Mohamed Abou Gabal

Mohamed Abou Gabal
محمد أبو جبل
Abou Gabal with Egypt at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Qotb Abou Gabal Ali[1]
Date of birth (1989-01-29) 29 January 1989 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth Asyut, Egypt
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 National Bank of Egypt
Number 1
Youth career
2007–2010 ENPPI
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 ENPPI 34 (0)
2013–2016 Zamalek 12 (0)
2016–2019 Smouha 83 (0)
2019–2022 Zamalek 52 (0)
2022– National Bank of Egypt 46 (0)
International career‡
2009 Egypt U20 4 (0)
2011– Egypt 12 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Egypt
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 January 2024 (UTC)

Mohamed Qotb Abou Gabal Ali (Arabic: محمد قطب أبو جبل علي; born 29 January 1989), also known as Gabaski, is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Egyptian Premier League club National Bank of Egypt and the Egypt national team.[3]

Club career

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Abou Gabal played for ENPPI, Smouha and Zamalek. He was nicknamed "Gabaski" by Jesualdo Ferreira in 2015.[4] In September 2022, he joined National Bank of Egypt on free transfer.[5]

In late January 2024, it was reported that he was set to be loaned out to Al Ahly due to a prolonged injury suffered by their goalkeeper, Mohamed El-Shenawy.[6] Nevertheless, the suggested agreement fell through when Al Ahly opted to suspend negotiations just before the contract signing meeting.[7]

International career

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On 3 September 2011, Gabaski made his debut for the Egypt national team in a 2–1 away defeat by Sierra Leone, in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. He didn't make another appearance for Egypt until 10 years later, on 30 September 2021, when he came on as a substitute in the 68th minute in a friendly 2–0 home win against Liberia. Less than two weeks later, on 11 October, he made his third appearance for Egypt coming on as a substitute in the 26th minute in a 3–0 away win against Libya in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Finales CAN 2021 (18)
Gabaski with Egypt in 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

Gabaski was included in the Egypt squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (held in 2022). He was brought on as a substitute in Egypt's round of 16 clash with Ivory Coast. He saved Eric Bailly's penalty, helping Egypt advance.[8] In the quarterfinal against Morocco, Gabaski started the match before being substituted in extra time due to injury. He returned to the starting line-up in the semi-final against hosts Cameroon. The match ended in a 0–0 draw after extra-time; in the ensuing shootout, Gabaski saved two penalties, helping Egypt reach the final. Gabaski then started in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Final, where he saved Sadio Mané's penalty and produced a number of impressive saves to keep the game at 0–0 after the end of extra-time. He went on to save another penalty in the subsequent shootout, from Bouna Sarr, but saw teammates Mohamed Abdelmonem and Mohanad Lasheen miss their spot-kicks as Egypt lost 4–2.[9] Nevertheless, he was elected as Man of the Match.[10]

On 30 December 2023, Gabaski was named in the 27-man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.[11] In the competition's round of 16 match against DR Congo, he missed a decisive penalty during the shootout which ended in a 8–7 defeat, following a 1–1 draw after extra time.[12]

Personal life

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On 8 April 2021, Gabaski married Algerian model Samara Yahia who is the 2019 Miss Arab World.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 25 December 2021[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps[a] Goals Apps[b] Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
ENPPI 2010–11 Egyptian Premier League 29 0 4 0 — — 33 0
2011–12 Egyptian Premier League 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
2012–13 Egyptian Premier League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 34 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 38 0
Zamalek 2013–14 Egyptian Premier League 1 0 3 0 2 0 — 6 0
2014–15 Egyptian Premier League 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2015–16 Egyptian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 12 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 17 0
Smouha 2016–17 Egyptian Premier League 26 0 3 0 0 0 — 29 0
2017–18 Egyptian Premier League 24 0 1 0 — — 25 0
2018–19 Egyptian Premier League 33 0 0 0 — — 33 0
Total 83 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 87 0
Zamalek 2019–20 Egyptian Premier League 20 0 2 0 9 0 2[c] 0 33 0
2020–21 Egyptian Premier League 18 0 1 0 1 0 — 20 0
2021–22 Egyptian Premier League 14 0 0 0 7 0 — 21 0
Total 52 0 3 0 17 0 2 0 74 0
Career total 181 0 14 0 19 0 2 0 216 0
  1. ^ All appearances in Egypt Cup
  2. ^ All appearances in CAF Champions League
  3. ^ One appearance in Egyptian Super Cup, one appearance in CAF Super Cup

International

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As of match played 28 January 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Egypt 2011 1 0
2021 2 0
2022 6 0
2023 1 0
2024 2 0
Total 12 0

Honours

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ENPPI

Zamalek

Egypt

References

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  1. ^ a b "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Egypt" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Mohamed Abou Gabal: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Mohamed AbouGabal - Player profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Gabaski: The Egyptians' Stalwart Goalie". majalla.com. 12 February 2022. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. ^ "OFFICIAL: Mohamed Abou-Gabal joins Bank Al Ahly on free transfer". KingFut. 4 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Mohamed Abou-Gabal set for Al Ahly move hours before DR Congo game". KingFut. 28 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Gabaski proposed move to Al Ahly falls through". KingFut. 30 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Egypt beat Ivory Coast on penalties". BBC Sport.
  9. ^ "Afcon 2021: Egypt XI to face Senegal - Salah, Elneny start, Ashour in for suspended Kamal | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  10. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (6 February 2022). "With an out-of-the-world performance, the spectacular @mohmedabogabal is awarded the Total Energies Man of the Match award in the final! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #SENEGY | #TeamEgypt | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 February 2022 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Elassal, Mahmoud (30 December 2023). "Egypt coach Vitoria announces final squad for AFCON 2023; veterans El Shahat and El-Said left out". Al-Ahram. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Egypt 1-1p DR Congo - Goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi scores winning spot kick in dramatic shootout to reach AFCON last eight". Eurosport. 29 January 2024.
  13. ^ حجرات, رامي. "زواج محمد أبو جبل حارس مرمى الزمالك من ملكة جمال العرب لعام 2019". مجلة الجميلة (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Abou-Gabal, Mohamed". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
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