Hossam Mohamed Ashour Sanad Atia ( ar, حسام محمد عاشور سند عطية, born 9 March 1986) is an Egyptian

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who plays as a

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. After progressing through the club's youth system, Ashour established himself in the first team of

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and has won 39 domestic and continental competitions with the club, the most for any player both for a single club and at the club level in general. He is also the third most decorated player in history, only surpassed by

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and

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. He has made more than 500 appearances in all competitions. Having represented Egypt at under-20 level, he made his senior international debut for

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in 2008 and has won 14 caps.

Club career

Born in

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, Ashour began his career in the youth system at

before being promoted to the first team at the age of seventeen by manager

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after attracting his attention in a youth training session. He made his debut in the Egyptian Premier League during the 2003–04 season during a march against

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. He became the youngest player in the club's history to captain the side in a match against

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during the 2009–10 season after club captain

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was substituted. In 2014, Ashour made his 100th appearance in the CAF Champions League during a match against Tanzanian side

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, becoming only the fourth Al-Ahly player reach the tally after

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and

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. In May 2017, Ashour was banned for four matches and fined 40,000 Egyptian pounds after being charged with assaulting a referee. Al Ahly manager Hossam El-Badry was also charged for an incident with the referee during the match. Ashour was appointed club captain in his thirteenth year with Al Ahly, winning his first trophy as captain in January 2018 in a 1–0 victory over

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in the 2017 Egyptian Super Cup. The trophy was his 33rd senior trophy for the club, making him the most decorated player in the club's history. In May 2020, Ashour decided not to renew his contract with Al Ahly. In October 2020, Ashour joined Al Ittihad.

International career

Youth

Ashour represented Egypt at under-20 level, playing in the

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in Benin as the side finished as runners-up to

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. He also played for the side at the

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as Egypt were eliminated in the group stage. He later played for the Egypt Olympic squad.

Senior

Ashour made his debut for the

senior side in a 4–0 defeat to Sudan on 20 August 2008.

Honours

Al Ahly: * Egyptian Premier League (13): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10,

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, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 *

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(4): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2016–17, 2019–20 *

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(10): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011,

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, 2015,

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* CAF Champions League (6): 2005, 2006,

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* CAF Confederation Cup (1):

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(5): 2006, 2007, 2009,

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashour, Hossam 1986 births Living people Egyptian footballers Association football central defenders Al Ahly SC players Al Ittihad Alexandria Club players Egypt international footballers Egyptian Premier League players Footballers from Cairo