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Hussein Hegazi

Hussein Hegazi
Personal information
Date of birth (1891-09-14)14 September 1891
Place of birth Cairo, Egypt
Date of death 8 October 1961(1961-10-08) (aged 70)
Place of death Egypt
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1911 Dulwich Hamlet
1911 Fulham 1 (1)
1911–1914 Dulwich Hamlet
1914–1915 Sekka
1915–1923 Al-Ahly
1923–1928 El Zamalek
1928–1929 Al-Ahly
1929–1931 El Zamalek
National team
Egypt
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Hussein Hegazi (Arabic: حسين حجازي‎‎; 14 September 1891 – 8 October 1961) was an Egyptian international footballer who became the first African player to play in England after playing with Dulwich Hamlet and Fulham in 1911. Hegazi also played for Sekka, Al-Ahly and Zamalek SC in Egypt, and participated at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics.



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