Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 September 1891 | ||
Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt | ||
Date of death | 8 October 1961 | (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.