Mohamed Elneny: Career Stats, Clubs, Age & Nationality

Mohamed Elneny: profile

Mohamed Elneny (born 11 July 1992 in El Mahalla El Kubra, Egypt) is a retired Egyptian footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Elneny's senior club career began in 2010 at Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC. He played for 4 clubs in 4 countries since 2010. His most appearances came at Arsenal F.C. (2016–present), where he made 91 appearances and scored 1 goal. Across all recorded club spells he totals 244 appearances and 9 goals.

At international level, Elneny represented Egypt (2011–present), earning 101 caps and scoring 8 goals. Our match database lists 3 of his international goals; the first came against Chad on 17 November 2015 (World Cup Qualification). He also played for Egypt at under-20 and under-23 level.

El Mahalla El Kubra has produced 10 footballers in our database, including Ahmed Elmohamady, Nabil Emad and Wael Gomaa.

Key facts

Senior international debut: 2011 (aged about 19)
First international goal: 2015 – aged 23 (match)
Countries played in: 4: Egypt, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Turkey
Club goals per game: 0.04 (9 in 244)
Height: 179 cm — taller than 41% of Egyptian internationals on record
Latest move: Beşiktaş J.K. (2019)
Shares a birthday with: Amad Diallo, Jabu Mahlangu and Elrio van Heerden (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
2010–2013	Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC	Egyptian Premier League	35	2
2013–2016	FC Basel	Swiss Super League	91	5
2016–	Arsenal F.C.	Premier League	91	1
2019–2020	Beşiktaş J.K.	Süper Lig	27	1
	Total		244	9

Appearances and goals are league figures where recorded on Wikidata; “–” means not recorded.

International career

Years	Team	Level	Caps	Goals
2009–2011	Egypt U20	Under-20	7	2
2010–2015	Egypt U23	Under-23	5	1
2011–	Egypt	Senior	101	8

International goals (3)

#	Date	Match	Min	Competition
1	17 Nov 2015	Egypt 4–0 Chad	5	World Cup Qualification
2	5 Feb 2017	Egypt 1–2 Cameroon	22	Africa Cup of Nations
3	12 Nov 2021	Angola 2–2 Egypt	45	World Cup Qualification