Ahmed Samir Farag ( ar, أحمد سمير فرج; born 20 May 1986) is an Egyptian

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who plays for El-Daklyeh and

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. Farag mainly plays as a left back but can play as a left midfielder and left winger. In June 2008, Farag was chosen to the

Egypt national football team The Egypt national football team ( ar, منتخب مصر لكرة القدم), known colloquially as "the Pharaohs", represents Egypt in men's FIFA, international Association football, football, and is governed by the Egyptian Football Associati ...

and took a place in the line-up for the five matches

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played in 2010 World Cup Qualifiers. He made his debut match against Congo DR on 1 June 2008.Ahmed Samir Farag on FIFA.com
, September 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008 He was included in the Egypt national under-21 football team in two successive world championships, 2005 World Youth Cup held in Netherlands and 2003 World Youth Cup in

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. After his performance in 2003, Farag signed his first professional contract with

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at the age of 17, transferring from

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of Egypt. He was nominated for Young Player of the Year in Africa in 2005. In 2011, he won the best player prize in the Nile Basin Tournament, in Egypt. On 27 February 2014, he joined

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 ...

for 2 and a half years.

Honours

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