Ahmed Ghanem Soltan ( ar, أحمد غانم سلطان) (born on 8 April 1986 in

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) is an Egyptian footballer who currently plays for

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side

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. He is a graduate of the

Zamalek SC Zamalek Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الزمالك للألعاب الرياضية), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an Egyptian sports club based in Giza. It is one of the most successful football clubs in Africa and the Middle East, an ...

youth academy; his father Ghanem Soltan was also a graduate of the Zamalek youth academy. Ahmed had a brief stint in Poland, in which he won the

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 cl ...

League with

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. He is well known for his pace and ability to both defend and attack on the right wing. He is the son of former Zamalek and Egypt club player Ghanem Soltan.

International career

Ghanem has represented

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at all youth levels, most notably at U20 level, including FIFA World Youth Cup 2005.

Honors

with
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* Polish Premier League (2006)

with Zamalek

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(2008)

References

Living people Zamalek SC players Egyptian men's footballers Legia Warsaw players 1986 births Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Egyptian expatriates in Poland Egyptian Premier League players Men's association football wingers FK Genclerbirliyi Sumqayit players Footballers from Giza {{Egypt-footy-midfielder-stub