Amir Abdelhamid Mohamed ( ar, أمير عبد الحميد محمد) (born April 24, 1979) is an Egyptian

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. He plays the

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position for the Egyptian club El-Entag El-Harby. He started his career in

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and became his first goalkeeper after

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escaped to FC Sion on 21 February 2008. He proved excellence in the games he played. Thus, Egyptian commentators asks him to wait for his chance, as they see that he will be the

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national goalkeeper. Amir was once considered the third goalkeeper for the national team. Amir played 10 minutes with

against

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of Brazil in the semi-final of FIFA Club World Cup 2006, and the whole 3rd place match versus

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of Mexico. On May 15, 2008, Amir has been chosen for the first time in the

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squad for the

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qualifiers.

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* 1979 births Living people Al Ahly SC players Al Masry SC players Smouha SC players Wadi Degla SC players El Entag El Harby SC players Egyptian footballers Association football goalkeepers Egyptian Premier League players Egypt international footballers {{Egypt-footy-goalkeeper-stub