Mahmoud Abou El-Saoud Zaki Mohamed Kassem ( ar, محمود أبو السعود; born November 30, 1987) is an Egyptian

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who plays as a

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for

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side El Mokawloon El Arab. He was also a member of

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Club career

Mansoura

Although he was still playing for the

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side

Mansoura Mansoura (' , rural: ) is a city in Egypt, with a population of 960,423. It is the capital of the Dakahlia Governorate. Etymology ''Mansoura'' in Arabic means "victorious". The city is named after the El Mansoura Battle against Louis IX of Fr ...

, Mahmoud Abou El-Saoud greatly shined. After a long and intense race with

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in 2008–09, Abou El-Saoud led his club to promote from the second division to the

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. He continued to put strong performances with his side in the Premier League and as a result he was called by

Hassan Shehata Hassan Shehata ( ar, حسن شحاتة; born 19 June 1947) is an Egyptian former professional football player. Before retirement he played as a forward. He then became a football manager, who is now retired. Shehata led Egypt to victory in 3 ti ...

to the

for his first time ever. Even with his effort, Mansoura was eventually relegated to the second division by the end of the 2009–10 season.

Al Ahly

On 22 June 2010, Mansoura chairman, Ibrahim Megahed, announced the transfer of Mahmoud Abou El-Saoud to the Cairo giant

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.AbdelAziz, Omar – (

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"Aboul-Saoud completes Ahly move"
The daily news Egypt, 2010-06-22. Retrieved on 23 June 2010. The transfer was estimated for LE 5 million. He made a few appearances in the league, and despite two goalkeeping mistakes in Al Ahly's match against Ismaily that cost them the game, he started the next game, against Semouha, under new coach Zizo.

International career

Although Mahmoud Abou El-Saoud was part of the Egyptian squad that won the

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, he did not participate in any of the matches.

Honors

National team

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* * 1987 births Living people Egyptian men's footballers Egypt men's international footballers 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players Men's association football goalkeepers People from Mansoura, Egypt Egyptian Premier League players El Mansoura SC players Smouha SC players Al Ahly SC players Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC players El Qanah FC players CAF Champions League-winning players {{Egypt-footy-goalkeeper-stub