Amir Azmy

Football player infobox


playername = Amir Azmy
fullname = Amir Azmy Megahed
height = height|m=1.9
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|2|14
cityofbirth = Cairo
countryofbirth = Egypt
currentclub = Hacettepe Spor Kulübü
clubnumber = 90
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2000-2004
2004-2006
2006-2008
2008
2008-
clubs = El-Zamalek
PAOK FC
Al-Shabab
Anorthosis Famagusta FC
Hacettepe Spor Kulübü
caps(goals) = 12 (0)
30 (0)
0 (0)
12 (0)
4 (0)
nationalyears = 2005-
nationalteam = Egypt
nationalcaps(goals) = 5 (1)
pcupdate = August 20, 2007
ntupdate =

Amir Azmy Megahed (born February 14, 1983 in Cairo) is an Egyptian football defender who plays for Hacettepe Spor in Turkey, he signed for them as a free transfer in summer 2008.

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. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3352905.stm BBC SPORT | Football | African | Egypt considers drugs tests ] ]

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.

After signing to Hacettepe Spor last summer, 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 25th, 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 12th.

References

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=12578 Player profile - National-Football-Teams.com] .