Amr Zaki
Zaki playing for Wigan Athletic in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Amr Hassan Zaki (Arabic: عمرو حسن زكي) |
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| Date of birth | 1 April 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Mansoura, Egypt | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| El Mansoura | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | El Mansoura | 20 | (20) |
| 2003–2005 | ENPPI | 64 | (27) |
| 2006 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2012 | Zamalek | 88 | (35) |
| 2008–2009 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 29 | (10) |
| 2010 | → Hull City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | Elazığspor | 8 | (0) |
| 2012 | ENPPI | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | Al-Salmiya | 9 | (2) |
| 2014 | Raja Casablanca | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | Al Ahed | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | Arab Contractors | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2013 | Egypt | 63 | (30) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:32, 6 September 2015 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:55, 19 November 2013 (UTC) |
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Amr Zaki (Arabic: عمرو زكي; born 1 April 1983 in Mansoura) is a retired Egyptian footballer who lastly played for Egyptian side Arab Contractors. Zaki has played as a striker throughout his career. He has played for numerous different clubs in Egypt, Russia, England, Turkey and Kuwait. Zaki has made 63 appearances and scored 30 goals for the Egyptian national team. In his career, Zaki has been nicknamed the "bulldozer" and has been likened to former England striker Alan Shearer.
However, his career has not been without controversy. He was labelled "highly unprofessional" by former Wigan manager Steve Bruce. Also, his decision not to join English club Portsmouth due to the nationality of some of the players garnered much criticism in the English press.
Zaki started his career at El Mansoura before moving to ENPPI for the 2003–04 season. At ENPPI, he became the Egyptian Premier League top goalscorer for the 2004–05 season and helped the club win its first trophy, the 2005 Egyptian Cup, as well as being runners-up in the Egyptian Premier League, After impressing in the 2006 African Cup of Nations, Zaki caught the attention of many clubs, such as El Zamalek and Al-Ahly from Egypt, Al-Ain FC from the UAE, and Nantes from France. But Zaki later decided to play for Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow, who signed him for a reported sum of €1.7 million. However, he did not play a single match for Lokomotiv. He supported Liverpool F.C growing up. In 2006, Zaki moved back to the Egyptian Premier League and signed to play for El Zamalek. Owing to his powerful physical displays as a forward, fans nicknamed him the "Bulldozer" and newspapers nicknamed him the "Egyptian Gladiator".
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