Ramzi Saleh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ramzi Soliman Ahmed Saleh | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Al-Masry | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ittihad Jeddah | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2008 | Shabab Jabalia | 12 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Al-Ahly | 15 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Al-Merreikh | 22 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Smouha | 62 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Misr El-Makasa | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Alassiouty | 6 | (0) |
| 2015– | Al-Masry | (0) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2015 | Palestine | 107 | (0) |
| 2000–2004 | Palestine U-23 | 26 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 11, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 16, 2015 |
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Ramzi Saleh (Arabic: رمزي صالح); born 8 August 1980) is a Palestinian international footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for Smouha of the Egyptian Premier League and is the current captain of the Palestine national football team. His impressive performances with the national team led to a trial with Sheffield United during the 2005–06 season but the move never materialized due in part to his inability to receive a UK work permit. He is the most capped player for Palestine at international level. Saleh had participated in every single FIFA World Cup qualification campaign for Palestine (2002–2014) until injury prevented him for playing against Afghanistan and Thailand in the preliminary rounds of 2014 World Cup qualification.
Ramzi Saleh was born in Cairo, Egypt to Palestinian father and Egyptian mother. At the age of 10, Saleh who had move to Jeddah, started to play for Al-Ittihad at the youth level but eventually returned to the Gaza Strip with his family when his father retired, he signed with Shabab Jabalia in 1999. The following year, he was called up to the national team where he quickly became the undisputed number one, turning in several key saves.
After being awarded a 3-day trial with Egyptian footballing giants Al-Ahly, Shabab Jabalia, in a show of good faith, released him without demanding a transfer fee. After months of playing second fiddle and no official appearances he was awarded the starting job for Al-Ahly after a series of mistakes by incumbent Amir Abdelhamid. He made his first appearance against Ismaily in a 0–1 loss on the 20th Matchday of the 2008/09 season. In the following match, a 2–2 draw with Petrol Asyut, Saleh put in a match of the man performance helping Al-Ahly salvage a point In recognition of his performances, he was awarded Egyptian Premier League Player of the Month for the month of March. The 2008/09 season ended with Ramzi Saleh helping Al-Ahly to another league title after defeating Ismaily 1–0 in a playoff.
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