{{Short description|Egyptian footballer (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Nabil Emad | image = | caption = | full_name = Nabil Emad Aly Elmahdy<ref>{{cite web |url=http://efa.com.eg/Content/NewsDocument/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA_/f61dbce5-13d2-4650-85ff-c4e9056fdcfa.pdf |title=Egypt |publisher=Confederation of African Football |format=PDF |page=2 |date=7 January 2022 |access-date=6 December 2022}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|04|06|df=y}}<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web|title=Egypt - Nabil Emad Donga - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/nabil-emad/491064/|website=us.soccerway.com|language=en}}</ref> | birth_place = El Mahalla El Kubra, Egypt | height = 1.79 m | position = Defensive Midfielder | currentclub = Al-Najma | clubnumber = 80 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Baladiyat El Mahalla | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Grand Hotel | youthyears3 = | youthclubs3 = El Gouna | youthyears4 = | youthclubs4 = MS Aga | youthyears5 = | youthclubs5 = Beni Ebeid | years1 = 2016–2022 | clubs1 = Pyramids | caps1 = 173 | goals1 = 5 | years2 = 2022–2026 | clubs2 = Zamalek | caps2 = 74 | goals2 = 3 | years3 = 2026– | clubs3 = Al-Najma | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2019– | nationalteam1 = Egypt | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | medaltemplates = | club-update = | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Nabil Emad Aly Elmahdy''' ({{langx|ar|نبيل عماد علي المهدي}}; born 6 April 1996) also known as '''Donga''' ({{langx|ar|دونجا}}), is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Najma and the Egypt national team.<ref name="Soccerway"/>
==Club career== Emad started his career at Baladiyat El Mahalla, then played for Grand Hotel, El Gouna, MS Aga and Beni Ebeid.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2020/7/1/رحلة-نبيل-دونجا-من-بلدية-المحلة-إلى-ميت-عقبة-إنفوجراف/4855438 |title=رحلة نبيل دونجا من بلدية المحلة إلى ميت عقبة.. إنفوجراف |publisher=youm7.com |language=ar |date=1 July 2020 }}</ref> In 2016, Emad was transferred from Beni Ebeid, a team in the Egyptian Third Division, to Pyramids FC (then known as Al-Assiouty Sport) for 40,000 Egyptian pounds. He signed a 5-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|title=بالصور.. الأسيوطى يضم دونجا "بنى عبيد" مقابل 40 ألف جنيه|url=http://www.youm7.com/story/2016/5/14/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%89-%D9%8A%D8%B6%D9%85-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%89-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84-40-%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%81-%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%87/2717661|website=اليوم السابع|accessdate=26 September 2017|language=ar-AR}}</ref> On 3 February 2026, Nabil Emad joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Najma.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/alnajmahfc/status/2018472496593535008|title=نبيل عماد دونجا نجماوي💚⭐️}}</ref>
==International career== He made his debut for the Egypt national football team on 23 March 2019 in an Africa Cup qualifier against Niger, as a starter.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Confederation of African Football|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/32ndeditionoftotalafricacupofnations/MatchDetails?MatchId=yhPLwkqNSe4OmjvXeZ8cF%2bOvbNd2WsyxXJkyaFdphGJAFgwmNeI25zyoMHpDrT0%2b|title=Niger v Egypt game report|date=23 March 2019}}</ref>
== Personal life == On 29 May 2026, just hours before Egypt's head coach Hossam Hassan announced the final World Cup roster featuring Nabil Emad 'Donga', an Italian woman stated via Instagram that she was taking legal action against the player for an alleged physical assault. The incident in question reportedly occurred in July 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alarabiya.net/arab-and-world/egypt/2026/05/30/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%85-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87%D8%A7|title=إيطالية تتهم لاعب الكرة المصري نبيل عماد "دونجا" بالتعدي عليها|date=29 May 2026|website=العربية}}</ref>
== Honours == '''Zamalek''' * Egypt Cup: 2024–25 * CAF Confederation Cup: 2023–24 * CAF Super Cup: 2024
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.kooora.com/?player=136218 Nabil Dunga] at KOOORA.com *{{NFT player|73984}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Emad, Nabil}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Egyptian sportsmen Category:Egyptian men's footballers Category:Egypt men's international footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Egyptian Premier League players Category:People from El Mahalla El Kubra Category:Sportspeople from Gharbia Governorate Category:Baladiyat El Mahalla SC players Category:El Gouna FC players Category:Pyramids FC players Category:Zamalek SC players Category:Al-Najma SC (Saudi Arabia) players Category:Saudi Pro League players Category:2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Category:2026 FIFA World Cup players Category:Egyptian expatriate men's footballers Category:Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
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