Sherif Ekramy
Sherif Ekramy Ahmed Ahmed El-Shahat (; born 10 July 1983) is an Egyptian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Pyramids FC and the Egyptian national team. An Al Ahly youth product, Ekramy moved to Dutch club Feyenoord in 2005. At Feyenoord he received little playing time and was loaned to Ankaragücü in 2008. After four years at Feyenoord he returned to Egypt signing with El Gouna FC, whom he helped win promotion to the top flight for the 2009–10 season. He returned to Al Ahly in 2010, where he stayed for ten years. In 2020, he joined Pyramids FC. Ekramy participated in two successive World Youth cups, the 2001 in Argentina, where he was part of the bronze-medal team, and the 2003 instalment in the United Arab Emirates. He is the son of Ekramy El-Shahat. Club career Al Ahly Ekramy was one of the most promising youngster in Al Ahly youth department so he was promoted for the first team in 2002 at the age of 19 although he never played for the first team until 2004. His amazing performance as a captain with Egypt U-20 in 2003 African Youth Championship helping The Young Pharaohs to win the title so he received a lot of offers but he decided finally to join Feyenoord to be alongside his former team-mate Hossam Ghaly Feyenoord Ekramy's spell in the Netherlands was not very successful. Although signed as a great talent, he was usually a reserve keeper. On 11 February 2007, he played his first Eredivisie match for Feyenoord against FC Twente. With the club he only played seven matches in three years helping them to win the 2007–08 KNVB Cup in his last season. Return to Al-Ahly Ekramy rejoined Al-Ahly in 2010 until 2020, where he managed to win 21 domestic and continental titles. Pyramids In June 2020, Ekramy joined Egyptian Premier League club Pyramids FC. International career In May 2018, he was named in Egypt’s preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Career statistics Club International Honours and achievements Al Ahly Egyptian Premier League: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 Egypt Cup: 2016–17, 2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup: 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 CAF Champions League: 2012, 2013 CAF Confederation Cup: 2014 CAF Super Cup: 2013, 2014 Feyenoord KNVB Cup: 2007–08 References External links Footballers from Cairo 1983 births Living people Egyptian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Eredivisie players Egyptian Premier League players Süper Lig players Al Ahly SC players Feyenoord players MKE Ankaragücü footballers El Gouna FC players Pyramids FC players Egypt men's international footballers 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2018 FIFA World Cup players Egyptian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey