Hossam Ghaly

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Hossam Ghaly
Personal information
Full name	Hossam El Sayed Ghaly (Arabic: حسام غالي)
Date of birth	15 December 1981 (1981-12-15) (age 27)
Place of birth	Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Al-Nassr
Number	14
Youth career
	El-Ahly
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002–2003 2003–2006 2006–2009 2008 2009–	El-Ahly Feyenoord Tottenham Hotspur → Derby County (loan) Al-Nasr	22 (1) 49 (3) 21 (2) 15 (0) 11 (2)
National team2
2002–	Egypt	28 (2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:43, 27 May 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 13:37, 22 January 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Hossam El Sayed Ghaly (Arabic: حسام غالي‎) (born 15 December 1981 in Kafr El-Sheikh) is an Egyptian football midfielder who currently plays for Al-Nasr. Ghaly plays mainly as a central midfielder, less frequently as a right full-back and due to injuries even an outside midfielder. He has played 28 international matches for Egypt.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Tottenham Hotspur 1.2 Al-Nassr 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Career

Ghaly is a product of El-Ahly youth team, and he broke into the first team squad in 2001. He played regularly for el-Ahly until he moved to Feyenoord Rotterdam, in 2003 despite interest from numerous other European clubs such as VfB Stuttgart and FC Nantes. The transfer fee was said to be around 1.4 million Euros.

After three troublesome seasons in The Netherlands, Ghaly joined Tottenham Hotspur in January 2006.

[edit] Tottenham Hotspur

Ghaly was given the number 14 jersey and had performed well with the club during his stay there, earning the respect of some fans. A memorable performance included a fantastic performance against rivals Chelsea, in which Ghaly gave Spurs a temporary 3-1 lead in the FA Cup. Ghaly also had helped Tottenham score several penalty kicks, which were often the winning goals in the game; A foul on Ghaly in the middle of the penalty box against Blackburn Rovers saw Jermain Defoe score a penalty kick which resulted in the game ending in 1-1 draw. Ghaly's second encounter with Blackburn however is remembered merely due to its affiliation with infamy.

His future at Tottenham was left in doubt after he pulled off his shirt and threw it to the ground after being substituted during a Premier League match against Blackburn on 10 May 2007. Ghaly had been brought on in the first half after an injury to Steed Malbranque, and rebelled when brought off. The Tottenham fans were left angry at Ghaly's reaction, singing "You're not fit to wear the shirt" and he was disciplined by the club soon after.^[1] He issued the following apology: "I am just so angry with myself," Ghaly told the official Spurs site. "I have always considered it an honour to wear the Tottenham shirt and I never intended to show any disrespect".

"I knew things weren't happening for me out there, my play was terrible and I could hear the crowd jeering me. I was so upset at the fans' reaction. I have enjoyed playing in front of the club's supporters all season and I felt I had given of my best all the time and played some decent football. It is always hard to accept being substituted after such a short period of time and I was upset and taken aback by the cheering. I am a player who plays with my heart".

"I know my reaction was totally wrong. I have apologised to the manager and I also want to apologise to the fans. I hope they don't judge me on this incident alone. I have tried hard for the club this season".

Nonetheless, he was not to play for the club again. He stated that he wished to leave Tottenham due to his frustration at being unable to play in central midfield.^[2]

He was set to move to Birmingham City for a fee of £3 million on 30 July 2007 (subject to work permit), signing a three-year contract with an option for two further years,^[3] however, on August 3, Birmingham announced they would not be completing the deal due to Ghaly's objections to Birmingham's training methods, as well as badmouthing Birmingham's players.^[4]

In January 2008, Derby County expressed an interest in Ghaly. They agreed terms with Tottenham Hotspur and the player to take him on loan until the end of the season.^[5] Ghaly made his debut during Derby's 1-0 home defeat to Wigan Athletic on 12 January. After 12 games and the relegation of Derby to the Championship, Paul Jewell revealed he would not sign him as Ghaly wished to stay in the Premiership.^[6]

Despite not being given a squad number by Juande Ramos during his time at Tottenham, new appointment Harry Redknapp issued him with a number. On the 2 January 2009, Hossam Ghaly was amongst the substitutes for Tottenham's FA Cup 3rd Round tie against Wigan Athletic at White Hart Lane. Whilst warming up and preparing to be substituted on late in the second half, Ghaly was booed by a large amount of the Tottenham supporters. In light of this, manager Harry Redknapp decided against bringing him on.^[7]

[edit] Al-Nassr

On 22 January 2009, Ghaly completed a move to Saudi club Al-Nassr on a three year deal^[8].

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Hossam Ghali FIFA competition record
• Hossam Ghaly career stats at Soccerbase
• Full bio in Europe
• Feyenoord bio
• El-Ahly Sports Club
• Blackburn Offer

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