Ali Zein

Not to be confused with Ali Ezzine or Ali Zein.

Ali Zein Mohamed al-Hawwari (Arabic: علي زين محمد الهواري; born 14 December 1990) is an Egyptian handball player for Romanian side Dinamo București player and the Egyptian national team.^[1]

Ali Zein
Zein in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Ali Zein Mohamed al-Hawwari
Born	(1990-12-14) 14 December 1990 (age 35) Abu Mina', Qena Governorate, Egypt
Nationality	Egyptian
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	ONE Veszprém
Number	90
Youth career
Years	Team
1996–2008	Al Ahly
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2008–2013	Al Ahly
2013–2014	Étoile Sportive du Sahel
2014–2016	Al Jazira Club
2016–2018	Pays d'Aix UC
2018–2021	Sharjah Sports Club
2020	→ Al Ahly (loan)
2021–2022	FC Barcelona
2022–2025	Dinamo București
2023	→ Al Ahly (loan)
2025	→ Al Ahly (loan)
2025–	ONE Veszprém
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–	Egypt	323	(508)
Medal record African Championship 2016 Egypt 2020 Tunisia 2022 Egypt 2024 Egypt 2018 Gabon Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin Team

Club career

Zein was born in Abu Mina', Qena Governorate, hailing from the Hawwara tribe.^[2][3] He started his career at Al Ahly in 1996–97,^[4] then he played for Étoile Sportive du Sahel, Al Jazira Club, Pays d'Aix Université Club and Sharjah Sports Club, before joining Barcelona in July 2021,^[5] where he won the 2021–22 EHF Champions League.^[6] After one season he transferred to Dinamo București.^[7]

International career

He played for Egypt U20 at the 2009 Junior World Championship and 2011 Junior World Championship.

He won the 2013 Mediterranean Games, and the African Championship in 2016, 2020, 2022 and 2024 with Egypt.^[8][9] He also represented Egypt at the World Men's Handball Championship in 2013, 2015, 2019,^[10][11] 2021, 2023 and 2025.^[12] In addition, he competed in the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.^[13]

Honours

Club

Al Ahly

• Egypt Handball Cup: 2009
• Arab Handball Championship of Champions: 2010
• African Handball Champions League: 2012
• Egyptian Handball League: 2012–13
• African Handball Cup Winners' Cup: 2013

Étoile du Sahel

• Tunisian Handball Cup: 2013–14

Al Jazira

• UAE Handball League: 2015–16
• UAE President's Handball Cup: 2015–16

Sharjah

• UAE Handball League: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
• UAE President's Handball Cup: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21

Barcelona

• EHF Champions League: 2021–22
• Liga ASOBAL: 2021–22
• Copa del Rey: 2021–22
• Copa ASOBAL: 2021–22
• Supercopa ASOBAL: 2021–22

Dinamo București

• Liga Națională: 2023, 2024, 2025
• Romanian Cup: 2024, 2025
• Romanian Super Cup: 2022, 2023, 2024

International

Egypt

• Mediterranean Games: 2013
• African Championship: 2016, 2020, 2022, 2024

Individual

• Best Player at the 2018 African Championship
• Best Left Back at the 2020 African Championship
• Best Left Back at the 2022 African Championship