Mohamed Elneny
Egyptian footballer (born 1992) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mohamed Naser Elsayed Elneny (Arabic: محمد ناصر السيد النني; born 11 July 1992)[4] is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and the Egypt national team.
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Full name | Mohamed Naser Elsayed Elneny[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1992-07-11) 11 July 1992 (age 31)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | El Mahalla El Kubra, Egypt[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Arsenal | |||||||||||||||||||
Number | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1997–2008 | Al Ahly | |||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Al Mokawloon | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
2010–2013 | Al Mokawloon | 35 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
2013 | → Basel (loan) | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2013–2016 | Basel | 76 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
2016– | Arsenal | 93 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Beşiktaş (loan) | 27 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Egypt U20 | 7 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
2010–2015 | Egypt U23 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
2011– | Egypt | 101 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:14, 24 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:15, 28 January 2024 (UTC) |
Elneny began his senior career in the Egyptian Premier League, before moving to Swiss club Basel in January 2013. He won eight honours at Basel, including the Swiss Super League in each of his four seasons. In January 2016, he was transferred to Arsenal.
Elneny competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics for the Egyptian under-23 team. He has earned over 100 caps for the senior team since 2011, representing Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023, as well as the 2018 FIFA World Cup.