El Mahdy Soliman
Egypt
GK
Age
39
Appearances
0
Clean sheets
0
About El Mahdy Soliman
A goalkeeper for Egypt, El Mahdy Soliman is in Hossam Hassan's 26 for the 2026 World Cup. The Zamalek goalkeeper is 39 at kick-off and is valued at around EUR 150k, one of the goalkeepers in the squad. Egypt were drawn in Group G alongside Belgium, Iran and New Zealand. They open against Belgium at Lumen Field in Seattle on 15 June, then face New Zealand at BC Place in Vancouver on 21 June before meeting Iran at Lumen Field in Seattle on 26 June. Egypt reached the finals by winning CAF Group A, qualifying on 8 October 2025. The group stage runs through June as Hossam Hassan's side look to make their mark.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
0
Minutes played
0
Clean sheets
0
Goals conceded
0
Saves
0
Playing Style
A goalkeeper for Zamalek, Soliman is uncapped at senior level for Egypt. He stands 1.89 m and is right-footed, and has played 476 minutes this season. At 39 he is part of Hossam Hassan's plans for the 2026 group stage, named in the 26 for the finals this summer.
World Cup History
The 2026 finals mark El Mahdy Soliman's first senior World Cup. A veteran goalkeeper at 39, uncapped at senior level, he earns a place in Hossam Hassan's squad for the finals. His selection rewards a long club career spent in goal in the Egyptian Premier League.
National Team
Egypt
Tier 4
£10m
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Goal Rush Impact
Soliman features in the Egypt selection, where the side come in at Tier 4 for £10m. He has 0 caps for Egypt and 6 club games this season. He is one of Hossam Hassan's goalkeeping options, named in the Egypt squad for the group stage at the finals.
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Soliman at the 2026 World Cup
Soliman is a confirmed goalkeeper in Hossam Hassan's 26-man Egypt squad for the 2026 World Cup, in the Egypt side opening their Group G campaign in June.
Picking Egypt in Goal Rush
Egypt are a Tier 4 side on the card at £10m, drawn into Group G with Belgium first up in the group.
El Mahdy Soliman World Cup 2026 FAQs
Egypt take a Tier 4 place at £10m on the card, sharing Group G with their group rivals, so the billing should be read as Egypt the side and not as Soliman alone among the squad picks.
Soliman is a goalkeeper for Egypt, turning out for Zamalek at club level. Hossam Hassan named him in Egypt's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, with the group stage to be played out in Group G this summer.
No, this is new ground. A first senior World Cup awaits the Zamalek goalkeeper in 2026, Soliman named in Egypt's 26 by Hossam Hassan with no earlier appearance at the finals before this summer.
Zamalek are Soliman's club side, and he is named among Egypt's goalkeepers in Hossam Hassan's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, heading into a mid-June Group G opener against Belgium as the finals get under way.
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