Ahmed Hamdi Hussein Hafez (; born 10 February 1998) is an Egyptian professional

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who plays as an

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for

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side

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Career

Hamdy is a product of the

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youth system. On 18 December 2015, he made his debut with Al-Ahly in a

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match against

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under

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. He started the match before being substituted in the second half. On 4 February 2021, Hamdy joined Canadian

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club

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on loan for the

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. On 19 October 2021, Montréal announced they had exercised their purchase option on Hamdy. Upon completion of the 2023 Season, CF Montréal would announce that they would not pick up Hamdi's contract for 2024, ending his time with the club. In January 2024, Hamdy joined

. Later that year, on 19 May, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over

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in the CAF Confederation Cup final second leg, which granted his club their second title in the competition by winning on away goals rule following a 2–2 draw on aggregate.

Honours

Montreal Impact *

Canadian Championship The Canadian Championship () is an annual soccer tournament contested by Canadian professional teams. The winner is awarded the Voyageurs Cup and a berth in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. It is contested by Major League Soccer sides Toronto FC, Va ...

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Zamalek *

Egypt Cup The Egypt Cup (also known as the Egyptian FA Cup and formerly as the King Farouk Cup) is the main knockout football cup competition in Egypt. It is the oldest club competition in Africa. The first team to win the trophy was Zamalek in 1922. Al A ...

: 2024–25 *

CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football football team, club competition established in 2004 and organized by Confederation of African Football, CAF ...

: 2023–24 *

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamdi, Ahmed 1998 births Egyptian men's footballers Living people Footballers from Cairo Zamalek SC players Al Ahly SC players CF Montréal players Egyptian Premier League players Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt Egyptian expatriate men's footballers Major League Soccer players Egypt men's under-20 international footballers 21st-century Egyptian sportsmen