Rana Hamdy

Rana Hamdy
رنا حمدي (Arabic)
Personal information
Full name Rana Amr Adly Abdel Aziz Hamdy
Date of birth (1989-09-11) 11 September 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Saudi Arabia[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Burlington SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 York Lions 0 (0)
2013–2015 George Brown Huskies 25 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Oakville Blue Devils 19 (0)
2022– Burlington SC 28 (0)
International career‡
2016 Egypt 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 November 2016

Rana Amr Adly Abdel Aziz Hamdy (Arabic: رنا عمرو عدلي عبد العزيز حمدي; born 11 September 1989), also known as Rana Abdel Aziz, is a footballer who plays as a centre back for Burlington SC in League1 Ontario. She has been a member of the Egypt women's national team.

College career

From 2013 to 2015, she attended George Brown College where she played for the women's soccer team.[2][3][4] In 2013, she was an OCAA League All-Star.[5] In 2014, she was recognized last year for her work in the classroom and on the field, winning the Michael ‘Pinball’ Clemons award, while also being named and Ontario Colleges Athletic Association League All-Star and being awarded a Special Recognition Award.[6][7] In 2015, she was named Female Athlete of the Year, earned a Contribution to Athletics Award and was the Women’s Outdoor Soccer MVP.[6]

Club career

In 2018 and 2019, Hamdy played for Oakville Blue Devils FC in Canada in League1 Ontario.[8][9] She won the league title with Oakville in 2019 becoming one of the first Egyptian women, along with teammate Mahira Ali to win a domestic league title.[10]

In 2022 and 2023, she played for Burlington SC in League1 Ontario.[11][12]

International career

Hamdy played for Egypt at senior level during the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ Grossman, David (14 April 2015). "Distance runner Sasha Gollish, 33, recognized as Athlete of the Year". toronto.com.
  2. ^ "Rana Abdel Aziz 2013 George Brown Stats". George Brown College.
  3. ^ "Rana Abdel Aziz 2014 George Brown Stats". George Brown College.
  4. ^ "Rana Abdel Aziz 2015 George Brown Stats". George Brown College.
  5. ^ "Loewen, Passchier OCAA All-Stars". Redeemer College. 25 October 2013.
  6. ^ a b Batra, Deepti (30 April 2015). "Contributing to the community through sport". The Dialog.
  7. ^ "George Brown College 2013-14 Athletic Awards". Ontario Colleges Athletic Association. 5 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Rana Hamdy 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  9. ^ "Rana Hamdy 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  10. ^ Nabil, Dina (15 August 2019). "الحجاب ليس عائقًا .. قصة أول محترفتين مصريتين تتوجان بلقب لكرة القدم" [The veil is not an obstacle.. the story of the first two Egyptian professionals to win a football title]. Al-Dustour (in Arabic).
  11. ^ "Rana Hamdy 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  12. ^ "Rana Hamdy 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  13. ^ Nawar, Maya (24 November 2016). "Egypt marks its first victory at CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations". Daily News Egypt.
  14. ^ "UNICEF, UNAIDS campaigns in good hands". Confederation of African Football. 3 December 2016.