Osama Hosny

Egyptian footballer (born 1982)
Osama Hosny
Personal information
Full name Osama Hosny Lotfy Abdel Sattar[1]
Date of birth (1982-06-18) June 18, 1982 (age 41)[1]
Place of birth Sharkia, Egypt
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1996–2002 Al Ahly
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2011 Al Ahly 113 (39)
2011–2013 Misr El Makasa 30 (15)
2013–2014 Haras El Hodood
International career
2004–2007 Egypt 11 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 May 2015 (UTC)

Osama Hosny Lotfy Abdel Sattar (Arabic: أسامة حسني لطفي عبد الستار; born June 18, 1982) is a retired Egyptian footballer. He played the forward position for Egypt's African Super Cup Championship club Al Ahly. An Egyptian international but missed out on the 2006 African Cup of Nations in Egypt through injury.

Club career

He was a fine attacking striker who was a regular goal scorer for the African champions and played a major part in their CAF Champions League 2005 triumph scoring 3 goals. He scored 3 goals again in CAF Champions League 2006 helping Al Ahly to defend his title.

Osama has a great ability to score from any place, especially with his golden head. He scored 5 goals in one game against Koroum in the Egyptian League (2003–2004). Osama is famous for his good manners, and he was the vice-captain of Al-Ahly team.

He transferred to Misr El Makasa club in summer 2011. On 15 September 2014, he announced his retirement from football.

Memorable shots

  • An accurate header in the CAF Champions League 2005 final against Etoile Sportive du Sahel of Tunisia in Egypt's Military Academy Stadium. The game ended 3–0 for Al Ahly winning the Cup.
  • Two important goals in Cairo against Enyimba of Nigeria, in the group stage of CAF Champions League 2005, giving Al Ahly the 3 points of the watch with a win 2–1.
  • Scored Twice in Egyptian Soccer Cup Final 2007 Against El-Zamalek when he substituted in last five minutes in the Extra time, giving Al-Ahly the cup with a win 4–3.

Honours

Club

Al Ahly:

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.

External links

  • Osama Hosny at National-Football-Teams.com