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Mohamed El Yamani Personal information Full name Mohamed El Yamani Date of birth 10 January 1982 Place of birth Egypt Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Floriana FC Youth career Ismaily Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1998–2004 Standard Liège ? (?) 2003-2004 → K.V Mechelen (loan) ? (?) 2004–2005 Zamalek ? (?) 2005-2006 Ismaily ?? (?) 2006-2009 Ittehad Alexandria ? (?) 2009-2010 El Shams ? (?) 2010- Floriana FC ? (?) National team‡ ? (?) Egypt 2 (1) – Egypt U20 ? (?) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 14, 2008.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 July 2006Mohamed El Yamani (Arabic: محمد اليماني) (born January 1, 1982) is an Egyptian footballer. He plays as a striker, currently for Maltese Premier Division side Floriana FC.[1][2][3]
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Club career
Standard Liège
At Standard Liege, El Yamani impressed, and his club thought they would cash in on him when he excelled at the FIFA World Youth Championship 2001 in Argentina. He was very close from Italian giants Juventus, but a dramatic car accident in Cairo set back this move. In July 2001, when El Yamani was on his way to the airport, he lost control of his car after bursting a tyre. In addition to this offer from Juventus, another one from Bayern Munich did not materialize.
In August 2002, El Yamani was listed for loan, and although Alemannia Aachen announced that it had acquired his services, he remained at Standard Liege. Eventually, KV Mechelen signed El Yamani on loan at the start of 2003.
Loan to KV Mechelen
Despite poor performances from his team, El Yamani, who wore number nine, was impressive.
Upon returning to Standard Liege at the start of 2003-2004 season, he had a superb pre-season, and featured heavily for his club in the following months.
Return to Egypt
In May 2004, El Yamani decided to return to Egypt, signing for giants Al-Zamalek. [4]
Back to Europe
In January 2011 he was close to signing for Finnish club Kuopion Palloseura but instead decided to join Maltese club Floriana FC. He could help the Maltese team finish 2nd in the league and gain silverware for the first time in 17 years as the team was crowned Maltese Cup winners qualifying to UEFA Europa League.
International career
El Yamani has played two matches for Egypt's first team, scoring one goal.
International goals
Egypt's score first.
# Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 25 November 2002 
Abuja Nigeria1-0 Draw Friendly National Youth team
El Yamani was a regular player in Egypt's Youth team who got the Bronze Medalist in FIFA World Youth Championship 2001, as Yamani scored 4 goals against Argentina,[5] U.S.A,[6] Netherlands [7] and, Paraguay.[8] His goal against Paraguay was the most valuable among the four as it earned the Bronze Medal for Egypt.
Honours
National team- Bronze Medalist at FIFA World Youth Championship 2001.
- Silver Boot at FIFA World Youth Championship 2001.
Standard- Gold Medalist at Belgian Cup.
Floriana FC- Gold Medalist at Maltese Cup 2010-2011.
- Silver Medalist at Maltese Premier League.
References
- ^ "Mohamed El Yamani". IMscouting. http://www.imscouting.com/players/mohamed-el-yamani. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ^ "Mohamed El Yamani". TransferMarkt. http://transfermarkt.de/de/mohamed-el-yamani/profil/spieler_13456.html. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ page.htm "Mohamed El Yamani Page". EgyptianPlayers. http://www.egyptianplayers.com/yamani/Yamany page.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-01.[dead link]
- ^ "Yamani signs for Zamalek". Kooora.com. http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=465. Retrieved 2004-08-01.
- ^ "Egypt - Argentina Match Report" ,FIFA. Retrieved on 21 May 2010.
- ^ "USA - Egypt Match Report" ,FIFA. Retrieved on 21 May 2010.
- ^ "Netherlands - Egypt Match Report" ,FIFA. Retrieved on 21 May 2010.
- ^ "Paraguay - Egypt Match Report" ,FIFA. Retrieved on 21 May 2010.
External links
- Mohamed El Yamani – FIFA competition record
- Mohamed El Yamani (At Egyptian Football.net)
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- Egyptian footballers
- Egyptian expatriate footballers
- Egypt international footballers
- Standard Liège players
- KV Mechelen players
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