Yahia Omar Explained

Yahia Omar
Fullname:	Yahia Khaled Mahmoud Fathy Omar
Nationality:	Egyptian
Birth Date:	9 September 1997
Birth Place:	Giza, Egypt^[1]
Height:	1.95 m
Position:	Right back
Clubnumber:	5
Youthclubs1:	Gezira Sporting Club
Years1:	–2017
Clubs1:	Gezira Sporting Club
Years2:	2016–2017
Clubs2:	→ Zamalek SC (loan)
Years3:	2017–2021
Clubs3:	Zamalek SC
Years4:	2019–2021
Clubs4:	→ Telekom Veszprém (loan)
Years5:	2021–2024
Clubs5:	Telekom Veszprém
Years6:	2024–
Clubs6:	Paris Saint-Germain
Nationalteam1:	Egypt
Nationalcaps1:	90

Yahia Khaled Mahmoud Fathy Omar^[2] (Arabic: يحيى خالد محمود فتحي عمر; born 9 September 1997) is an Egyptian handball player for Telekom Veszprém and the Egyptian national team.

He participated in the World Men's Handball Championship in 2017,^{[3] [4]} 2019 and 2021.

Individual awards

• All-Star Right back of the Olympic Games: 2020^[5]
• SEHA League All-Star Team Best Right Back: 2020–21^[6]
• All-Star Right back of the 2022 African Championship
• Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2022 African Championship
• Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2024 African Championship

Notes and References

1. Web site: Handball OMAR Yahia – Tokyo 2020 Olympics. olympics.com. 11 October 2021. 7 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211007102144/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/handball/athlete-profile-n1302987-omar-yahia.htm. live.
2. Web site: Yahia Omar Profil . sport.de . 28 January 2021.
3. Web site: 25th Men's World Championship 2017 . 25 January 2017 . 16 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170116175733/http://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/HB_PROD/HBWC17M/PDF_ROSTER_EGY.PDF . live .
4. Web site: 2019 World Men's Handball Championship roster. 30 March 2019. 31 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190331042643/https://competition.ihf.info/sites/default/files/competitions/226654de-f6a5-40ac-bc6c-bfdbfd5f8b28/pdf/EGY.PDF. live.
5. Web site: Tokyo 2020 Men's All-Star Team. 7 August 2021. IHF. 7 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210807171904/https://www.ihf.info/competitions/men/308/olympic-games-tokyo-2020---mens-tournament/20351/news/65461. live.
6. Web site: Petar Nenadic MVP of the Final 4, All-Star Team awarded. www.seha-liga.com. 6 September 2021. 5 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905195352/http://www.seha-liga.com/novost/3471/petar-nenadic-mvp-of-the-final-4-all-star-team-awarded. live.