Mohamed Naser Elsayed Elneny (; born 11 July 1992) is an Egyptian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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and the Egypt national team. Elneny began his senior career in the

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, before moving to Swiss club

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in January 2013. He won eight honours at Basel, including the

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in each of his four seasons. In January 2016, he was transferred to Arsenal. Elneny competed at the

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for the Egyptian under-23 team, and played for the senior team at the

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and

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, as well as the

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Club career

Al Mokawloon

Elneny played his youth football with

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. In 2008, he transferred to Al Mokawloon during the 2010–2011 season. Elneny advanced and became a regular in the starting team. Following the

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in early February 2012, the Egyptian Premier League was stopped and all subsequent matches of the

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were postponed. On 10 March 2012, the

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announced their decision to cancel the remainder of the season.

Basel

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had been watching Elneny for some time and invited him to their training camp in

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from 14 to 24 January 2013. Elneny played his unofficial debut on 18 January 2013 during the friendly match against Steaua București, a 1–1 draw. Elneny was able to impress Basel's trainer

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during the training camp and on 29 January 2013, it was announced that he had signed a loan contract with Basel up until the end of June 2013. Elneny played his official debut for Basel in the 2012–13 Swiss Super League season on 10 February 2013 in the 3–0 home win against

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as he was substituted in at half time. At the end of the Swiss Super League season 2012–13 Elneny won the Championship title and was Swiss Cup runner up with Basel. In the

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Basel advanced as far as the

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, there being matched against the reigning

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holders

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, but they were knocked out, losing both home and away ties, beaten 2–5 on aggregate. During May 2013 Basel announced that they had taken up the option of signing the Egyptian midfielder on a permanent basis. He signed a four-year contract up-until 30 June 2017. He scored his first goal for Basel, the last goal of the match, in the 4–2 home win at the

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against Zurich on 16 April 2014. At the end of the 2013–14 Super League season Elneny won the league championship with Basel. They also reached the final of the 2013–14 Swiss Cup, but were beaten 2–0 by

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after extra time. During the 2013–14 Champions League season Basel reached the

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and finished the group in third position. Thus they qualified for Europa League knockout phase and here they advanced as far as the quarter-finals. In their season 2013–14 Basel played a total of 68 matches (36 Swiss League fixtures, 6 Swiss Cup, 6 Champions League and 10 Europa League and 10 test matches). Elneny totaled 55 appearances, 32 League, 4 Cup, 6 Champions League and 6 Europa League as well 7 in the test games. He scored just that one goal in the league. The season 2014–15 was a very successful one for Elneny and FC Basel. The championship was won for the sixth time in a row that season and in the

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they reached the final. But for the third season in a row, they finished as runners-up, losing 0–3 to

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in the final. Basel entered the Champions League in the

and reached the

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as on 9 December 2014 they managed a 1–1 draw at

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against

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. But then Basel then lost to Porto in the

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. Basel played a total of 65 matches (36 Swiss League fixtures, 6 Swiss Cup, 8 Champions League and 15 test matches). Under manager

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Elneny totaled 51 appearances, 29 in the Super League, 6 in the Cup and 7 in the Champions League, as well 9 in test games. He scored 5 goals in these matches. Despite the fact that Elneny left the club during the winter break, under their new trainer

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Basel won the

championship at the end of the 2015–16 Super League season. For Elneny it was the fourth title, for the club it was the seventh in a row and their 19th championship title in total. During his time with the club, Elneny played a total of 169 games for Basel scoring a total of 13 goals. 91 of these games were in the

, 16 in the

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, 37 in the UEFA competitions (Champions League and Europa League) and 25 were friendly games. He scored five goals in the domestic league, three in the cup, two in the

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and the other three were scored during the test games.

Arsenal

On 13 January 2016, after a 3–3 draw against

, Arsenal manager

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confirmed the signing of Elneny from FC Basel. The following day, the transfer was officially confirmed by the club for an undisclosed fee reported to be somewhere between £5 million and £7.4 million. He was assigned the number 35 shirt for Arsenal. He made his debut for the club in a 2–1 win against

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in the fourth round of the

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on 30 January, becoming the first Egyptian ever to play for Arsenal. Elneny scored his first Arsenal goal in the Champions League Round of 16 second leg defeat against

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, and was later awarded Arsenal's Player of the Month award for March. He also starred in April combining well with

