Ali Zein
Ali Zein Mohamed (Arabic: علي زين محمد; born 14 December 1990) is an Egyptian handball player for Al-Wasl and the Egyptian national team.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ali Zein Mohamed | ||
| Born |
14 December 1990 Egypt | ||
| Nationality | Egyptian | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Al-Wasl | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1998–2008 | Al Ahly | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2008–2013 | Al Ahly | ||
2013–2014 | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | ||
2014–2016 | Al Jazira | ||
2016–2018 | Pays d'Aix UC | ||
2018–2021 | Sharjah | ||
2020 | → Al Ahly (loan) | ||
2021–2022 | FC Barcelona | ||
2022– | Al-Wasl | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011– | Egypt | 268 | (320) |
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Club career
He started his career at Al Ahly, then he played for Étoile Sportive du Sahel, Al Jazira, Pays d'Aix Université Club and Sharjah, before joining Barcelona in July 2021,[2] where he won the 2021–22 EHF Champions League.[3] After one season he transferred to Sharjah.[4]
International career
He played for Egypt U20 at the 2009 Junior World Championship and 2011 Junior World Championship.
He won the 2013 Mediterranean Games, and the African Championship in 2016, 2020 and 2022 with Egypt.[5] He also represented Egypt at the World Men's Handball Championship in 2013, 2015, 2019,[6][7] 2021 and 2023, and in the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Honours
- Club
Al Ahly
- Egypt Handball Cup: 2009
- Arab Handball Championship of Champions: 2010
- African Handball Champions League: 2012
- Egyptian Handball League: 2012–13
- African Handball Cup Winners' Cup: 2013
Étoile du Sahel
- Tunisian Handball Cup: 2013–14
Al Jazira
- UAE Handball League: 2015–16
- UAE President's Handball Cup: 2015–16
Sharjah
- UAE Handball League: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
- UAE President's Handball Cup: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
Barcelona
- EHF Champions League: 2021–22
- Liga ASOBAL: 2021–22
- Copa del Rey: 2021–22
- Copa ASOBAL: 2021–22
- Supercopa ASOBAL: 2021–22
- International
Egypt
- Mediterranean Games: 2013
- African Championship: 2016, 2020, 2022; runner-up 2018
- Individual
- Best Player at the 2018 African Championship
- Best Left Back at the 2020 African Championship
- Best Left Back at the 2022 African Championship
References
- "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- "HANDBALL: Ali Zein makes sensational move to World champions Barcelona". KingFut. 2 July 2021.
- "FC Barcelona and Ali Zein go their separate ways". FC Barcelona. 29 June 2022.
- "HANDBALL: Ali Zein joins Dinamo București from Barcelona". KingFut. 14 April 2022.
- "HANDBALL: Egypt crowned African champions for eighth time". KingFut. 18 July 2022.
- 2019 World Men's Handball Championship roster
- "إعلان قائمة مصر النهائية لمونديال اليد". kooora.com. 7 January 2019.
External links
- Ali Zein at the Ligue Nationale de Handball (in French)
- Ali Zein at Olympedia
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