Mohamed El Yamani

Mohamed El Yamani (Arabic: محمد اليماني) (born January 1, 1982) is an Egyptian footballer. He plays as a striker, currently for Maltese Premier Division side Floriana FC.[1][2]

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Personal information
Full name Mohamed El Yamani
Date of birth (1982-01-10) 10 January 1982
Place of birth Ismaïlia, Egypt
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Floriana FC
Youth career
Ismaily
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2004 Standard Liège ? (?)
2003–2004 → K.V Mechelen (loan) ? (?)
2004–2005 Zamalek SC ? (?)
2005–2006 Ismaily ?? (?)
2006–2009 Ittehad Alexandria ? (?)
2009–2010 El Shams ? (?)
2010– Floriana FC ? (?)
International career‡
? (?) Egypt 2 (1)
Egypt U20 54 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 14, 2008
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2006

Club career

Standard Liège

At Standard Liège, El Yamani impressed, and his club thought they would cash in on him when he excelled at the FIFA World Youth Championship 2001 in Argentina. He was very close from Italian giants Juventus, but a dramatic car accident in Cairo set back this move. In July 2001, when El Yamani was on his way to the airport, he lost control of his car after bursting a tyre. In addition to this offer from Juventus, another one from Bayern Munich did not materialize.

In August 2002, El Yamani was listed for loan, and although Alemannia Aachen announced that it had acquired his services, he remained at Standard Liège. Eventually, KV Mechelen signed El Yamani on loan at the start of 2003.

Loan to KV Mechelen

Despite poor performances from his team, El Yamani, who wore number nine, was impressive.

Upon returning to Standard Liège at the start of 2003-2004 season, he had a superb pre-season, and featured heavily for his club in the following months.

Return to Egypt

In May 2004, El Yamani decided to return to Egypt, signing for giants Zamalek SC . [3]

Back to Europe

In January 2011 he was close to signing for Finnish club Kuopion Palloseura but instead decided to join Maltese club Floriana FC. He could help the Maltese team finish 2nd in the league and gain silverware for the first time in 17 years as the team was crowned Maltese Cup winners qualifying to UEFA Europa League.

International career

El Yamani has played two matches for Egypt's first team, scoring one goal.

International goals

Egypt's score first.

#DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 November 2002Abuja, Nigeria Nigeria1–01–1Friendly

National Youth team

El Yamani was a regular player in Egypt's Youth team who got the Bronze Medalist in FIFA World Youth Championship 2001, as Yamani scored 4 goals against Argentina,[4] U.S.A,[5] Netherlands[6] and, Paraguay.[7] His goal against Paraguay was the most valuable among the four as it earned the Bronze Medal for Egypt.

Honours

National team

Standard

Floriana FC

References
  1. "Mohamed El Yamani". IMscouting. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  2. "Mohamed El Yamani Page". EgyptianPlayers. Archived from page.htm the original on August 21, 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-01. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. "Yamani signs for Zamalek". Kooora.com. Retrieved 2004-08-01.
  4. "Egypt - Argentina Match Report" ,FIFA. Retrieved on 21 May 2010.
  5. "USA - Egypt Match Report" ,FIFA. Retrieved on 21 May 2010.
  6. "Netherlands - Egypt Match Report" ,FIFA. Retrieved on 21 May 2010.
  7. "Paraguay - Egypt Match Report" ,FIFA. Retrieved on 21 May 2010.
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