Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ramadan Sobhi Ramadan Ahmed | ||
Date of birth | 23 January 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Stoke City | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2014 | Al Ahly | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Al Ahly | 55 | (11) |
2016– | Stoke City | 21 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013–2014 | Egypt U17 | 19 | (6) |
2015 | Egypt U20 | 2 | (0) |
2015 | Egypt U23 | 9 | (4) |
2015– | Egypt | 19 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:55, 23 September 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:39, 7 September 2017 (UTC) |
Ramadan Sobhi (Arabic: رمضان صبحي, translit. Ramaḍān Subḥī; born 23 January 1997) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Stoke City and the Egypt national team.
Sobhi began his career with leading Egyptian club Al Ahly, making his professional debut in February 2014. He established himself in the first team at the Cairo International Stadium and helped Al Ahly to win the Egyptian Premier League title in the 2013–14 and 2015–16 campaigns. His performances attracted the attentions of European clubs and in July 2016 he joined English side Stoke City for a fee of £5 million.
After progressing through the youth ranks at Cairo club Al Ahly, Sobhi made his professional debut at the age of 16 on 6 February 2014, in a 2013–14 Egyptian Premier League match against Ghazl El Mahalla under the management of Mohamed Youssef. In April 2014 he took part in the Sheikh Zayed friendly tournament in the UAE with Al Ahly-U17's, and attracted the attentions of Spanish club Atlético Madrid. On 16 June 2014, he scored his first goal for Al Ahly in a 3–0 win over Misr Lel-Makkasa. On 28 June 2014 he started the decisive championship play-off match against city rivals, Zamalek and helped his team to a 1–0 victory. On 2 July he scored twice against Petrojet to secure a 4–0 win and Al Ahly went on to claim the league title. In March 2015, Sobhi signed a long-term contract with Al Ahly.