Ahmed Fathi

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Ahmed Fathi (born October 11, 1984) is an Egyptian international football player. He currently plays for Sheffield United in the English Premiership

1 Club Career
2 International Career
3 References and notes
4 External links

[edit] Club Career

Fathi played as a right-back for Ismaily SC in Egypt. He prefers to play on the right side of midfield, and is known for his versatility.

Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram reported in early 2007 that club Ismaily SC had accepted Sheffield United’s £700,000 offer for Fathi^[1], and after a number of weeks of protracted negotiations the highly rated defensive midfielder signed a three and a half year contract and was finally unveiled by the English club.^[2]

On February 10, he made his Premiership debut in the closing minutes in the 2-1 defeat of Tottenham Hotspur at Bramall Lane ^[3].

[edit] International Career

Fathi became Egypt's youngest ever international when he was capped at 17 years old.

He was a member of the Egyptian youth team that won the African Youth Cup 2003 in Burkina Faso, and was also part of the Egypt squad that won the African Cup of Nations at the Cairo International Stadium last year, when they beat the Ivory Coast on penalties in the final.

In February 2007, Fathi sealed a 2-0 win over Sweden with a powerful shot three minutes before time in an international friendly in Cairo marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of the African Football Confederation (Caf).