Ibrahim Said (footballer, born 1979)

ابراهيم سعيد
Personal information
Full name	Ibrahim Said
Date of birth	16 October 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Cairo, Egypt
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	Al Ahly
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2004	Al Ahly
2003–2003	→ Everton (loan)
2004–2007	Zamalek
2007–2008	Çaykur Rizespor
2007–2008	→ Ankaragücü (loan)
2008–2009	Ismaily
2009–2010	Al Ahli Tripoli
2010–2011	Al Ittihad Alexandria
International career
2000–2008	Egypt
Managerial career
2016	Goldi (player-manager)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ibrahim Said (Arabic: إبراهيم سعيد; born 16 October 1979) is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as a centre back.^[1]

Career

In Egypt

Said began his career at Al Ahly. In late 2002 he was loaned to English Premier League side Everton, however he left the club in April 2003 having not made an appearance for them.^[2]^[3]

After a long lay-off away from the playing field, Said slowly but surely started to prove just how talented he was, and became one of the key members of the Zamalek squad. Thanks to his good form with Zamalek, "Heema"(as fans refer to him as) was called up to the Egyptian national team in the run-up to the 2006 African Nations Cup which was to be played in Egypt. Said made some remarkable performances in the tournament, shoring up the Egyptian defensive line as a sweeper & stopper.

In Turkey

The opening of the 2007 winter transfer window saw Said move to Turkey, joining Caykur Rizespor. In summer the same year, Said was signed by Ankaragücü in light of his success at Caykur Rizespor.

Back To Egypt

At the start of the 2008–09 season, Said joined Egyptian Side Ismaily. But due to disagreement with the board, He terminated his Contract.

In Libya

At the 2009–10 season, Said joined Al-Ahly Tripoli club.

North America

With the help of the goalkeeping coach Zaki Abdul Fattah in the United States, Said went on a 14-day trial with Toronto FC. He played 3 pre-season matches with the Canadian team, but due to disagreement on financial issues, he decided not to sign for them. He moved back to New York City, although Philadelphia Union offered him a contract, he decided to not sign for them as well, then he moved back to Egypt.

Return to Egypt with Al-Ittihad Al-Sakandary

He returned to Egypt at the beginning of the 2010–11 season joining Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary but following a dispute with then Head Coach Carlos Cabral he was sidelined for the majority of the first half of the season but returned after Cabral 's resignation in a match against former club Al Ahly.

Manager career

Goldi SC

In January 2016, he was signed as a player-manager for Egyptian Third Division side Goldi.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first:^[4]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	24 February 2001	Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Namibia	1–1	1–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
2.	17 June 2001	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Ivory Coast	2–2	2–2	2002 African Cup of Nations qualifier