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, winning the Arsenal's Player of the Month award for a second month. Elneny's only goal won him the goal of the season award for Arsenal. In the 2017–18 season, on 7 December 2017, Elneny scored his first goal at the Emirates Stadium (his second for Arsenal overall) in the

Group Stage against

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in a match which ended 6–0 to the home side. On 15 February, Elneny again produced a commendable display in the first leg of Arsenal's round of 32

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tie against

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. Elneny was subsequently rewarded man of the match for his effort in a 3–0 away victory. On 26 March 2018, Elneny renewed his contract with Arsenal. On 8 April 2018, Elneny was sent off against

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. In a tight game defender Jack Stephens tussled with

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and retaliation from Stephens resulted in referee

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giving him a straight red. Wilshere escaped with just a yellow card but in the aftermath, Elneny received a red card after a shove on future Arsenal teammate

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, that was his first red card ever in his professional career. Arsenal held on to win 3–2.

Loan to Beşiktaş

On 31 August 2019, Elneny joined Beşiktaş J.K. on a season-long loan deal with an optional buyout clause. On 14 September, Elneny was sent off in his debut in a 3–2 defeat against Gazisehir Gaziantep in the

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. On 25 July 2020, he scored his first and only goal for the club in a 3-0 victory over Genclerbirligi.

Return to Arsenal

On 28 August 2020, Elneny was in the starting 11 in the 2020 FA Community Shield, which Arsenal clinched a 5–4 victory over

in the penalty shootout after the match was 1–1 after 90 minutes. On 1 November 2020, Elneny put in an excellent display at the base of Arsenal's midfield alongside

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to render

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and

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ineffective and earn

a first league win at

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since 2006. Elneny was praised by manager,

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after the game. While being away with Egypt during the International break in November 2020, it was confirmed by the Egyptian Football Association that Elneny tested positive for

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but showed no symptoms. After his return, he scored his first goal of the season in a 4–2 victory over

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in the

on 10 December 2020. His stunning strike outside the box was voted as the runner-up of the Goal of the Month on Arsenal's official website, also later on winning goal of the season. Elneny then scored another screamer versus

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on 11 March 2021, to keep Arsenal in the tie. On 2 May 2021, Elneny scored his first Premier League goal for Arsenal with a volley from the edge of the box in a game against

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. On 24 May 2022, Elneny renewed his contract with Arsenal. On 21 February 2023, Elneny signed a new one-and-a-half-year deal with the club.

International career

Elneny helped the national under-23 team qualify for the

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, where he played in all four games as the team reached the last eight, and were knocked out by Japan. Elneny made his full international debut in a 2–1 loss against

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in September 2011. He scored his first goal for Egypt in a 2–2 draw against Jamaica national football team, Jamaica in a friendly on 4 June 2014. He was in the senior Egypt national squad for the Africa Cup of Nations 2017 in Gabon, where the nation finished as runners-up. He also helped the team qualify to the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament in Russia, this is the third time for the Egyptians to participate in the competition after the 1934 and 1990 editions.

Media

Elneny was involved in the Amazon Original sports

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'' All or Nothing: Arsenal'', which documented the club by spending time with the coaching staff and players behind the scenes both on and off the field throughout their 2021–22 season.

Personal life

Elneny is a devout Muslim. In July 2019, the body of a man, believed to be a thief attempting to steal electrical cables, was discovered on Elneny's property in

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, Egypt. The body was discovered by his father, who immediately reported the incident to the police. It is believed that the man was electrocuted trying to steal the cables. On 15 May 2021, Arsenal's sponsors

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commenced "urgent talks" with the club after Elneny posted a tweet in support of

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during the

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. This resulted in a response from the

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''As of match played 18 November 2022. Egypt score listed first, score column indicates score after each Elneny goal.''

Honours

Basel *

: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 Arsenal *

: 2016–17 *

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runner-up: 2017–18 *

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runner-up: 2018–19 Egypt *

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runner-up:

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Individual *Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament:

References

External links

Profile
at the Arsenal F.C. website
Profile
at the Premier League website
Profile at Swiss Football League Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elneny, Mohamed 1992 births Living people People from El Mahalla El Kubra Egyptian footballers Egypt youth international footballers Egypt international footballers Association football midfielders Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC players FC Basel players Arsenal F.C. players Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Egyptian Premier League players Swiss Super League players Premier League players Süper Lig players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Olympic footballers of Egypt Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Egyptian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Turkey Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in England Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey FA Cup Final players