Hussein Hegazi
Hehazi with Egypt in the 1920 Olympic Games
Personal information
Date of birth (1889-09-14)14 September 1889
Place of birth Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt
Date of death 8 October 1961(1961-10-08) (aged 72)
Place of death Egypt
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1911 Dulwich Hamlet
1911 Fulham 1 (1)
1911–1914 Dulwich Hamlet
1914–1915 Sekka
1915–1923 Al Ahly
1923–1928 Zamalek SC
1928–1929 Al Ahly
1929–1931 Zamalek SC
International career
Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hussein Hegazi (Arabic: حسين حجازي, romanized: Ḥusayn Ḥijāziyy; 14 September 1889 – 8 October 1961) was an Egyptian international footballer.

Biography

He became the first African player to play in England after playing with Dulwich Hamlet and Fulham in 1911.[1][2] In his only Football League appearance for Fulham, he scored one goal.[3]

Hegazi in 1919

Hegazi also played for Sekka, Al Ahly and Zamalek SC in Egypt, and participated at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

A street in Cairo is named after him.[3]

References

  1. ^ "An Egyptian enigma". Al-Ahram Weekly. Archived from the original on 9 January 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
  2. ^ Glenn Moore (16 February 2005). "Graham fears multi-national squads will undermine England". The Independent. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
  3. ^ a b "The Forgotten Story of Hussein Hegazy". Southwark News. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Hussein Hegazi Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
  5. ^ "Hussein Hegazi". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

External links


Egypt football squad โ€“ 1920 Summer Olympics
Egypt football squad โ€“ 1924 Summer Olympics
Egypt national football team โ€“ managers
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