Engy Ahmed Atya Sayed ( ar, إنجي أحمد عطية سيد, born September 4, 1986), shortly Engy Sayed, is an Egyptian

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who plays as a

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for the Egypt national team and for

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club Al-Amerya.

Early life

Engy Sayed was born in Cairo, Egypt on 4 September 4, 1986. She was supported by her family who love football, and used to play in the street with her brothers and other relatives. She marketed herself to foreign clubs through YouTube.

Club career

Sayed played for the Cairo-based Wadi Degla SC before she moved in November 2017 to Turkey to join Trabzon İdmanocağı, who play in the Turkish Women's First Football League (with jersey number 8). She currently captains Egyptian club Al-Amerya. The team lost in the finals of the Egyptian Ladies FA Cup in 2023. It is the second time Sayed has lost in the finals with the club.

International career

Sayed appeared for the

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at the

2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations The 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations was the 12th edition of the biennial international football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the women's national teams of Africa. The tournament was held in Cameroo ...

held in Cameroon. She scored twice in their qualifying campaign for the tournament, both goals being against Libya. As of 2023, she served as Egypt's captain.

References

1986 births Living people Footballers from Cairo Women's association football forwards Egyptian women's footballers Egypt women's international footballers Egyptian expatriate women's footballers Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate women's footballers in Turkey Trabzon İdmanocağı women's players Wadi Degla SC (women) players Egyptian Women's Premier League players {{Egypt-women-footy-bio-stub