Ali Gabr

Ali Gabr Gabr Mossad (Arabic: علي جبر جبر مسعد; born 10 January 1989) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays for Egyptian Premier League side Pyramids and the Egyptian national team as a centre-back.^[4]

Ali Gabr
علي جبر

Ali Gabr with Egypt at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Personal information
Full name	Ali Gabr Gabr Mossad[1]
Date of birth	(1989-01-10) 10 January 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth	Tanta, Egypt[3]
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Pyramids
Number	5
Youth career
	Ismaily
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2012	Ismaily	3	(0)
2012–2014	Al Ittihad	29	(0)
2014–2018	Zamalek	130	(4)
2018	→ West Bromwich Albion (loan)	0	(0)
2018–	Pyramids	75	(7)
International career‡
2010	Egypt U23	1	(0)
2014–	Egypt	40	(1)
Medal record Representing  Egypt Runner-up 2017 Gabon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:26, 20 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Zamalek SC

Gabr signed for Zamalek in June 2014. His performances resulted in his selection for the Egyptian national team. Zamalek won the Egyptian Premier league 2014–15.

West Bromwich Albion

On 29 January 2018, Gabr joined West Bromwich Albion on a six-month loan deal worth €500,000 with a €2.5 million option to buy at the end of the season with Zamalek retaining a 10% sell-on clause.^[5]

Pyramids

On 10 July 2018, Gabr joined Pyramids after West Bromwich turned down the option to sign the defender on a permanent deal.^[6]

International career

He was called up for the national team under Shawky Gharib on 4 June 2014 in a friendly game against Jamaica.

In May 2018, Gabr was named in Egypt's squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 March 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[lower-alpha 1]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goal
Ismaily SC	2009-10	Egyptian Premier League	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2010-11	Egyptian Premier League	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Al Ittihad	2012-13	Egyptian Premier League	13	0	2	0	—		—		15	0
	2013-14	Egyptian Premier League	14	0	—		—		—		14	0
	Total		27	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	29	0
Zamalek SC	2014-15	Egyptian Premier League	33	1	4	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	38	1
	2015-16	Egyptian Premier League	26	0	4	1	9[lower-alpha 3]	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	40	1
	2016-17	Egyptian Premier League	25	2	3	0	8[lower-alpha 3]	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	37	2
	2017-18	Egyptian Premier League	15	0	—		—		—		15	0
	Total		99	3	11	1	17	0	3	0	130	4
West Bromwich Albion (loan)	2017-18	Premier League	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Pyramids FC	2018-19	Egyptian Premier League	27	3	4	0	—		—		31	3
	2019-20	Egyptian Premier League	23	1	2	0	10[lower-alpha 4]	1	—		35	2
	2020-21	Egyptian Premier League	20	2	3	0	10[lower-alpha 4]	0	—		33	2
	2021-22	Egyptian Premier League	32	3	3	0	10[lower-alpha 4]	2	—		45	5
	2022-23	Egyptian Premier League	26	1	3	0	12[lower-alpha 4]	1	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	42	2
	2023-24	Egyptian Premier League	4	0	1	0	5[lower-alpha 3]	0	—		10	0	15
Career Total			261	13	29	1	64	3	4	0	358

1. Includes Egypt Cup,Egyptian League Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Egyptian Super Cup
3. Appearance(s) in CAF Champions League
4. Appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup

International

As of match played 7 January 2024.^[9]

Egypt
Year	Apps	Goals
2014	2	0
2015	1	0
2016	6	1
2017	9[lower-alpha 1]	0
2018	8[lower-alpha 2]	0
2019	1	0
2020	0	0
2021	2	0
2022	2	0
2023	8	0
2024	1	0
Total	40	1

1. Six appearances in Africa Cup of Nations
2. Three appearances in FIFA World Cup

List of international goals scored by Ali Gabr

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	29 January 2016	Aswan Stadium, Aswan, Egypt	Libya	2-0	2-0	Friendly

Honours

Zamalek

• Egyptian Premier League: 2014–15
• Egypt Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16
• Egyptian Super Cup: 2016

Egypt

• Africa Cup of Nations: Runner-up 2017^[10]

References

1. "Ali Gabr: Player details". Confederation of African Football. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
2. "Ali Gabr: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
3. "Ali Gabr Stats SOCCER Stats".
4. "Ali Gabr". FootballDatabase.
5. Marwan Ahmed (27 January 2018). "Ali Gabr travels to England to finalize West Brom move".
6. "Pyramids complete signing of West Brom defender Ali Gabr". Goal.com. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
7. "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".^{[permanent dead link]}
8. "A. Gabr". Soccerway.
9. Ali Gabr at National-Football-Teams.com
10. Amy Lofthouse (5 February 2017). "Egypt 1 – 2 Cameroon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 February 2017.

External links

• Profile at the Pyramids FC website
• Ali Gabr – UEFA competition record (archive)