Omar El Sawy
Omar Sayed Mohamed Mahmoud El Sawy is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Liga I club Universitatea Cluj, on loan from Rapid București.
Club career
At junior level, El Sawy represented several clubs from his native Târgu Mureș as well as FK Csíkszereda. He made his senior debut for the latter side on 6 August 2022, in a 1–2 away Liga II loss to Unirea Dej. On the 28th that month, El Sawy scored his first goal in a 3–2 win over Buzău.
Rapid București
On 19 May 2023, El Sawy was signed by Liga I side Rapid București for a rumoured transfer fee of €400,000, including bonuses. He made his professional debut on 10 November 2023, in a goalless league draw at Sepsi OSK.
In the autumn of 2024, Rapid agreed to send El Sawy on loan to Sepsi OSK for the rest of the season, in order to gain playing minutes. On 6 October 2024, he debuted in a 0–4 away win against Hermannstadt by scoring his first goal for his team.
Personal life
El Sawy was born in Târgu Mureș, Romania, to an Egyptian father and a Romanian mother of partial Hungarian descent.