Mahmoud Genish

Mahmoud Abdel Rahim (Arabic: محمود عبد الرحيم‎; born 10 July 1987),[1] known by his nickname Genish (Arabic: جنش‎), is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek and the Egypt national team.[2]

Mahmoud Genish
Personal information
Full name Mahmoud Abdel Rahim
Date of birth (1987-07-10) 10 July 1987
Place of birth Alexandria, Egypt
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Zamalek
Number 16
Youth career
2008–2011 Olympic Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Olympic Club
2011– Zamalek 99 (0)
National team‡
2018– Egypt 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:52, 20 February 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:58, 26 March 2019 (UTC)

Career

Zamalek

Genish joined Zamalek from Olimpi after Zamalek manager then Hossam Hassan recommended him for the club. He played multiple matches with Zamalek but he was mainly the second goalkeeper after the legendary goalkeeper Abdelwahed El-Sayed. His real start with Zamalek was in 2014–15 Egypt Cup when Zamalek manager Jesualdo Ferreira decided that he will play all cup matches with the substitute goalkeepers Mohamed Abou Gabal and Genish, to give Ahmed El-Shenawy some rest. Genish played match in round 16 against Haras El Hodoud making a remarkable performance and helping his club winning 3–1. He played the next match against El Ittihad Alexandria in quarterfinal helping his club winning by saving 3 penalties. He played the next match in semifinal against Smouha. He helped his club passing to the final by saving 4 penalties in the penalty shootout. He played the final against Zamalek main rival Al Ahly helping Zamalek winning the cup after winning 2–0. Zamalek fans started calling this championship "Genish Championship" because he was the main reason to win it.

Genish also played against Orlando Pirates in CAF Confederation Cup helping Zamalek win 4–1.

On 11 February 2017, Genish helped Zamalek win the Egyptian Super Cup after defeating Al Ahly 3–1 in penalties. Genish saved two penalties.

Honours

Zamalek

References
  1. "اللاعب: محمود جنش". m.kooora.com. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  2. "Mahmoud Gennesh - Player profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
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