Mohamed Elneny
Mohamed Elneny was born in El-Mahalla El-Kubra, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt on July 11th, 1992 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 32, Mohamed Elneny biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Mohamed Naser Elsayed Elneny (born 11 July 1992) simply known as Mohamed Elneny, is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Besiktas, on loan from English club Arsenal, and the Egypt national team. He began his senior career in the Egyptian Premier League, before moving to Swiss club Basel in January 2013.
He won eight honours at Basel, including the Swiss Super League in each of his four seasons.
In January 2016, he was transferred to Arsenal. Elneny competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics for the Egyptian Under-23 team.
Personal life
Elneny is a devout Muslim.
In July 2019, the body of a man, believed to be a thief attempting to steal electrical cables, was discovered on Elneny's property in El-Mahalla El-Kubra, Egypt. The body was discovered by his father, who immediately reported the incident to the police. It is believed that the man was electrocuted trying to steal the cables.
On 15 May 2021, Arsenal's sponsors Lavazza commenced "urgent talks" with the club after Elneny posted a tweet in support of Palestine during the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis. This resulted in a response from the Board of Deputies of British Jews.
Club career
Elneny played for Al Ahly in youth. He moved to Al Mokawloon in 2008 during the 2010–2011 season. Elneny progressed and became a regular in the starting lineup. Following the tragedy in early February 2012, the Egyptian Premier League was suspended, and all subsequent matches of the 2011–12 Egyptian Premier League were postponed. The Egyptian Football Association announced on March 10th that they did not play for the remainder of the season.
Elneny had been following the football team for some time and had been invited to their training camp in Estepona from 14 to 24 January 2013. Elneny made his official debut on January 18, 2013 during a friendly match against Steaua București, a 1–1 draw. During the training camp, Elneny was able to impress Basel's trainer, Murat Yakin, and it was revealed on January 29th that he had signed a loan agreement with Basel until the end of June 2013. Elneny made his official debut for Basel in the 2012–13 Swiss Super League season on February 10, 2013 in a 3–0 home victory over Sion after being called off in at halftime.
Elneny, a Swiss Super League player, won the Championship crown and was Swiss Cup runner-up with Basel at the end of the season 2012-2013. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Basel season, losing both home and away ties, beating 2–5 on aggregate, but not surprisingly losing both home and away ties.
Basel revealed in May that they had discussed the possibility of permanently signing the Egyptian midfielder. He has been on a four-year deal that will run until June 30th. In the 4–2 home win over Zurich on April 16, 2014, he scored his first goal for Basel, the game's last goal. Elneny won the league championship with Basel at the end of the 2013-14 Super League season. They also reached the final of the 2013–14 Swiss Cup, but they were defeated 2–0 by Zürich after extra time. Basel defeated the team in the 2013-14 Champions League season and finished in third place. They qualified for the Europa League knockout phase, and from there, they advanced to the quarter-finals. Basel played 68 games in 2013–14 (36 Swiss League fixtures, 6 Champions League, 6 Champions League, and 10 Europa League and 10 test matches). Elneny made 57 appearances in the demos, 32 League, 4 Cup, 6 Champions League, and 6 Europa League, as well as 7 in the test matches. He only scored one goal in the league.
Elneny and FC Basel's season 2014–15 was a fruitful one. The championship was won for the sixth time in a row this season, and the 2014–15 Swiss Cup was a finalist. They finished third in a row for the third season in a row, losing 0–3 to FC Sion in the final. Basel also reached the knockout phase of the Champions League in the group stage on December 9, 2014, when they held a 1–1 draw against Liverpool at Anfield. However, Basel lost in the Round of 16 to Porto. Basel played a total of 65 games (36 Swiss League matches, 6 Swiss Cup, 8 Champions League, and 15 test matches). Under new boss Paulo Sousa Elneny, the Super League made 51 appearances, 29 in the Cup and seven in the Champions League, as well as nine in test games. In these games, he scored 5 goals.
Despite the fact that Elneny left the club during the winter break, Urs Fischer Basel, the club's new coach, won the Swiss Super League championship at the end of the 2015–16 Super League season. It was the fourth championship for Elneny's team in a row, and the club's seventh in a row and their 19th championship title in total.
Arsenal boss Arsène Wenger revealed the signing of Elneny from FC Basel on January 13th, 2016 after a 3–3 draw with Liverpool. The transfer was announced by the club on the following day for an undisclosed fee estimated somewhere between £5 million and £7.4 million. He was given the number 35 shirt for Arsenal. In the fourth round of the FA Cup, he made his Egyptian debut for the club against Burnley, winning by 2–1 on Sunday, becoming the first Egyptian ever to play for Arsenal. Elneny scored his first Arsenal goal in the Champions League Round of 16 second leg defeat against FC Barcelona, and was named Player of the Month for March by Arsenal. He also appeared in April and was a hit with Aaron Ramsey in winning the Arsenal's Player of the Month award for a second month. Elneny's only goal earned him the goal of the season award for Arsenal. Elneny's first goal at the Emirates Stadium (his second for Arsenal) on Sunday against FC BATE Borisov, a match that ended 6–0 to the home team in the 2017-18 season. Elneny put on a commendable showing in the first leg of Arsenal's 32 Europa league match against stersunds FK on February 15th. Elneny was subsequently praised man of the match for his contribution in a 3–0 away victory.
Elneny's deal with Arsenal had been renewed on March 26, 2018. Elneny was dismissed against Southampton on April 8, 2018. Jack Stephens tussled with Jack Wilshere, and Stephens' retaliation resulted in referee Andre Marriner getting a straight red in a close game. Wilshere came with only a yellow card, but Elneny was given a red card after a push on Cédric Soares, his first red card in his professional career, but he was handed a red card later in his life. Arsenal defeated 3–2 on a convincing basis.
Elneny joined Beşiktaş J.K. on a season-long loan agreement with an optional buyout provision on August 31. Elneny was sent off on his debut against Gazisehir Gaziantep in the Turkish Super Lig on September 14th. In a 3-0 victory over Genclerbirligi on Saturday, he scored his first and only goal for the club.
Elneny was in the starting 11 of the 2020 FA Community Shield, when Arsenal clinched a 5–4 victory over Liverpool in a penalty shootout after the match was 1–1 after 90 minutes. Elneny and Thomas Partey put on a good showing at the base of Arsenal's midfield on Friday, netting Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba ineffectiveness and giving Arsenal their first league victory since 2006. After the game, Elneny's boss, Mikel Arteta, was lauded. Elneny tested positive for COVID-19 while away with Egypt during the International break in November 2020, but there were no signs. In a 4–2 victory over Dundalk in the Europa League on December 10, 2020, he scored his first goal of the season. On Arsenal's official website, his spectacular strike outside the box was named as the runner-up of the Month's Goal of the Month, as well as later on the season's winning goal. Elneny scored another screamer against Olympiacos on March 11th, 2021, to keep Arsenal in the tie. Elneny scored his first Premier League goal for Arsenal with a volley from the edge of the box on May 2nd, 2021.
International career
Elneny was a member of the national under-23 team qualified for the 2012 Olympics, where he appeared in all four games as the team advanced to the last eight but was defeated by Japan.
In a 2–1 loss against Sierra Leone in September 2011, Elneny made his complete international debut. In a friendly on 4 June 2014, he scored his first goal for Egypt in a 2–2 draw against Jamaica.
He was in Egypt's senior national squad for the Africa Cup of Nations 2017 in Gabon, where the country finished runners-up. He also aided the team in qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament in Russia, marking their third attempt for the Egyptians to participate in the tournament after the 1934 and 1990 editions.