Karim Mohamed El Debes (Arabic: كريم الدبيس; born 3 June 2003) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly and the Egypt U20.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karim Mohamed El Debes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Shibin El Qanater, Egypt[1] | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Ahly | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shibin El Qanater | |||
| 2013–2018 | Al Mokawloon | ||
| 2018–2020 | Wadi Degla | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Wadi Degla | 22 | (1) |
| 2022– | Al Ahly | 8 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023– | Egypt U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023- | Egypt U23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Shibin El Qanater, El Debes began his career with the local side by the same name, before joining Al Mokawloon, where he spent five years.[2] He joined Wadi Degla in 2018, being promoted to the first team squad in 2020.[2][3] After impressive performances for Wadi Degla, despite the side being relegated to the Egyptian Second Division, he trialled with Belgian side K.V. Kortrijk, Italian side Udinese and Greek side Olympiacos.[2][3]
On 22 September 2022, El Debes' agent stated that he would move to Egyptian Premier League champions Al Ahly.[2] El Debes confirmed this himself only four day later.[4] He announced his departure from Wadi Degla via Instagram on 3 October 2022, by which point Zamalek had also been touted as a potential new club for El Debes.[5]
The move to Al Ahly was completed in October 2022, with El Debes scoring on his debut for the youth team in a 3–0 win against Petrojet.[6] In January 2023, El Debes trained with the Al Ahly first team for the first time, with both Al Ittihad Alexandria and National Bank of Egypt looking to secure a loan deal for the winger.[7][8]
International career
El Debes represented Egypt's under-20 side at their unsuccessful 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations campaign, in which they were knocked out in the group stage, only collecting one point for a 0–0 draw with Mozambique.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 13 May 2021.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wadi Degla | 2020–21 | Egyptian Premier League | 22 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Egyptian Second Division | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Al Ahly | 2022–23 | Egyptian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
- Notes
Honours
Al Ahly