Ahmed Fathy

Fathy played as a midfielder and right back for Ismaily in Egypt, where he won the 2001–02 Egyptian Premier League. In early 2007, Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram reported that Fathy's club had accepted Sheffield United's £700,000 offer for the player,[3] and after a number of weeks of protracted negotiations, Fathy signed a three and a half year contract on 24 January 2007.[4] Fathy made his Premier League debut for United as a substitute in the closing minutes of a 2–1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Bramall Lane on 10 February 2007,[5] and made his full first team debut at Anfield against Liverpool on 24 February 2007,[6] but failed to hold down a regular spot for the Blades.[7]

Fathy had been linked with a move to the Egyptian club El Zamalek for 2 million Euro after discussions with Sheffield United's management, but the player refused the transfer even though the clubs had agreed a fee – with Fathy insisting he wanted to continue his career as a professional player outside of Egypt. However, El Zamalek's Egyptian rivals Al Ahly succeeded in gaining Fathy's consent for a move and Sheffield United's agreement to a deal. On 10 September 2007 Fathy joined El-Ahly for a fee of £675,000 after making just three senior appearances for United in the eight months he had spent with the club.[7][8]

Fathy had been signed after the transfer window in Egypt had closed however, and with Al-Ahly being unable to register him to play until the following January, they looked to place Fathy on loan outside of the country to help to regain match fitness. Al Ahly managed to broker a deal with Kuwaiti side Kazma to accept the player on a loan, where Fathy played regularly for the first team, scoring four goals. Fathy finally made his Al Ahly debut in an away game against Arab Contractors on 10 March 2008, and went on to become Ahly's first choice in central midfield alongside Hossam Ashour. Following the departure of Ahmed Sedik in 2009, Fathy was moved to right back where he once again became a regular for the team.

In January 2013, English Championship side Hull City expressed an interest in signing Fathy, along with his teammate Gedo, on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season.[9] On 31 January 2013, Hull City had finalized a six-month loan deal for Fathy and Gedo, with Hull paying £500,000 for each player's services.[10] Fathy made his debut on 16 February 2013 at home in a 1–0 win against Charlton Athletic, appearing as a second-half substitute for Paul McShane.[11]

He left Al Ahly after his contract expired in June 2014 and joined Umm Salal in Qatar in August 2014 after an unsuccessful trial with English giants Arsenal.[12]

Fathy rejoined Al Ahly in 2015.[13] In April 2020, he decided to leave the club by the end of the season.[14]

On 11 April 2020, Pyramids FC announced that Fathy would be joining their side at the end of the season on a free transfer after Al Ahly's failure of securing a contract renewal with the 35 year old defender.[15] This transfer resulted in mixed feelings toward Fathy from Al Ahly fans, who have previously lost another star of the team, Abdallah El Said, to Pyramids.

As of match played 16 November 2021.[18]

Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first.[19]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 February 2007	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Sweden	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2.	7 February 2008	Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana	Ivory Coast	1–0	4–1	2008 Africa Cup of Nations
3.	11 August 2010	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	DR Congo	3–1	6–3	Friendly

Ismaily

• Egyptian Premier League: 2001–02

Al Ahly

• Egyptian Premier League: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
• Egypt Cup: 2016–17, 2019–20
• Egyptian Super Cup: 2010, 2011–12, 2015, 2017، 2018
• CAF Champions League: 2008, 2012, 2013, 2019–20
• CAF Confederation Cup: 2014
• African Super Cup: 2009, 2014

Egypt

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2006, 2008, 2010
• Nile Basin Tournament: 2011
• Pan Arab Games: 2007
• African Youth Championship: 2003

• IFFHS CAF Men's Team of the Decade 2011–2020[20]
• CAF Team of the Year: 2012