Hosny Abd Rabo

Ismaily

Hosny started his professional football career at Ismaily in Egypt, and was the youngest player in the Egyptian first division when Ismaily won the League Championship in the season 2001–02. In 2003, Hosni joined the Egyptian U-20's in the FIFA World Youth Championship 2003 in the Arab Emirates. At the end of 2003, he played in the Arabian Club Championship final but lost, achieving the same result in the 2003 African Champions League. In 2004 Hosny was selected for the first time in his career to play for the Egyptian national team in the 2004 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia and was one of the youngest players in the tournament. He re-joined Ismaily in January 2011.

Strasbourg

In summer 2005, Hosny signed a five-year contract with French club RC Strasbourg, for whom he appeared in 22 Ligue 1 matches. He was called up for the Egyptian national team that would participate in the 2006 African Cup of Nations in Egypt, but was injured just one week before the tournament started and could not play. The Egyptian national team eventually went on to win the tournament against Ivory Coast.

Return to Ismaily

In the 2005–06 season, Strasbourg was relegated to Ligue 2. Hosny then left the team on a season loan deal, returning to his original club Ismaily. Due to his impressive performance with the Egyptian national team in the 2008 African Cup of Nations tournament, he was chosen as Player of the Tournament. After the loan spell ended, Hosny agreed…

Hosny made his debut for the Egypt national team against Sudan on 6 June 2004. He was called up to the Egyptian national team for the 2006 African Cup of Nations held in Egypt, but was injured one week before the tournament started and was consequently excluded from the tournament squad. As a member of the national team, he won the 2007 Pan Arab Games held in Egypt. He was the key player in the Egyptian team that won the 2008 African Cup of Nations, scoring four goals, making two assists and being named Player of the Tournament.

2008 African Cup of Nations

Hosny scored two goals in the first match against Cameroon, one from a penalty. Hosny also assisted the third goal, which was scored by Abo Trieka.

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

Ismaily

Egyptian Premier League: 2001–02 Al Ahli

UAE Super Cup: 2008 UAE Football League: 2008–09 Egypt U20

African Youth Championship: Burkina Faso 2003 Participated in World Youth Championship (8th place): 2003 11th Pan Arab Games: 2007 Egypt

Africa Cup of Nations: 2008, 2010 Individual

Player of the tournament in the ACN 2008 in Ghana. Chosen in the starting XI team of the tournament in the ACN 2008 tournament. Best player in CAN 2008.