Mahmoud Genish

Mahmoud Genish
	Genish in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Mahmoud Abdel Rahim Abdel Rahim
Date of birth	25 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Alexandria, Egypt
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Modern Sport FC
Number	16
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2011	Olympic Club
2011–2022	Zamalek
2021–2022	→ Modern Sport FC (loan)
2022–	Modern Sport FC
International career
2018–	Egypt
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mahmoud Abdel Rahim Abdel Rahim (Arabic: محمود عبد الرحيم عبد الرحيم; born 25 May 1987),^[2] known by his nickname Genish (Arabic: جنش), is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Egyptian Premier League club Future and the Egypt national team.^[3]

Career

Zamalek

Genish joined Zamalek from Olimpi after Zamalek manager then Hossam Hassan recommended him for the club. He played multiple matches with Zamalek but he was mainly the second goalkeeper after the legendary goalkeeper Abdelwahed El-Sayed. His real start with Zamalek was in 2014–15 Egypt Cup when Zamalek manager Jesualdo Ferreira decided that he will play all cup matches with the substitute goalkeepers Mohamed Abou Gabal and Genish, to give Ahmed El-Shenawy some rest. Genish played match in round 16 against Haras El Hodoud making a remarkable performance and helping his club winning 3–1. He played the next match against El Ittihad Alexandria in quarterfinal helping his club winning by saving 3 penalties. He played the next match in semifinal against Smouha. when He helped his club with passing to the final by saving 4 penalties in the penalty shootout. He played the final against Zamalek's main rival Al Ahly helping Zamalek winning the cup after 2–0 victory. Zamalek fans started calling this championship "Genish's Championship" due to his performance across the tournament

Genish also played against Orlando Pirates in CAF Confederation Cup helping Zamalek win 4–1.

On 11 February 2017, Genish helped Zamalek win the Egyptian Super Cup after defeating Al Ahly 3–1 in penalties When He saved two penalties.

Honours

Zamalek

Future

EFA League Cup: 2022

References

^ "Egypt" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
^ "اللاعب: محمود جنش". m.kooora.com. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
^ "Mahmoud Gennesh - Player profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2019.