Overview
Essam El-Hadary became the oldest player ever to appear at a World Cup when he played against Saudi Arabia in June 2018 at 45 years and 161 days — and saved a penalty in the match.
He won four Africa Cup of Nations titles, saving two penalties in the 2006 final shootout, and was Egypt's first-choice goalkeeper across three decades.
Clubs
International record: 159 caps and 0 goals for Egypt.
Damietta1993–1996
Al Ahly1996–2008
Sion2008–2009
Ismaily2010–2013
Wadi Degla2015–2017
Al Taawoun2017–2018
Honours
Major team and individual honours.
Africa Cup of Nations 2006, 2008, 2010
CAF Champions League ×4
Egyptian Premier League ×8
World Cup Appearances
Essam El-Hadary was named in the squad for one FIFA World Cup.
2018
Other Egypt Internationals
Other players profiled for this national team.