Ali Zein Explained

Ali Zein
Fullname:Ali Zein Mohamed al-Hawwari
Nationality:Egyptian
Birth Date:14 December 1990
Birth Place:Abu Mina', Qena Governorate, Egypt
Height:1.95 m
Position:Left back
Currentclub:Dinamo București
(on loan from Sharjah Sports Club)
Clubnumber:90
Youthyears1:1996–2008
Youthclubs1:Al Ahly
Years1:2008–2013
Clubs1:Al Ahly
Years2:2013–2014
Clubs2:Étoile Sportive du Sahel
Years3:2014–2016
Clubs3:Al Jazira Club
Years4:2016–2018
Clubs4:Pays d'Aix UC
Years5:2018–
Clubs5:Sharjah Sports Club
Years6:2020
Clubs6:Al Ahly (loan)
Years7:2021–2022
Clubs7:FC Barcelona (loan)
Years8:2022–
Clubs8:Dinamo București (loan)
Years9:2023
Clubs9:Al Ahly (loan)
Nationalyears1:2011–
Nationalteam1:Egypt
Nationalcaps1:268
Nationalgoals1:320

Ali Zein Mohamed al-Hawwari (Arabic: علي زين محمد الهواري; born 14 December 1990) is an Egyptian handball player for Romanian side Dinamo București player for Emirati on loan from Sharjah Sports Club and the Egyptian national team.[1]

Club career

Zein was born in Abu Mina', Qena Governorate, hailing from the Hawwara tribe.[2] [3] He started his career at Al Ahly in 1996–97,[4] 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,[5] where he won the 2021–22 EHF Champions League.[6] After one season he transferred to Dinamo București.[7]

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.[8] [9] He also represented Egypt at the World Men's Handball Championship in 2013, 2015, 2019,[10] [11] 2021 and 2023, and in the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.

Honours

ClubAl Ahly

Étoile du Sahel

Al Jazira

Sharjah

Barcelona

Dinamo București

InternationalEgypt
Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015 World Championship Roster . . 15 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141218194706/http://www.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/153/pdf/EGY.pdf . 18 December 2014 .
  2. Web site: https://akhbarelyom.com/news/newdetails/3413957/1/الهواري-أول-صعيدي-يرتدي-قميص-برشلونة-فر . ar:«الهواري» أول صعيدي يرتدي قميص برشلونة.. فرحة عارمة في قنا . Akhbar el-Yom . ar . 2 July 2021 .
  3. Web site: https://elnas.net/2021/07/15/صعيدي-في-برشلونة-علي-زين-يُحقق-حلمًا-ت/ . ar:صعيدي في برشلونة.. علي زين يُحقق حلمًا تأخر 12 عامًا . elnas.net . ar . 15 July 2021 .
  4. Web site: Zein: "From the first day, this was my game" . International Handball Federation . 14 April 2023 .
  5. Web site: HANDBALL: Ali Zein makes sensational move to World champions Barcelona . KingFut . 2 July 2021 .
  6. Web site: FC Barcelona and Ali Zein go their separate ways . FC Barcelona . 29 June 2022 .
  7. Web site: HANDBALL: Ali Zein joins Dinamo București from Barcelona . KingFut . 14 April 2022 .
  8. Web site: HANDBALL: Egypt crowned African champions for eighth time . KingFut . 18 July 2022 .
  9. Web site: Handball: Egypt in quest for Paris ticket as they host African championship . Ahram Online . 16 January 2024 .
  10. https://competition.ihf.info/sites/default/files/competitions/226654de-f6a5-40ac-bc6c-bfdbfd5f8b28/pdf/EGY.PDF 2019 World Men's Handball Championship roster
  11. Web site: إعلان قائمة مصر النهائية لمونديال اليد. 7 January 2019. kooora.com.