Ramadan Sobhi

Ramadan Sobhi
Personal information
Full name Ramadan Sobhi[1]
Date of birth (1997-06-27) 27 June 1997[1]
Place of birth Cairo, Egypt
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Stoke City
Number 32
Youth career
2005–2014 Al Ahly
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Al Ahly 55 (11)
2016– Stoke City 4 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 Egypt U17 19 (6)
2015– Egypt U20 2 (0)
2015– Egypt U23 9 (4)
2015– Egypt 10 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:12, 5 November 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:20, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

Ramadan Sobhi (Arabic: رمضان صبحي‎, translit. Ramaḍān Subhī‎; born 27 June 1997) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Stoke City and the Egypt national team.

Sobhi began his career with leading Egyptian club Al Ahly, making his professional debut in February 2014. He established himself in the first team at the Cairo International Stadium and helped Al Ahly to win the Egyptian Premier League title in the 2013–14 and 2015–16 campaigns. His performances attracted the attentions of European clubs and in July 2016 he joined English side Stoke City for a fee of £5 million.

Club career

Al Ahly

After progressing through the youth ranks at Cairo club Al Ahly, Sobhi made his professional debut at the age of 16 on 6 February 2014, in a 2013–14 Egyptian Premier League match against Ghazl El Mahalla under the management of Mohamed Youssef.[2] In April 2014 Sobhi, took part in the Sheikh Zayed friendly tournament in the UAE with Al Ahly-U17's, and attracted the attentions of Spanish club Atlético Madrid.[3] On 16 June 2014, Sobhi scored his first goal for Al Ahly in a 3–0 win over Misr Lel-Makkasa.[4] On 28 June 2014 he started the decisive championship play-off match against city rivals, Zamalek and helped his team to a 1–0 victory.[5] On 2 July he scored twice against Petrojet to secure a 4–0 win and Al Ahly went on to claim the league title.[6][7] In March 2015, Sobhi signed a long-term contract with Al Ahly.[8][9]

Sobhi helped Al Ahly win the 2014 Egyptian Super Cup against Zamalek.[10] Sobhi became a regular under Juan Garrido and his performances in 2014–15 attracted the attentions of European clubs, including Arsenal, RB Leipzig, Roma, Sampdoria and Udinese.[11][12][13][14][15] He scored a late equalizer against Al-Masry on 10 January 2015, in what was the first meeting between the clubs since the 2012 Port Said Stadium riot.[16] Sobhi attracted international attention after he stood on the ball in a 2–0 win against Zamalek on 21 July 2015, which caused Hazem Emam to kick out at Sobhi and was sent-off.[17] Al Ahly ended the 2014–15 campaign in 2nd place behind arch rivals Zamalek.[18]

Sobhi caused controversy in the 2015 Egyptian Super Cup against Zamalek as he repeated his stand on the ball trick which enraged the Zamalek players.[19] Al Ahly went on to win the match 3–2 and Sobhi later apologized for his showboating.[20] Sobhi was sent-off for the first time in his career on 15 April 2016 in a match against ENPPI, for an argument with an ENNPI player at half time.[21][22] Sobhi played in 28 league matches for Al Ahly in 2015–16 under Martin Jol as the side claimed another league title.[23]

Stoke City

Sobhi signed for Premier League club Stoke City on 25 July 2016 for a fee of £5 million.[24][25] He made his Premier League debut for Stoke on 20 August 2016 against Manchester City.[26]

International career

Sobhi made his national team debut against Tanzania on June 14, 2015 in the first round of 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the age of 17 years, 11 months and 18 days, to become the second youngest player to ever play for the Egyptian national team after Mido. On March 29 he scored his first international goal on top level, in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Nigeria.[27]

Style of play

Sobhi is mostly used upfront on either wings, although he also can be used as an attacking midfielder or a secondary striker.[28] His style of play, which combines dribbling, clinical passing, vision, and an eye for goal, made him dubbed on several occasions as the new Mohamed Aboutrika, who is considered to be one of Egypt's greatest footballers.[28]

Personal life

Speaking in February 2016, Sobhi stated that he supports Spanish side Real Madrid.[29]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 November 2016[1][30]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al Ahly 2013–14[30] Egyptian Premier League 3100—3[lower-alpha 1]263
2014–15[30] Egyptian Premier League 24543—3[lower-alpha 2]0318
2015–16[30] Egyptian Premier League 28500—6[lower-alpha 3]1346
Total 551143—1237117
Stoke City 2016–17[30] Premier League 400020—60
Career total 591143201237717
  1. ↑ Appearances and goals in the Egyptian Premier League Championship play-offs
  2. ↑ One appearance in Egyptian Super Cup, two in CAF Champions League
  3. ↑ One appearance in Egyptian Super Cup, five and one goal in CAF Champions League

International

As of match played 13 November 2016[30]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Egypt
201520
201681
Total101

International goals

Egypt score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sobhi goal.[30]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1 29 March 2016Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt6 Nigeria1–01–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[27]

Honours

Club

Al Ahly

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "RAMADAN SOBHI". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Individual Highlights: 16-year-old Ramadan Sobhy's first official match with Al Ahly". King Fut. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ramadan Sobhy among three Al Ahly youth players Atlético Madrid show interest in". King Fut. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ramadan Sobhy shines as Al Ahly cruise past Misr El-Maqassa". King Fut. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Al Ahly overcome Zamalek in 108th league Cairo derby". King Fut. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Four-star Al Ahly cruise past Petrojet". King Fut. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Al Ahly win unprecedented 37th league title following Smouha stalemate". King Fut. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ramadan Sobhy signs new 5-year contract with Al Ahly". King Fut. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Al Ahly extend contracts of 8 players". King Fut. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Al Ahly beat Zamalek to win Egypt Super Cup". King Fut. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Al Ahly receive Arsenal trial offer for Ramadan Sobhy: Wael Reyad". King Fut. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Al Ahly youngster Ramadan Sobhy on RB Leipzig's radar – Report". King Fut. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Sampdoria bid for Al Ahly's Ramadan Sobhy". King Fut. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Udinese interested in Al Ahly duo Sobhy, Trezeguet". King Fut. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "AS Roma send official offer for Ramadan Sobhy". King Fut. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  16. ↑ "Sobhy salvages late point for Al Ahly against Al Masry". King Fut. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  17. ↑ "Football - Al Ahly midfielder Ramadan Sobhi gets player sent off after standing on the ball". Yahoo. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  18. ↑ "Al Ahly down Al Masry 2-0 to secure second place". King Fut. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  19. ↑ "Tempers flair as Al Ahly defeat Zamalek in Abu Dhabi to win Super Cup". King Fut. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  20. ↑ "Ramadan Sobhy apologises for showboating". King Fut. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  21. ↑ "10-man Al Ahly beat ENPPI to widen gap with Zamalek". King Fut. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  22. ↑ "Martin Jol: Ramadan's sending off really bothered me". King Fut. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  23. ↑ "Al Ahly secure 38th league title after beating Ismaily". King Fut. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  24. ↑ "Potters Seal Sobhi Swoop". Stoke City. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  25. ↑ "Ramadan Sobhi: Stoke sign Egyptian winger from Al Ahly". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  26. ↑ "Stoke 1-4 Man City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  27. 1 2 "Egypt 1-0 Nigeria: Eagles fail to qualify for Africa Cup of Nations after Egypt defeat". Goal.com. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  28. 1 2 "A new prodigy rises in Egypt". FIFA. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  29. ↑ "Ramadan Sobhy: I support Real Madrid". King Fut. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  30. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Sobhi, Ramadan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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