Hazem Mohamed Abdel Hamid Emam ( ar, حازم محمد عبد الحميد إمام; born 7 September 1988) is a retired Egyptian professional

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who played as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Emam played his entire career in Zamalek. He debuted in the first team in 2008 with manager

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. Emam also scored the game-winning goal against

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in the 2014 Egypt Cup Final. In 2014–15 season he became the team captain.

International career

Hazem Emam has represented the

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, making his debut against

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on 29 December 2009. He was also on the team list for the Egyptian National Team in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification for Africa.

Honours

Zamalek *

: 2014–15,

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, 2021-22 *

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: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 ,

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: 2019–20 *

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: 2018–19 *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Emam, Hazem 1988 births Living people Footballers from Giza Egyptian men's footballers Zamalek SC players Egyptian Premier League players Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders