Hosny Abd Rabo

Hosni Abd Rabbo Abdul Muttalib Ibrahim (Arabic: حسني عبد ربه عبد المطلب إبراهيم; born 1 November 1984) is an Egyptian footballer manager and a former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Hosny Abd Rabo
Personal information
Full name Hosni Abd Rabbo Abdul Muttalib Ibrahim[1]
Date of birth (1984-11-01) 1 November 1984[1]
Place of birth Ismailia, Egypt
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) central midfielder
Youth career
1996–2002 Ismaily
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Ismaily 14 (5)
2005–2007 Strasbourg 22 (0)
2006–2007 → Ismaily (loan) 28 (9)
2007–2019 Ismaily 173 (45)
2008–2010 → Al Ahli Dubai (loan) 29 (5)
2012–2012 → Al Ittihad (loan) 5 (1)
2012–2013 → Al Nassr (loan) 7 (1)
Total 260 (66)
International career
2004–2014 Egypt 102 (17)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Egypt
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2008 Ghana
Winner2010 Angola
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hosny was usually deployed as a deep-lying playmaker in midfield for both his club and national sides.

Hosny spent most of his career at his boyhood club Ismaily where he played with the first team for more than 15 seasons. He is also one of the few players to refuse to leave the club to join their rivals Al Ahly.

Hosny also represented the Egypt national team at both youth and senior levels. He was a member of the winning squad of the 2008 and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations and won the Player of the Tournament award in 2008. Hosny was also included in Egypt's 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup squad and played all of his nation's matches during the tournament.

On 16 January 2019, Hosny officially announced his retirement from football at the age of 34.[2]

Club career

Ismaily

Hosny started his professional football career at Ismaily in Egypt, and was the youngest player in the Egyptian first division when Ismaily won the League Championship in the season 2001–02. In 2003, Hosni joined the Egyptian U-20's in the FIFA World Youth Championship 2003 in the Arab Emirates.

At the end of 2003, he played in the Arabian Club Championship final but lost, achieving the same result in the 2003 African Champions League. In 2004 Hosny was selected for the first time in his career to play for the Egyptian national team in the 2004 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia and was one of the youngest players in the tournament.

He re-joined Ismaily in January 2011.

Strasbourg

In summer 2005, Hosny signed a five-year contract with French club RC Strasbourg, for whom he appeared in 22 Ligue 1 matches.[3] He was called up for the Egyptian national team that would participate in the 2006 African Cup of Nations in Egypt, but was injured just one week before the tournament started and could not play. The Egyptian national team eventually went on to win the tournament against Ivory Coast.

Return to Ismaily

In the 2005–06 season, Strasbourg was relegated to Ligue 2. Hosny then left the team on a season loan deal, returning to his original club Ismaily.

Due to his impressive performance with the Egyptian national team in the 2008 African Cup of Nations tournament, he was chosen as Player of the Tournament.

After the loan spell ended, Hosny agreed to extend his stay at Ismaily on a permanent deal due to Strasbourg's failure to achieve promotion to Ligue 1. However, this move did not receive consent from Strasbourg and they decided to sue the player for signing a contract with another club without their consent.

Al-Ahli

On 29 July 2008, it was announced that Hosny had signed a loan deal for two seasons for Emirati club Al-Ahli in Dubai, despite the player having been linked with offers from top European clubs in England and Spain. Ismaily later revealed that the only official offer they received, other than Al-Ahli's offer, was from Spanish club Osasuna.

Immediately after the player's move was made public, officials of the Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly announced that they intend to sue Hosny for moving to Ahli Dubai, despite having earlier signed a contract for them.

Al Nassr FC

On 2 July 2012, Hosny signed a one-year loan deal with Saudi club Al Nassr FC.

International career

Hosny made his debut for the Egypt national team against Sudan on 6 June 2004. He was called up to the Egyptian national team for the 2006 African Cup of Nations held in Egypt, but was injured one week before the tournament started and was consequently excluded from the tournament squad. As a member of the national team, he won the 2007 Pan Arab Games held in Egypt. He was the key player in the Egyptian team that won the 2008 African Cup of Nations, scoring four goals, making two assists and being named Player of the Tournament.

2008 African Cup of Nations

Hosny scored two goals in the first match against Cameroon, one from a penalty. Hosny also assisted the third goal, which was scored by Abo Trieka.

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Egypt 200480
2005120
200641
2007100
2008187
2009135
201081
201180
2012101
201361
201440
Total10116
Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hosny goal.
List of international goals scored by Hosny Abd Rabo[4]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
12 September 2006Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Burundi2–04–12008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
210 January 2008Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Mali1–01–0Friendly
322 January 2008Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana Cameroon1–04–22008 Africa Cup of Nations
44–1
526 January 2008Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana Sudan1–03–02008 Africa Cup of Nations
64 February 2008Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana Angola1–02–12008 Africa Cup of Nations
76 June 2008Stade du Ville, Djibouti, Djibouti Djibouti2–04–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
819 November 2008Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Benin1–05–1Friendly
95 July 2009Military Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Rwanda2–03–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
1012 August 2009Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Guinea1–03–3Friendly
112–1
1210 October 2009Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe, Zambia Zambia1–01–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
1329 December 2009Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Malawi1–01–1Friendly
1428 January 2010Estádio Nacional de Ombaka, Benguela, Angola Algeria1–04–02010 Africa Cup of Nations
1529 February 2012Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar Niger1–01–0Friendly
16.26 March 2013Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt Zimbabwe1–02–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Ismaily

Al Ahli

Egypt U20

Egypt

Individual

  • Player of the tournament in the ACN 2008 in Ghana.
  • Chosen in the starting XI team of the tournament in the ACN 2008 tournament.
  • Best player in CAN 2008.

See also

References
  1. "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 9 December 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2012.
  2. "Ismaily legend Hosny Abd Rabo announces retirement from football". KingFut. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  3. Hosni – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  4. Hosni Abd Rabbou - Century of International Appearances
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