Osama Elsamni

In this Arabic name, the surname is Elsamni.

Osama Elsamni

Personal information
Full name	Osama Ibrahim Ali Elsamni
Date of birth	(1988-09-29) 29 September 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Okinawa, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
2004–2006	Tokyo Verdy 1969
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Tokyo Verdy	0	(0)
2009–2010	FK Teplice	9	(0)
2011	Montedio Yamagata	0	(0)
2012–2016	YSCC Yokohama	23	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Osama Elsamni (Japanese: エルサムニー・オサマ, Erusamunī Osama; Arabic: أسامة السمني; born 29 September 1988) is an Egyptian-Japanese retired footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Tokyo Verdy

Having emerged from Tokyo Verdy youth playing alongside his older brother Ali. Osama was the top scorer of the Japanese Youth Championship. He was soon called up to train with the first team, where he was given the No.32 shirt. Despite not making an actual appearance for Verdy, his performances at youth and academy level attracted interest from across the globe. With FK Teplice,^[1] Portuguese outfit Belenenses leading the chase.^[2] After trials at both clubs, he went to FK Teplice.

FK Teplice

In February 2009, Elsamni signed for Gambrinus Liga side FK Teplice.^[3]

Elsamni made his debut in the 3–0 win against FC Viktoria Plzeň on 8 March 2009, where he assisted the third goal.

Elsamni scored his first goal for FK Teplice when they defeated FK Ústí nad Labem in the Czech Cup on 3 September. The game ended in a 4–1 win for Teplice. Elsamni came as a substitute in the 83rd minute, and scored after three minutes on pitch.^[4]

By the end of 2009–2010 season, Elsamni has scored 8 goals for FK Teplice B, and 1 goal for FK Teplice first team.

In June 2010, Elsamni terminated his contract with FK Teplice. He was then linked with a possible transfer to Egyptian giants Zamalek, but negotiations reached a closed end.

Montedio Yamagata

Osama joined Japanese side Montedio Yamagata in January 2011. "I can score goals with my left, right feet or head. I improved my physical strength in the Czech Republic. I'm confident of scoring," Elsamni said.^[5] He was released in January 2012.

YSCC Yokohama

On 16 August 2012, Elsamni joined Japan Football League side YSCC Yokohama.^[6] He made his debut in the Emperor's Cup on 2 September 2012 against Vanraure Hachinohe.

Club statistics

Updated to 20 November 2016.^[7]

Czech Republic

Club	Season	League			Czech Supercup		Czech Cup		International		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FK Teplice	2008–09	Gambrinus Liga	5	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	5	0
	2009–10	Gambrinus Liga	4	0	—	—	1	1	0	0	5	1
Career total			10	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	10	1

Japan

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Total
2007	Tokyo Verdy	J2 League	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
2008		J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	Montedio Yamagata		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012	YSCC	JFL	0	0	1	0	-		1	0
2013			0	0	0	0	-		0	0
2014		J3 League	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
2015			13	2	0	0	-		13	2
2016			10	1	0	0	-		10	1
Total			23	3	1	0	0	0	24	3

Honours

• Czech Cup: 2008–09

International career

Elsamni revealed in May 2009 his interest in representing Egypt.^[8]

Personal life

Elsamni is from a sporting family; his older brother Ali Elsamni is also a footballer, and his father Ibrahim was a player in Egypt national football team.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Teplice zkoušejí Osamu Elsamniho | ZPRÁVY | A-TÝM | FK TEPLICE". Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
2. "Abola.pt". Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
3. FK Teplice Official site: Teplice signs Osama Elsamni Archived 12 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
4. "FK Teplice Official site: FK Teplice 4 – FK Ústí nad Labem 1". Archived from the original on 7 September 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
5. Egyptian striker Elsamni joins Japanese club Yamagata
6. "Yokohama SCC official site: Elsamni joins Yokohama". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
7. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 276 out of 289)
8. [1] Archived 1 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine – Egyptian Players website

External links

• Osama Elsamni at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Osama Elsamni official website (in Japanese)
• Player profile on Montedio Yamagata official club website (in Japanese)
• Player profile on FK Teplice official website (in Czech)
• Osama Elsamni – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)