium in 2006, when they beat Ivory Coast on penalties in the final. In the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, Fathy was named as the fair player of the tournament and he was named in the team of the tournament. In May 2018, he was named in Egypt's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He scored an own goal in the match against Russia.

As of match played 16 November 2021

Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fathy goal.

Ismaily

Egyptian Premier League: 2001–02 Al Ahly

Egyptian Premier League: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 Egypt Cup: 2016–17, 2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup: 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019 CAF Champions League: 2008, 2012, 2013, 2019–20 CAF Super Cup: 2009, 2014 Pyramids

Egypt Cup: 2023–24 Egypt

Africa Cup of Nations: 2006, 2008, 2010 Pan Arab Games: 2007 Egypt U20

African Youth Championship: 2003 Individual

CAF Team of the Year: 2012, 2013, 2017 IFFHS CAF Men's Team of the Decade 2011–2020