Ahmed Refaat

Ahmed El Sayed Refaat Ahmed (أحمد السيد رفعت أحمد; 20 June 1993 – 6 July 2024) was an Egyptian footballer who played mainly as a winger.

He made his debut for ENPPI in 2013, coming from the youth academy, and quickly established a place for himself in the club's starting line-ups. He joined Zamalek in 2016, and won the Egyptian Super Cup during his spell with the club, before joining his former club ENPPI and Al Ittihad on loan. In 2020, he then joined Al Masry, and after one successful season, Refaat joined newly-promoted side Future (later renamed Modern Future), and guided the team to win the inaugural Egyptian League Cup trophy in 2022, and to qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup in two consecutive seasons. He later had a loan spell at UAE side Al Wahda.

Refaat also represented Egypt at both youth and senior teams. He was part of the winning squad of the 2013 African U-20 Championship, and played at the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup. He died on the morning of 6 July 2024, aged 31, due to heart attack and sudden cardiac arrest.

Club career
Refaat started his career playing for ENPPI. In 2016, he joined Zamalek, to be loaned back to ENPPI in 2019, then to Al Ittihad. In November 2020, he transferred to Al Masry. In October 2021, he transferred to Future.

On 11 March 2024, during a local league match played by his team, Modern Future and Al Ittihad, the player lost consciousness and was taken to the hospital. Refaat had suffered a heart attack due to a rare medical condition, and regained consciousness a week later.

Death
Refaat died of a heart attack in Cairo, on 6 July 2024, at the age of 31.

Career statistics

 * Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Refaat goal.

Honours
Zamalek
 * Egyptian Super Cup: 2017

Future
 * Egyptian League Cup: 2022

Egypt U20
 * African U-20 Championship: 2013