User:Johnjames555/Ahmed S. Helmi

Ahmed Sameh Abdel Aziz Helmi (Born 27 April 1992 in Cairo) is an Egyptian professional volleyball player, who is best known as Helmi. Measuring at 1,95 m and 81 Kg, he plays in the position of outside-hitter.

Born in Cairo, but raised in Budapest, Helmi is known for passing through many adversities in life - He injured his left foot badly when he was 8 years old following a car accident, and he was suspended for some time in 2007. He is also known for having Arachnophobia. New article name new article content ...

Career

Helmi played his first game with Heliopolis Volleyball club in Egypt on October 22, 2001 when he was only 9 years old with the boys team. He also played with the Egyptian National Team for the first time on August 11, 2008 in the Youth African Cup which was hosted by Egypt and he helped his team reach the final but eventually lost to Tunisia 3-1. Helmi also played in the Youth World Cup which was hosted by Italy in 2009, but the Egyptian team was no match for the Power Countries of Volleyball and ended up in the 12th place. Helmi went back to play the Juniors African Cup in August 2010 in Libya and carried his team to the final, but yet again they met defeat against their rivals Tunisia 3-2.

Titles

Club
 * Egyptian league (2001,2002,2003,2005,2007)
 * Egyptian Cup (2003,2004)

National Team
 * African cup (2008,2010)
 * Arab Championship (2009)
 * World Cup (2009)

Individual awards
 * 2009 Arab Championship "Best Spiker"
 * 2010 Juniors African Cup "Most Valuable Player"
 * 2010 Belgium International Championship "Most Valuable Player"