Ahmed Elmohamady profile
- Club
- _Retired Soccer
- Position
- Right-Back
- Nationality
- Egypt
- Date of birth
- 1987-09-09
- Birthplace
- Basyoun, Egypt
- Height
- 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
- Weight
- 75 kg (165 lb)
- Signing / transfer fee
- Free
About Ahmed Elmohamady
Ahmed Eissa Elmohamady Abdel Fattah (Arabic: أحمد المحمدي; born 9 September 1987) is an Egyptian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He currently works for Aston Villa in the club's commercial department.
Elmohamady moved to Premier League club Sunderland in 2010, initially on loan from Egyptian side ENPPI. He went on to make over 240 league appearances for Sunderland and Hull City before joining Aston Villa during the Summer 2017 transfer window. He has won promotion to the Premier League from the Championship three times; twice with Hull City and once with Aston Villa.
He was selected by the Egyptian national team's manager, Hassan Shehata, for his first international appearance in 2007 and went on to win 92 caps. He was part of the Egyptian squads that won the 2008 and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. He also captained the national team until 2019.