Magdy Abdelghany

Magdi Abdelghani in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Magdy Abdelghany Sayed Ahmed
Date of birth	(1959-07-27) 27 July 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth	Cairo, Egypt
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1965–1977	Al Ahly
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1988	Al Ahly
1988–1992	Beira-Mar
1992–1993	Al Masry
1993–1994	El Mokawloon
International career
1981–1992	Egypt	50	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Magdi Abdelghani Sayed Ahmed (Arabic: مجدي عبد الغني سيد أحمد; born 27 July 1959) is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.^[1]

Playing career

Abdelghani won 50 caps for Egypt, and at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy he scored a penalty against Netherlands.^[2]

He also competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics,^[3] and helped the Pharaohs win the 1986 African Cup of Nations on home soil. He also won an All-African Games gold medal in 1987.^[4]