Amir Azmy

Amir Azmy

Personal information
Full name	Amir Azmy Mohamed Megahed
Date of birth	(1983-02-14) February 14, 1983
Place of birth	Cairo, Egypt
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Enosis Neon Paralimni
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2004	Zamalek	12	(0)
2004–2006	PAOK	30	(2)
2006–2008	Al-Shabab	6	(0)
2008	Anorthosis Famagusta FC	12	(0)
2008	Hacettepe Spor Kulübü	10	(0)
2009	AEK Larnaca	5	(0)
2009	Diyarbakırspor	6	(0)
2010	Al Taawon	10	(0)
2011–2012	Misr El Makasa	14	(0)
2013	Baia Zugdidi	6	(0)
2014–2015	Talaba Iraqi	0	(?)
2015–	Enosis Neon Paralimni	7	(0)
International career‡
2005-	Egypt	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 21, 2010

Amir Azmy Megahed (Arabic: أمير عزمي مجاهد; born February 14, 1983 in Cairo) is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays as a center back for the Cypriot First Division club Enosis Neon Paralimni.

Career

In December 2003, Azmy was suspended from football for 14 months following a positive doping test at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. Azmy pledged not guilty for the dope found in his blood, and claimed that it was a component of a prescribed drug he took as part of his muscular enhancement training. He appealed for the suspension to be cancelled, but the appeal was not accepted.

After spending the suspension period, he signed for PAOK and was a regular starter before being transferred to Al-Shabab in KSA in what was eventually an unsuccessful experience for the player, where he featured very rarely as a starter.

As a result, Amir moved to the Cyrpriot League and joined Anorthosis Famagusta and was a key member of the team in their winning of the Cypriot title and qualifying as a result to the European Champions League.

After signing to Hacettepe Spor in June 2008, Azmy rapidly became a regular starter among the back four of the team. He featured as a starter in the first four games of the Turkish League, and made some decent displays, among which he was chosen as Man of the Match against Eskişehirspor.

In September 2008, Azmy started the match against Fenerbahçe, and was chosen to man-mark the Spanish international Daniel Güiza. He played a decent game, and well-managed to prevent the player's attacking chances, and helped his team to beat Fenerbahçe 1-0 for the first time in history.

On September 25, 2008, Amir Azmy was chosen among a list of seven players playing abroad to feature for Egypt in their last game of the World Cup 2010 Qualifiers first round against Djibouti on October 12.

External links

• Amir Azmy at National-Football-Teams.com
• Egyptian Players News.