Mahmoud Fathalla

For the Egyptian Olympic wrestler, see Mahmoud Moustafa Fathalla.

Mahmoud Fathalla Abdou Ibrahim El Henawy (Arabic: عبدو ابراهيم الحناوي محمود فتح الله; born 13 February 1982)^[1] is an Egyptian manager and former professional footballer who played as a centre-back and is the head coach of Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh.

Mahmoud Fathalla

Personal information
Full name	Mahmoud Fathalla Abdou Ibrahim El Henawy
Date of birth	(1982-02-13) 13 February 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth	Dakahlia, Egypt
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2007	Ghazl El Mehalla	60	(5)
2007–2014	Zamalek	142	(43)
2014–2015	Tala'ea El Gaish	25	(1)
2015–2017	El Entag El Harby	68	(15)
2017	Nejmeh	12	(2)
2017–2018	Al Mokawloon Al Arab	6	(1)
2018–2020	Nogoom	28	(3)
Total		280+	(49)
International career
2005–2014	Egypt	53	(2)
Managerial career
2025-	Nejmeh
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Fathalla represented the Egypt national team in two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, winning it twice: in 2008 and 2010.^[2]

Managerial career

Fathalla signed with Nejmeh on April 21 2025 as the head coach for the remainder of the season after former manager Mohammad Dakka resigned.^[3]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fathalla goal.

List of international goals scored by Mahmoud Fathalla

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	3 September 2010	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Sierra Leone	1–1	1–1	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2	17 April 2014	Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt	Mozambique	1–0	1–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Zamalek

• Egypt Cup: 2008, 2013, 2014

Egypt

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2008, 2010

Individual

• Lebanese Premier League Best Goal: 2017–18^[4]