Mahmoud Genish Explained

Mahmoud Genish
Full Name:Mahmoud Abdel Rahim Abdel Rahim[1]
Birth Date:25 May 1987
Birth Place:Alexandria, Egypt
Height:1.88 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Future FC
Clubnumber:16
Years1:2008–2011
Clubs1:Olympic Club
Years2:2011–2021
Clubs2:Zamalek
Caps2:73
Goals2:0
Years3:2021–2022
Clubs3:→ Future FC (loan)
Caps3:24
Goals3:0
Years4:2022–
Clubs4:Future FC
Caps4:26
Goals4:1
Nationalyears1:2018–
Nationalteam1:Egypt
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:11 July 2023
Nationalteam-Update:29 March 2021

Mahmoud Abdel Rahim Abdel Rahim (Arabic: محمود عبد الرحيم عبد الرحيم; born 25 May 1987),[2] known by his nickname Genish (Arabic: جنش), is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Egyptian Premier League club Future and the Egypt national team.[3]

Career

Zamalek

Genish joined Zamalek from Olimpi after Zamalek manager then Hossam Hassan recommended him for the club. He played multiple matches with Zamalek but he was mainly the second goalkeeper after the legendary goalkeeper Abdelwahed El-Sayed. His real start with Zamalek was in 2014–15 Egypt Cup when Zamalek manager Jesualdo Ferreira decided that he will play all cup matches with the substitute goalkeepers Mohamed Abou Gabal and Genish, to give Ahmed El-Shenawy some rest. Genish played match in round 16 against Haras El Hodoud making a remarkable performance and helping his club winning 3–1. He played the next match against El Ittihad Alexandria in quarterfinal helping his club winning by saving 3 penalties. He played the next match in semifinal against Smouha. when He helped his club with passing to the final by saving 4 penalties in the penalty shootout. He played the final against Zamalek's main rival Al Ahly helping Zamalek winning the cup after 2–0 victory. Zamalek fans started calling this championship "Genish's Championship" due to his performance across the tournament

Genish also played against Orlando Pirates in CAF Confederation Cup helping Zamalek win 4–1.

On 11 February 2017, Genish helped Zamalek win the Egyptian Super Cup after defeating Al Ahly 3–1 in penalties When He saved two penalties.

Honours

Zamalek

2014–15, 2020–21

2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21

2016, 2019–20

2018–19

2018

Future

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Egypt . Confederation of African Football . PDF . 8 . 15 June 2019 . 5 December 2022 . 21 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190621010626/https://images.cafonline.com/image/upload/caf-prd/kpakgtavgq0lbzxizu89.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: اللاعب: محمود جنش. m.kooora.com. 2019-05-04.
  3. News: Mahmoud Gennesh - Player profile . Soccerway . 27 February 2019.