Muhammad Abu Trika is one of the most famous Egyptian football players. He is well-known in Egypt, the Arab countries and the whole world for being a prominent striker in Al-Ahly Club and the Egyptian National Team. His fans has blessed him with many nicknames such as Arab Zidan, the Merchant of Happiness and the Prince of Hearts.
Biography
Abu Trika was borne on 7 Nov. 1978 at Nahia Village , Al-Giza Governorate, Egypt. He graduated from the Department of History, College of Arts in the University of Cairo. He joined Al-Tarasanah club when he was 12 years old and was chosen as an ambassador for the UN World Food Program to fight poverty. For this reason, Abu Trika joined with the Brazilian player Ronaldo and the French player Zidan as well as 40 other players of the best in the world in a match aimed at gathering donations to fight poverty all over the world.
With Al-Ahly Club
Abu Trika joined Al-Ahly club in 2003 from Al-Tarasanah, and had achieved various implementations since. With his club, he won the Egyptian League Cup 5 times, the Egyptian Cup twice, the Egyptian Super Cup 4 times, the African Champions League 3 times, the African Super Cup twice and he participated with his team in the World Cup for Clubs 3 times. He also led Egypt’s Team to win the African Cup in 2006 and 2008. On the other hand, he was also the best striker in the World Cup for Clubs in 2006 as he scored 3 goals with his team.
Individually, He was chosen by the International Federation for Football History Statistics (IFFHS) twice as the most famous player in the world in 2007 and 2008. On February 2009, He received the BBC prize for the best African player of 2008. The FIFA chose him to be one of the golden figures for Continents Team formation in the Confederations Cup Championship in 2009 which was hosted by South Africa.
Prepared by: Mushriq A. Jaber
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