Ali Zein

Ali Zein
Zein in 2016
Personal information
Full nameAli Zein Mohamed al-Hawwari
NationalityEgyptian
Born (1990-12-14) 14 December 1990 (age 35)
Abu Mina', Qena Governorate, Egypt
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Sport
SportHandball
PositionLeft back
Current clubONE Veszprém
Number90
Youth career
YearsTeam
1996–2008Al Ahly
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2008–2013Al Ahly
2013–2014Étoile Sportive du Sahel
2014–2016Al Jazira Club
2016–2018Pays d'Aix UC
2018–2021Sharjah Sports Club
2020→ Al Ahly (loan)
2021–2022FC Barcelona
2022–2025Dinamo București
2023→ Al Ahly (loan)
2025→ Al Ahly (loan)
2025–ONE Veszprém
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Egypt 323 (508)
Medal record
African Championship
Gold medal – first place2016 Egypt
Gold medal – first place2020 Tunisia
Gold medal – first place2022 Egypt
Gold medal – first place2024 Egypt
Gold medal – first place2026 Rwanda
Silver medal – second place2018 Gabon
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2013 MersinTeam

Ali Zein Mohamed al-Hawwari (Arabic: علي زين محمد الهواري; born 14 December 1990) is an Egyptian handball player for Hungarian side Veszprém KC and the Egyptian national team.

Club career

Zein was born in Abu Mina', Qena Governorate, hailing from the Hawwara tribe. He started his career at Al Ahly in 1996–97, then he played for Étoile Sportive du Sahel, Al Jazira Club, Pays d'Aix Université Club and Sharjah Sports Club, before joining Barcelona in July 2021, where he won the 2021–22 EHF Champions League. After one season he transferred to Dinamo București.

International career

He played for Egypt U20 at the 2009 Junior World Championship and 2011 Junior World Championship.

He won the 2013 Mediterranean Games, and the African Championship in 2016, 2020, 2022 and 2024 with Egypt. He also represented Egypt at the World Men's Handball Championship in 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2025. In addition, he competed in the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.

Honours

Club

Al Ahly

Étoile du Sahel

Al Jazira

Sharjah

Barcelona

Dinamo București

Veszprém KC

International

Egypt

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ↑ «الهواري» أول صعيدي يرتدي قميص برشلونة.. فرحة عارمة في قنا (in Arabic). Akhbar el-Yom. 2 July 2021.
  3. ↑ صعيدي في برشلونة.. علي زين يُحقق حلمًا تأخر 12 عامًا (in Arabic). elnas.net. 15 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Zein: "From the first day, this was my game"". International Handball Federation. 14 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "HANDBALL: Ali Zein makes sensational move to World champions Barcelona". KingFut. 2 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "FC Barcelona and Ali Zein go their separate ways". FC Barcelona. 29 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "HANDBALL: Ali Zein joins Dinamo București from Barcelona". KingFut. 14 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "HANDBALL: Egypt crowned African champions for eighth time". KingFut. 18 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Handball: Egypt in quest for Paris ticket as they host African championship". Ahram Online. 16 January 2024.
  10. ↑ 2019 World Men's Handball Championship roster
  11. ↑ إعلان قائمة مصر النهائية لمونديال اليد. kooora.com. 7 January 2019.
  12. ↑ استبعاد خالد وليد من قائمة منتخب اليد في بطولة إسبانيا الودية (in Arabic). darelhilal.com. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "Guarda-redes do Sporting nos convocados do Egito para os Jogos de Paris". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.