The Most Famous

Soccer Players from Egypt

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This page contains a list of the greatest Egyptians Soccer Players. The pantheon dataset contains 21,273 Soccer Players, 97 of which were born in Egypt. This makes Egypt the birth place of the 52nd most number of Soccer Players behind Tunisia and Slovenia.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Egyptians Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Egyptians Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Egyptians Soccer Players.

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1. Mohamed Salah (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 70.08, Mohamed Salah is the most famous Egyptians Soccer Player.   biography has been translated into 92 different languages on wikipedia.

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2. Hossam Hassan (b. 1966)

With an HPI of 58.03, Hossam Hassan is the 2nd most famous Egyptians Soccer Player.   biography has been translated into 27 different languages.

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3. Hassan Shehata (b. 1947)

With an HPI of 57.61, Hassan Shehata is the 3rd most famous Egyptians Soccer Player.   biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

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4. Abdulrahman Fawzi (1909 - 1988)

With an HPI of 57.45, Abdulrahman Fawzi is the 4th most famous Egyptians Soccer Player.   biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

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5. Mahmoud El Khatib (b. 1954)

With an HPI of 57.22, Mahmoud El Khatib is the 5th most famous Egyptians Soccer Player.   biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

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6. Ad-Diba (1927 - 2016)

With an HPI of 56.73, Ad-Diba is the 6th most famous Egyptians Soccer Player.   biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

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7. Mahmoud El-Gohary (1938 - 2012)

With an HPI of 55.86, Mahmoud El-Gohary is the 7th most famous Egyptians Soccer Player.   biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

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8. Mustafa Mansour (1914 - 2002)

With an HPI of 55.62, Mustafa Mansour is the 8th most famous Egyptians Soccer Player.   biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

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9. Omar Marmoush (b. 1999)

With an HPI of 55.44, Omar Marmoush is the 9th most famous Egyptians Soccer Player.   biography has been translated into 37 different languages.

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10. Essam El Hadary (b. 1973)

With an HPI of 55.32, Essam El Hadary is the 10th most famous Egyptians Soccer Player.   biography has been translated into 42 different languages.

People

Pantheon has 97 people classified as Egyptians soccer players born between 1905 and 2004. Of these 97, 89 (91.75%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Egyptians soccer players include Mohamed Salah, Hossam Hassan, and Hassan Shehata. The most famous deceased Egyptians soccer players include Abdulrahman Fawzi, Ad-Diba, and Mahmoud El-Gohary. As of April 2024, 17 new Egyptians soccer players have been added to Pantheon including Rabie Yassin, Tarek Soliman, and Hesham Yakan.

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Overlapping Lives

Which Soccer Players were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 8 most globally memorable Soccer Players since 1700.

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