Saleh Gomaa ( ar, صالح جمعة; born 1 August 1993) is an Egyptian professional

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who formerly played for

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and currently plays for Ismailia based club,

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, and the Egyptian national team. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the

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. As a 19-year-old, he played at the 2013 African U-20 championship in Algeria and won "The Player of the Tournament" award, when the Egyptians won their trophy. He is the elder brother of the Egyptian footballer Abdallah Gomaa.

Career

Gomaa has played for the Egypt national team and was the youngest player in the squad when he represented Egypt at the 2012 London Olympics. In just one year, Gomaa represented Egypt for the U20, U23, and the first team squads.

With clubs

International career

Gomaa was a member of the

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that won the

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. He scored two goals in the competition, including a penalty in the final against Ghana. He was selected as the best player of the tournament. Gomaa was a key player for the Egyptian team at the CAF U23 Championship in Morocco.

Honours

;Al Ahly * Egyptian Premier League: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gomaa, Saleh 1993 births Living people Egyptian footballers Olympic footballers of Egypt Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2013 African U-20 Championship players Egypt international footballers ENPPI SC players Primeira Liga players Association football midfielders Al Ahly SC players Egyptian Premier League players Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Saudi Professional League players Al-Faisaly FC players People from North Sinai Governorate