Omar El Sawy
Personal information | |||
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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 |
Sepsi OSK (on loan from Rapid București) | ||
Number | 7 | ||
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 | 9 | (0) |
2024– | → Sepsi OSK (loan) | 8 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2021 | Romania U17 | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Romania U18 | 3 | (1) |
2022 | Romania U19 | 5 | (0) |
2024– | Romania U20 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024 |
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 Sepsi OSK, on loan from 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]
Sepsi OSK
[edit]In autumn of 2024, Rapid agreed to sent El Sawy on loan to Sepsi OSK for the rest of the season, in order to gain playing minutes.[4][5] On 6 October 2024, he debuted in a 0–4 away win against Hermannstadt by scoring his first goal for his team.[6]
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.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 6 December 2024[8]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | ||
2024–25 | Liga I | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
Sepsi OSK (loan) | 2024–25 | Liga I | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
Career Total | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 3 |
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.
- ^ "Rapid și Sepsi s-au înțeles pentru împrumutul lui Omar El Sawy". flashscore.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Sepsi OSK a oficializat împrumutul unui jucător de la Rapid București". flashscore.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Omar El Sawy, primul gol în SuperLigă. Fostul jucător al Rapidului a spart gheața la noua sa echipă". iamsport.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "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
- Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe players
- Romania men's youth international footballers
- 21st-century Romanian sportsmen