Omar Marmoush

Omar Khaled Mohamed Marmoush (Arabic: عمر خالد محمد مرموش; born 7 February 1999) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester City and the Egypt national team.
Marmoush made his professional debut for Wadi Degla in the Egyptian Premier League on 8 July 2016, coming on as a substitute in the match against Al Ittihad Alexandria Club, which finished as a 3–2 win. In total, he made sixteen league appearances for Wadi Degla and scored two goals, before moving to VfL Wolfsburg II in 2017.
On 26 May 2020, Marmoush made his professional debut for Wolfsburg in their 4–1 Bundesliga win over Bayer Leverkusen at the BayArena. Marmoush signed his first professional contract for the club on 23 June. On 5 August 2020, he made his European debut in a 3–0 defeat (5–1 aggregate) against Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Europa League round of 16. Marmoush returned to Wolfsburg after his breakthrough Bundesliga season with Stuttgart.
On 5 January 2021, Marmoush was loaned to FC St. Pauli for the remainder of the season. He played 21 games and scored seven goals for the club.
On 30 August 2021, Marmoush was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart until the end of the season. He scored a last minute equaliser against Eintracht Frankfurt on his debut. He was later named Bundesliga rookie of the month for September 2021. On 11 December 2021, Marmoush faced his parent club Wolfsburg and assisted Konstantinos Mavropanos's goal and in the 79th minute, Marmoush stepped up to take a penalty and he missed by hitting his panenka attempt off the crossbar. Marmoush was also named Bundesliga Rookie of the Month for March 2022. He completed his loan spell having scored three goals in 21 games.
On 30 July 2022, Marmoush scored his first goal for Wolfsburg in a 1–0 first round DFB-Pokal match against Carl Zeiss Jena. Marmoush scored his first Bundesliga goal for the club in a 3–2 win over his former loan club VFB Stuttgart. On 24 January 2023, Marmoush scored his first goal in 2023 in a 5–0 rout over relegation strugglers Hertha BSC. Marmoush haunted his former club Stuttgart again, as he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win at the MHPArena. Marmoush finished the season with 36 appearances, six goals and one assist in all competitions.
On 15 May 2023, it was announced that Marmoush would join Eintracht Frankfurt on a free transfer ahead of the 2023–24 season, and wear the number seven shirt. On 13 August, Marmoush scored his first goal for Eintracht Frankfurt in a 7–0 win over 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. On 27 August 2023, Marmoush scored his first Bundesliga goal for the club in a 1–1 draw against Mainz 05. On 21 September, he scored his first goal in European competitions from a penalty in a 2–1 win over Aberdeen during the Europa Conference League.
Marmoush scored 16 goals in 37 appearances in all competitions in his debut season. He attracted transfer interest from Premier League clubs such as Arsenal, Liverpool, Newcastle and Tottenham thanks to his magnificent debut season for Die Adler. Marmoush scored a brace in Frankfurt's 3–3 draw with Borussia Dortmund and a goal in their thumping 5–1 win against Bayern. With 12 goals in the 2023–24 season, Marmoush became the third-highest African goal scorer in Bundesliga. Marmoush scored a crucial penalty against RB Leipzig to tie the match 2–2 to help Frankfurt qualify for the 2024–25 Europa League.
Marmoush contributed six goals and three assists in September, which earned him the Bundesliga Player of the Month award. During that month, he scored a brace in a 2–1 victory against his former club VfL Wolfsburg, and provided decisive goals in matches against Borussia Mönchengladbach and Holstein Kiel, overtaking Harry Kane as the league's top scorer during this period.
In the Europa League, Marmoush made significant contributions, including a penalty against Besiktas and free-kick goals against Slavia Prague. His ability to score from set pieces was highlighted by three consecutive free-kick goals in November.
Marmoush completed the first half of the 2024–25 Bundesliga season as the second top scorer, behind Kane, with 15 goals, breaking his club's previous record for the Hinrunde set by Theofanis Gekas in the 2010–11 season.
On 23 January 2025, Premier League club Manchester City announced the signing of Marmoush on a four-and-a-half-year deal for a reported fee of £59 million. He made his debut for the club on 25 January in a 3–1 home league win over Chelsea. On 15 February, he scored three goals for City in a 4–0 home league win over Newcastle United, netting his first career hat-trick. Marmoush scored his fourth league goal for City on 15 March, in a 2–2 home draw against Brighton & Hove Albion. Marmoush scored his first FA Cup goal on 30 March as a substitute for Erling Haaland, netting the winner in a 2–1 away victory over Bournemouth in the quarter-finals, sending City through to their seventh straight FA Cup semi-finals.
Marmoush was included in Egypt's squad for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Zambia. He made two appearances during the tournament, in which Egypt were eliminated in the group stage.
Marmoush was also eligible to play for Canada, before becoming cap-tied with the Egyptian national team in October 2021.
On 8 October 2021, Marmoush made his debut for the Egypt national team and scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Libya.
On 29 December 2021, Marmoush was named in Egypt's 28-man squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. He played in all three group stage matches, as well as all four knockout ties en route to the final against Senegal, which ended in a 4–2 loss on penalties for Egypt.
On 19 March 2022, Marmoush was called up for Egypt's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification third round matches against Senegal. He played in both matches as Egypt were defeated 3–1 on penalties and knocked out of World Cup contention. On 27 September, Marmoush scored the opening goal as Egypt beat Liberia 3–0 in a friendly match.
On 24 March 2023, Marmoush scored the second goal for Egypt in a 2–0 victory over Malawi during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. Four days later, he scored in a 4–0 away victory over the same opponent. At the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Marmoush scored the equaliser in a 2–2 draw against Ghana to help Egypt qualify for the last 16.
Besides his Egyptian citizenship, Marmoush holds Canadian citizenship through his Egyptian Canadian parents who lived in Canada for six years before resettling in Cairo, where Marmoush was raised and started playing youth football with the Wadi Degla youth academy. He lived in the Maadi neighborhood in Cairo, Egypt.
Marmoush is a Muslim. He is often seen doing the sujud after scoring a goal.
Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first.
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