Amr Warda

Amr Medhat Warda (Egyptian Arabic: عـمرو وردة‎; born 17 September 1993) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Greek club PAOK and the Egypt national team.[2]

Amr Warda
Warda in August 2018
Personal information
Full name Amr Medhat Warda[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993
Place of birth Alexandria, Egypt
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 PAOK
Number 8
Youth career
2011–2013 Al Ahly
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Al Ahly 2 (0)
2015 → Al-Ittihad (loan) 16 (1)
2015–2017 Panetolikos 39 (9)
2017–2020 PAOK 19 (2)
2017–2018 → Atromitos (loan) 23 (8)
2019 → Atromitos (loan) 12 (2)
2019–2020 → AEL (loan) 22 (6)
2020–2021 Volos 10 (2)
2021– PAOK 7 (1)
National team‡
2010–2013 Egypt U20 4 (0)
2014–2017 Egypt U23 5 (0)
2015– Egypt 30 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:32, 31 August 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Panetolikos

On 22 August 2015, Warda signed a three-year contract with Panetolikos F.C. on a free transfer from Al Ahly.[3] Panetolikos winger Amr Warda is happy to be rewarded for the Best Goal of the 2nd matchday in the Greek Super League. "I'm very happy that fans voted my goal as the best. I'll try to do my best for me and my team. This goal was important not only for me but for my team too. We proved to be a good team. From my first day in Panetolikos everyone treated me nice. We co-operate and we all try for the best", Warda said.[4] The attacking midfielder is a transfer target of the big three of Super League, according to his compatriots.[5] On 20 December 2015, he scored the first goal in a 2–0 crucial home win against Iraklis. He was named man of the match.[6]

On 4 March 2016, Warda was called up in Egypt squad ahead of friendly games against Nigeria on 25 and 29 March.[7] On 11 September 2016, he scored his first goal for the 2016–17 season in a 2–1 away loss against PAOK. A week later he scored in a 2–0 away win against rivals Atromitos. On 6 November 2016, he scored the first foal in a 2–1 home win against AEL.[8]

PAOK

On 24 January 2017, Warda signed a 3.5-year contract with PAOK, for an annual fee of €250,000 .[9] He became the seventh Egyptian to play for PAOK after former Egyptian internationals Magdy Tolba, Hossam Hassan, Ibrahim Hassan, Abdel Sattar Sabry, Shikabala and Amir Azmy. The transfer fee is set to €350,000, while Panetolikos kept a 15% future percentage sale. He chose to wear number 7 in Greece and number 74 in European matches.[10] On 23 April 2017, he scored his first Super League goal with PAOK in a 3–1 away win against Platanias Warda, who played the full 90 minutes, scored the opener after four minutes when he shot into the bottom corner following a low cross from the left.[11] On 2 July 2017, according to media, Warda would not follow PAOK's squad in preparation for disciplinary problems and would soon be loaned.[12]

On 9 August 2017, it was announced Warda would be loaned to Feirense.[13] He joined the Portuguese club on a one-year loan deal worth €1.25 million. On 12 August 2017, however, Portuguese media reported Warda would exit Feirense just three days after signing his contract with the club. Record claimed that Warda harassed the wives of two of his teammates. Therefore, besides the players' allegations the Portuguese club was set to terminate the agreement.[14]

Loan to Atromitos

On 29 August 2017, Warda joined Atromitos on a season-long loan.[15] On 23 September 2017, he scored his first goal with the club in a 3–0 home win against Lamia[16] On 16 December 2017, his club beat 3–1 struggling rivals Kerkyra on the road, thanks to a second-half brace by the international midfielder, who named MVP of the game.[17] Warda was named the best playmaker in Greek Super League first round after his displays with Atromitos. Warda scored five goals and assisted twice in 12 outings in the league.

Return to PAOK

In the summer of 2018, Warda returned to PAOK ahead of the 2018–19 season. On 21 August 2018, Warda scored an important away goal in a 1–1 away draw game for UEFA Champions League Playoffs, 1st leg against Benfica.[18] Warda is set to depart the club with the possibility of returning to Atromitos, where he played on loan last year. A feud between Warda and PAOK manager, Razvan Lucescu saw Warda being dropped from the squad on several occasions.[19]

Second spell in Atromitos

On 24 January 2019, Warda rejoined Atromitos for the rest of the 2018–19 season, with an option to make the transfer permanent.[20] On 16 February 2019, Warda struck to make the score 2–0 as he had the simplest task of tapping the ball into an empty net after a superb run from fellow PAOK loanee Dimitris Chatziisaias ended with him serving up a perfect assist, in a 2–0 away win against PAS Giannina.[21] On 23 February 2019, he equalized the score with a head kick after an assist from Javier Umbides in a 1–1 away draw against Asteras Tripoli.[22]

Loan to AEL

On 30 August 2019, Warda joined AEL on a season-long loan.[23] On 28 September 2019, he scored his first goal with the club, with a header after Ergys Kaçe's corner sealing a 3–2 away win against Aris.[24] On 22 January 2020, scored a brace in a thrilling 2–2 home draw game against Panetolikos F.C., first by a spot-kick to put Larissa back into the match and just six minutes later, with a penalty kick when Frederico Duarte brought down Warda, and the Egyptian international made no mistake for a second time from 11 meters.[25]

Volos

On 28 September 2020, having completed his loan spell at AEL, the 27-year-old has left the White-Blacks for Ángel López Pérez’s side. The Egyptian international has joined Volos FC on a year contract for an undisclosed fee.[26] On 17 October 2020, he scored a goal on his debut in a 2–1 win against PAS Giannina.[27]

International career
Warda with Egypt at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

On 11 October 2015, Warda made his debut for the Egypt national team in a friendly match against Zambia in Abu Dhabi. His exceptional season year with Panetolikos was his passport to be called by Héctor Cúper to the 30-man provisional 2017 Africa Cup of Nations squad.[28] He helped Egypt reach the final by scoring the last penalty in the semifinals over the Burkina Faso, but the crucial last match ended in a 1–2 defeat by Cameroon.

In May 2018 he was named in Egypt's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[29] On 26 June 2019, Warda was excluded from the national team camp over sexual harassment claims.[30] However, the Egyptian Football Association recalled him to the national team two days later after the player posted an apology video on his official account on Facebook.[31]

Personal life

He is the son of former international basketball player and inductee of the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2019 Mohsen Medhat Warda.

Career statistics

Club
As of matches played on 13 December 2020[32]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al Ahly2013–14Egyptian Premier League1000—10
Al Ittihad (loan)2014–1516100161
Panetolikos2015–16Superleague Greece27530305
2016–1712431155
Total39961—4510
PAOK2016–17Superleague Greece102202[lower-alpha 1]02[lower-alpha 2]0162
2018–19900011[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 1]100201
Total1922013120363
Atromitos2017–18Superleague Greece23853—2811
2018–1912220142
AEL (loan)2019–2022611237
Volos2020–211010081
PAOK2020–21710081
Career total140281561312017034
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
  2. Appearances in the Greek League playoffs.
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League.

International
As of 6 July 2019.
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Egypt 201530
201620
201770
2018131
201950
Total301
As of match played 6 July 2019. Egypt score listed first, score column indicates score after each Warda goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 2018Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt22 eSwatini2–04–12019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Club

PAOK

Individual

References
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