{{short description|Egyptian footballer (born 1989)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Saad Samir | image = | image_size = | caption = | full_name = Saad El-Din Samir Saad Ali<ref name=FIFA>{{cite web |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=4 June 2018 |access-date=4 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611000407/https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=11 June 2019}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|4|1}}<ref name="FCWC 2012">{{cite web |title=FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by Toyota: List of Players |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2012/pdf/FCWC_2012_SquadLists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=1 |date=29 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121207065034/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2012/pdf/FCWC_2012_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=7 December 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | birth_place = Benha, Qalyubia, Egypt | height = 1.85 m<ref name=FIFA /> | position = Centre back | currentclub = Ceramica Cleopatra | clubnumber = 6 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Al Ahly | years1 = 2009–2023 | clubs1 = Al Ahly | caps1 = 134 | goals1 = 13 | years2 = 2010–2011 | clubs2= → El Mokawloon (loan) | caps2= 14 | goals2= 0 | years3 = 2011–2012 | clubs3= → Al-Masry (loan) | caps3= 12 | goals3= 0 | years4 = 2021–2023 | clubs4= → Modern Sport FC (loan) | caps4= 37 | goals4= 1 | years5= 2023– | clubs5= Ceramica Cleopatra FC | caps5= 13 | goals5= 1 | nationalyears1 = 2009–2011 | nationalteam1 = Egypt U20 | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2012 | nationalteam2 = Egypt U23 | nationalcaps2 = 20 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2014–2018 | nationalteam3 = Egypt | nationalcaps3 = 13 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | club-update = 18 ِAugust 2024 | nationalteam-update = 18 ِAugust 2024 }}
'''Saad El-Din Samir Saad Ali''' ({{langx|ar|سَعْد الدِّين سَمِير سَعْد عَلِيّ}}; born 1 April 1989), simply known as '''Saad Samir''', is an Egyptian footballer who plays as a defender for Ceramica Cleopatra. He has competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/saadeldin-samir-1.html |title=Saadeldin Samir |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142650/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/saadeldin-samir-1.html |archive-date=2018-06-12 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/saad-saadeldin-1108487/ |title=Saadeldin Saad |website=London2012.com |publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801165245/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/saad-saadeldin-1108487/ |archivedate=2012-08-01}}</ref>
== Career == Samir began playing football in the Al Ahly youth system. However, he left the club for Ittihad El Shorta SC and Al-Nasr SC (Benghazi) before returning to Al Ahly in 2009. After a couple of loan spells with El Mokawloon SC and Al-Masry SC, Samir became a key part of Al Ahly's defense.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Masrawy|title=نجوم جيل شباب 2009.. أين هم الآن؟|url=https://www.masrawy.com/sports/sports_news/details/2018/8/15/1411084/%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8-2009-%D8%A3%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A2%D9%86-|language=ar|date=15 August 2018}}</ref>
In May 2018 he was named in Egypt's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.<ref>{{cite web|title= World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/440833652018}}{{dead link|date=September 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
==Honours and achievements== ===Club===
==== Al Ahly ==== * Egyptian Premier League: 2009–10, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019-20 * Egypt Cup: 2017, 2019–20 * Egyptian Super Cup: 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 * CAF Champions League: 2012, 2013, 2019–20, 2020-21 * CAF Confederation Cup: 2014 * CAF Super Cup: 2013, 2014 * FIFA Club World Cup: Third-Place 2020
==== Modern Sport ==== * Egyptian League Cup: 2021-2022
==== Ceramica Cleopatra ==== * Egyptian League Cup: 2023-2024
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://cleopatrafootballclub.com/player/6-%d8%b3%d8%b9%d8%af-%d8%b3%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%b1/ Profile] at the Ceramica Cleopatra FC website * {{FIFA player}} * {{UEFA player}} * {{Olympics.com}} * {{Olympedia}}
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