Karim Hafez

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Karim Hafez
Hafez with RC Lens in 2017
Personal information
Full name Karim Hafez Ramadan Seifeldin[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Beheira, Egypt
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Pyramids
Number 29
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Lierse 23 (2)
2015–2016 → Omonia (loan) 29 (0)
2016–2017 → Lens (loan) 23 (0)
2017–2018 → Lens (loan) 20 (2)
2018–2020 Wadi Degla 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Başakşehir (loan) 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Kasımpaşa (loan) 26 (0)
2020 → Yeni Malatyaspor (loan) 13 (0)
2020–2022 Yeni Malatyaspor 64 (0)
2022– Pyramids 1 (0)
International career
2015– Egypt 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022

Karim Hafez Ramadan Seifeldin (Arabic: كريـم حافظ رمضان سيف الدين; born 12 March 1996) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays for Pyramids and the Egyptian national team as a left-back.

Club career[edit]

Hafez made his top flight debut with Belgian club Lierse S.K. on 30 August 2014 against Waasland-Beveren in a 2–0 away defeat.[3] On 20 September 2014, he scored his first league goal against K.V.C. Westerlo in a 6–1 away defeat.[4] Hafez continued to play for Lierse’s senior side and was one of their star performers, scoring three goals in the Jupiler Pro League but could not save his club from relegation.[5] Because of his excellent individual play, he was called up to the Egyptian national team by their Argentine manager Héctor Cúper and made his debut for the Pharaohs in June, coming off the bench in a 2–1 friendly win against Malawi.[6]

Maged Sami, the owner of both Wadi Degla and Lierse, traveled to Athens to negotiate the transfer of Hafez to AEK Athens, and an agreement was expected to be reached over several days in which the 19-year-old Egypt left-back would join the eleven-time Greek champions on loan for a season, with the option to extend the loan for two additional seasons, according to Lierse announcement on their official website. However, the move took a negative turn because of two disagreements. First, Wadi Degla sought the option of first choice if Hafez should be sold because of an offer by another club. Second, they wanted to be paid about €500,000 if AEK were to qualify for the Champions League in the 2016–17 season. The disagreements regarding the transfer were augmented when Lierse announced the transfer on their official website before it was final, which AEK Athens did not take kindly to. The deal collapsed.[7]

Hafez then played for the French club RC Lens on loan from Lierse.

On 29 August 2018, Hafez was loaned by Wadi Degla to the Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir for the season.[8]

International career[edit]

In May 2018 he was named in Egypt’s preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, but he wasn't selected for the final squad.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2017 Africa Cup of Nations Squad List - Egypt" (PDF). CAF. 10 January 2017. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Egypt - Karim Hafez - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Waasland-Beveren vs. Lierse". soccerway.com. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Westerlo vs. Lierse – 20 September 2014 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  5. ^ Ghanem, Mohaned (5 August 2015). "AEK, Lierse agreement for Karim Hafez's transfer collapses". KingFut. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. ^ Ghanem, Mohaned (5 August 2015). "AEK, Lierse agreement for Karim Hafez's transfer collapses". KingFut. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  7. ^ "AEK, Lierse agreement for Karim Hafez's transfer collapses". www.kingfut.com. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Welcome to Karim Hafez". www.ibfk.com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  9. ^ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".

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