| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gamal Abdel-Hamid | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ain El-Sira Youth Centre | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1983 | Al Ahly | (28) | |
| 1983–1993 | Zamalek | 180 | (73) |
| Total | (101) | ||
| International career | |||
| 1979–1993 | Egypt | 79 | (24) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003 | Al-Hazem | ||
| 2003–2004 | Al-Taawoun | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gamal Abdel-Hamid (Arabic: جمال عبد الحميد; born 24 November 1957) is an Egyptian former association football player and manager who played as a forward. He represented both Al Ahly and Zamalek during his playing career and represented the Egypt national football team from 1979 to 1993. He captained Egypt at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy."Gamal Abdel-Hamid". Egyptian Football Association. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
Abdel-Hamid scored 101 goals in the Egyptian Premier League, with 28 for Al Ahly and 73 for Zamalek, placing him among the competition's Club of 100 scorers."جمال عبد الحميد". Egyptian Football Association. Retrieved 26 September 2026. He won league championships with both Cairo clubs and was part of the Egypt team that won the 1986 Africa Cup of Nations. He was also the joint top scorer at the 1988 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring two goals."African Nations Cup 1988 - Goal Scorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
Gamal Abdel-Hamid was born in Cairo, Egypt, on 24 November 1957. He began playing football at the Ain El-Sira Youth Centre before joining Al Ahly's youth system. The Egyptian Football Association records his senior association with Al Ahly from the late 1970s."جمال عبد الحميد". Egyptian Football Association. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
Abdel-Hamid began his senior career with Al Ahly. He made his league debut on 24 April 1977 against El Sekka El Hadid, replacing Mahmoud El Khatib at half-time and scoring 23 minutes after entering the match."جمال عبد الحميد". Egyptian Football Association. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
According to the Egyptian Football Association, Abdel-Hamid scored 28 league goals for Al Ahly. He also scored three goals in the Egypt Cup and two goals in African club competitions. His first African goals came against Young Africans of Tanzania during the 1982 African Cup of Champions Clubs."جمال عبد الحميد". Egyptian Football Association. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
During his time at Al Ahly, he won several domestic championships and was part of the side that won the 1982 African Cup of Champions Clubs, the predecessor of the modern CAF Champions League. He was also among Al Ahly's leading scorers during the 1978–79 Egyptian league season."Gamal Abdel-Hamid". Wikipedia. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
Abdel-Hamid's time at Al Ahly was affected by a serious injury suffered in October 1982. He subsequently left the club and later joined Zamalek."Gamal Abdel-Hamid". Wikipedia. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
In 1983, Abdel-Hamid moved to Zamalek, Al Ahly's Cairo rivals. He spent the remainder of his playing career with the club, becoming one of its leading goalscorers."Gamal Abdel-Hamid". Wikipedia. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
He scored 73 Egyptian league goals for Zamalek, bringing his Egyptian Premier League total to 101. The Egyptian Football Association also credits him with seven Egypt Cup goals and 16 goals in African club competitions for Zamalek."جمال عبد الحميد". Egyptian Football Association. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
With Zamalek, Abdel-Hamid won four Egyptian league championships, the Egypt Cup, two African Cup of Champions Clubs titles and the 1987 Afro-Asian Club Championship."جمال عبد الحميد". Egyptian Football Association. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
His 73 league goals remain part of Zamalek's historical scoring records."List of Zamalek SC records and statistics". Wikipedia. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
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The available historical sources do not provide a completely consistent set of appearance totals for Abdel-Hamid. The Egyptian Football Association confirms his 101 Egyptian league goals, while National-Football-Teams.com lists 101 league goals across 80 recorded appearances in its database."Gamal Abdel-Hamid (Player)". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 26 September 2026. The Egyptian Football Association records 10 Egypt Cup goals and 18 goals in African club competitions, including two for Al Ahly and 16 for Zamalek."جمال عبد الحميد". Egyptian Football Association. Retrieved 26 September 2026. International careerAbdel-Hamid represented the Egypt national football team between 1979 and 1993. He made his international debut during Egypt's qualification campaign for the 1980 Summer Olympics."Gamal Abdel-Hamid". Wikipedia. Retrieved 26 September 2026. The number of international appearances credited to Abdel-Hamid varies between statistical sources. The Egyptian Football Association lists 76 international appearances, while RSSSF records 79 matches and 24 goals."جمال عبد الحميد". Egyptian Football Association. Retrieved 26 September 2026."Gamal Abdel Hamid - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 September 2026. 1986 Africa Cup of NationsAbdel-Hamid was a member of the Egypt squad that won the 1986 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Egypt. Egypt defeated Cameroon in the final on penalties to win the tournament."Gamal Abdel-Hamid". Egyptian Football Association. Retrieved 26 September 2026. The victory was Egypt's third Africa Cup of Nations title and its first since 1959. 1987 African GamesIn 1987, Abdel-Hamid captained Egypt at the African Games in Nairobi, Kenya. Egypt won the gold medal."Gamal Abdel-Hamid". Wikipedia. Retrieved 26 September 2026. 1988 Africa Cup of NationsAbdel-Hamid played at the 1988 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. He scored twice in Egypt's 3–0 victory over Kenya on 17 March 1988."African Nations Cup 1988 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 September 2026. His two goals placed him among the tournament's joint top scorers, alongside Lakhdar Belloumi, Roger Milla and Abdoulaye Traoré."African Nations Cup - Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 September 2026. 1990 FIFA World CupAbdel-Hamid captained Egypt at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. Egypt were drawn into Group F alongside the Netherlands, the Republic of Ireland and England."Gamal Abdel-Hamid". Wikipedia. Retrieved 26 September 2026. Egypt drew 1–1 with the Netherlands in their opening match and then drew 0–0 with the Republic of Ireland before losing 1–0 to England. Abdel-Hamid appeared in all three group matches."1990 FIFA World Cup". Wikipedia. Retrieved 26 September 2026. The tournament was Egypt's first appearance at the FIFA World Cup since 1934. International goalsRSSSF records Abdel-Hamid as having scored 24 goals in 79 international matches. His goals included two at the 1988 Africa Cup of Nations and goals in several Olympic, African Games and qualification matches."Gamal Abdel Hamid - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
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