Saad Samir

Saad El-Din Samir Saad Ali (Arabic: سَعْد الدِّين سَمِير سَعْد عَلِيّ; born 1 April 1989), simply known as Saad Samir, is an Egyptian footballer who plays as a defender for Ceramica Cleopatra. He has competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[3][4]

Saad Samir

Personal information
Full name	Saad El-Din Samir Saad Ali[1]
Date of birth	(1989-04-01) 1 April 1989 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth	Benha, Qalyubia, Egypt
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Ceramica Cleopatra
Number	6
Youth career
	Al Ahly
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2023	Al Ahly	134	(13)
2010–2011	→ El Mokawloon (loan)	14	(0)
2011–2012	→ Al-Masry (loan)	12	(0)
2021–2023	→ Modern Sport FC (loan)	37	(1)
2023–	Ceramica Cleopatra FC	13	(1)
International career‡
2009–2011	Egypt U20	6	(0)
2012	Egypt U23	20	(0)
2014–2018	Egypt	13	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 ِAugust 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 ِAugust 2024

Career

Samir began playing football in the Al Ahly youth system. However, he left the club for Ittihad El Shorta SC and Al-Nasr SC (Benghazi) before returning to Al Ahly in 2009. After a couple of loan spells with El Mokawloon SC and Al-Masry SC, Samir became a key part of Al Ahly's defense.^[5]

In May 2018 he was named in Egypt's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[6]

Honours and achievements

Club

Al Ahly

• Egyptian Premier League: 2009–10, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019-20
• Egypt Cup: 2017, 2019–20
• Egyptian Super Cup: 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
• CAF Champions League: 2012, 2013, 2019–20, 2020-21
• CAF Confederation Cup: 2014
• CAF Super Cup: 2013, 2014
• FIFA Club World Cup: Third-Place 2020

Modern Sport

• Egyptian League Cup: 2021-2022

Ceramica Cleopatra

• Egyptian League Cup: 2023-2024