Omar El Sawy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Sayed Mohamed Mahmoud El Sawy | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Târgu Mureș, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rapid București | ||
| Number | 91 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | ACS Kinder Târgu Mureș | ||
| 2017–2018 | ASA Târgu Mureș | ||
| 2018–2019 | CSM Târgu Mureș | ||
| 2019–2022 | Csíkszereda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Csíkszereda | 21 | (1) |
| 2023– | Rapid București | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Romania U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Romania U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2022– | Romania U19 | 5 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2022 | |||
Omar Sayed Mohamed Mahmoud El Sawy (Arabic: عمر سيد محمد محمود الصاوي; born 16 March 2004) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Liga I club Rapid București.
Club career[edit]
Early career / Csíkszereda[edit]
At junior level, El Sawy represented several clubs from his native Târgu Mureș as well as Csíkszereda. He made his senior debut for the latter side on 6 August 2022, in a 1–2 away Liga II loss to Unirea Dej. On the 28th that month, El Sawy scored his first goal in a 3–2 win over Buzău.
Rapid București[edit]
On 19 May 2023, El Sawy was signed by Liga I side Rapid București for a rumoured transfer fee of €400,000, including bonuses.[1][2] He made his professional debut on 10 November 2023, in a goalless league draw at Sepsi OSK.[3]
Personal life[edit]
El Sawy was born in Târgu Mureș to an Egyptian father and a Romanian mother, the latter also being of partial Hungarian descent.[4]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 27 January 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Csíkszereda | 2022–23 | Liga II | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Rapid București | 2023–24 | Liga I | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Atenție, altfel de fotbalist! » Rapidistul Omar El Sawy are idei clare: "Trebuie să mă ocup de ceea ce este palpabil, nu de ceea ce ar putea fi!"". gsp.ro.
- ^ "Rapid i l-a suflat Farului pe Omar El Sawy! De ce a ajuns tânărul în Giuleşti şi nu la echipa lui Gică Hagi". as.ro. 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Sepsi - Rapid 0-0. Giuleștenii au ratat șansa de a urca pe primul loc în SuperLigă" [Sepsi - Rapid 0–0. Giuleștenii missed the chance to climb to the first place in the SuperLiga]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Omar El Sawy, starul celor de la Csikszereda în finala Ligii Elitelor U19: "Iubesc România!" » L-a impresionat pe Ilie Dumitrescu" [Omar El Sawy, the star of Csíkszereda in the U19 Elite League final: "I love Romania!" » He impressed Ilie Dumitrescu]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 27 May 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Omar El Sawy at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
External links[edit]
- Omar El Sawy – Romanian league stats at LPF (in Romanian)
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Târgu Mureș
- Romanian people of Egyptian descent
- Romanian Muslims
- Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent
- Romanian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football forwards
- Liga I players
- Liga II players
- FC Rapid București players
- FK Csíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc players
- Romania men's youth international footballers