Scouting World Cup Stars: Trézéguet

As an Egyptian football player, it’s been impossible to steal some headlines from Mohamed Salah this season. However, in the huge shadow cast by Salah, Mahmoud Ahmed Ibrahim Hassan, more commonly known as Trézéguet, has had the season of his career – being one of the standout players in the Turkish Süper Lig, and, Egyptian international matches this season.

Having reportedly attracted interest from Premier League clubs like Leicester, Everton, a number of Bundesliga sides and Turkish giants Galatasaray, with Turkish legendary manager Fatih Terim reportedly being a big admirer, Mahmoud Trézéguet has certainly not given his stocks a fall in valuation this past season. The Egyptian left winger produced 16 goals and 8 assists in 33 appearances for his club, Kasimpasa, in the Turkish 1st tier division. Not only was he a standout performer for Kasimpasa, but he was one of the finest performers in the league as well.

Mahmoud Trézéguet started out his career in the academy of Egyptian giants Al Ahly, but he has had an eventful ride all over Europe ever since. After joining Belgian football’s most prestigious club, Anderlecht, back in 2015, Trézéguet neither fulfilled his potential nor established himself anywhere until he joined Turkish side Kasimpasa ahead of the 2016/17 season. Here, as previously mentioned, he then managed to score 16 goals and assist 8, finally making an impact and institute himself at a club.

As he faces tough competition on the left wing in the Egyptian national team from Stoke City’s talented midfielder, Ramadan Sobhi, it’s fair to say that Trézéguet has now, after the season he’s had, cemented himself as Egypt manager Hector Cuper’s first-choice left winger, and he can be expected to continue that way throughout the World Cup unless unforeseen events happen.