Belal Attia

Belal Attia
Personal information
Full name Belal Mohamed Ibrahim Attia Khalil
Date of birth (2008-01-01) 1 January 2008
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al Ahly
Youth career
Al Ahly
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 Egypt U17 20 (8)

Belal Mohamed Ibrahim Attia Khalil (Arabic: بلال عطية; born 1 January 2008) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al Ahly.

Club career

Seen as a promising player in Al Ahly's academy, Attia began to attract interest from European clubs in November 2024, where he was reportedly subject to offers from clubs in Germany and Spain.[1] Egyptian media claimed in January 2025 that he had been offered a trial at Barcelona's La Masia academy, as well as with Espanyol.[2] Football news website 365scores later revealed that, having contacted both clubs, no offers for a trial had been made by either.[3] Later in January he was promoted to first-team training for the first time ahead of Al Ahly's Egyptian Premier League match against Pharco.[4]

He was again linked with a move to Europe in May 2025, with an unnamed Danish club reported to have made an offer.[5] This was followed by a trial with German Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart in the summer of 2025.[6]

International career

Attia was called up to captain Egypt's under-17 team for the 2024 UNAF U-17 Tournament in Algeria, where he was named Man-of-the-Match against Libya before fracturing his right arm in Egypt's 3–1 win against Morocco.[7] Despite not featuring in their last game against Algeria, his contribution was enough to lead Egypt to the title.[8] He represented Egypt again at the 2024 UNAF U-17 Tournament held in Morocco, where he finished top scorer with five goals as Egypt were again crowned champions.[9]

Called up for the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, Attia stated in an interview that Egypt had "prepared well" for the tournament, and that they "dream of reaching the World Cup".[10] Following his nation's opening 4–3 loss to South Africa, Attia scored in Egypt's 2–1 loss to Burkina Faso in their second group stage game.[11] Despite finishing third in their group, Attia helped Egypt to the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup after they beat Angola 2–1 in the play-off.

At the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Attia starred in Egypt's opening 4–1 win against Haiti, notching a goal and an assist and being named man-of-the-match.[12] However, he could not help them progress past the round of 32, where they were beaten 3–1 by Switzerland.

Personal life

Attia is the son of Mohamed Attia, president of Egyptian club Pioneers FC. His brother, Moaz, is also a footballer, and currently also plays for Al Ahly.

References

  1. ^ "بلال عطية لاعب الأهلي يحصل على عرضين من إسبانيا وألمانيا" [Al-Ahly player Belal Attia receives two offers from Spain and Germany]. elbalad.news (in Arabic). 24 November 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  2. ^ "مصدر من الأهلي لـ في الجول: بلال عطية تلقي عرضين للمعايشة في برشلونة وإسبانيول" [An Al-Ahly source told FilGoal: Belal Attia received two offers to play in Barcelona and Espanyol]. filgoal.com (in Arabic). 18 January 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  3. ^ "خاص لـ365Scores – برشلونة يرد على أنباء مراقبة بلال عطية" [Exclusive to 365Scores - Barcelona responds to reports of Belal Attia being monitored]. 365scores.com (in Arabic). 18 January 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  4. ^ "الأهلي يبدأ استعداداته لمواجهة فاركو.. تصعيد بلال عطية لاعب 2007" [Al-Ahly begins preparations to face Pharco.. Belal Attia, the 2007 [sic] player, is promoted]. korabia.net (in Arabic). 19 January 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  5. ^ "عرض دنماركي مغري لخطف جوهرة الأهلي بلال عطية!" [A tempting Danish offer to snatch Al-Ahly's jewel, Belal Attia!]. nile1.com (in Arabic). 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  6. ^ "بعد أنباء انتقاله إلى ريال مدريد.. تعرف على ناشئ الأهلي بلال عطية" [Following reports of his move to Real Madrid... Learn more about Al Ahly youth player Belal Attia]. elwatannews.com (in Arabic). 28 August 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  7. ^ "بلال عطية يغادر ملعب مباراة ناشئين مصر والمغرب مصابا وسيارة الإسعاف تنقله للمستشفى" [Belal Attia leaves the Egypt-Morocco youth match injured and is taken to the hospital by ambulance]. vetogate.com (in Arabic). 24 April 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  8. ^ "بلال عطية: سعيد بحصد لقبي الأول مع منتخب مصر.. وشارة القيادة شرف كبير" [Belal Attia: I'm happy to win my first title with the Egyptian national team...and the captaincy is a great honour]. cairo24.com (in Arabic). 28 April 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  9. ^ "هدف برشلونة.. من هو بلال عطية موهبة الأهلي الجديدة؟" [Barcelona's target... Who is Belal Attia, Al Ahly's new talent?]. sport.elwatannews.com (in Arabic). 21 January 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  10. ^ "بلال عطية: قمنا بالاستعداد لأمم أفريقيا جيدًا.. وأتمنى اللعب إلى جانب صلاح ومرموش" [Belal Attia: We prepared well for the Africa Cup of Nations, and I hope to play alongside Salah and Marmoush]. yallakora.com (in Arabic). 30 March 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  11. ^ "أمم أفريقيا تحت 17 عامًا.. بلال عطية يسجل هدف منتخب مصر الوحيد ضد بوركينا (فيديو)" [Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations: Belal Attia scores Egypt's only goal against Burkina Faso (Video)]. yallakora.com (in Arabic). 3 April 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  12. ^ "مطلوب في برشلونة.. من هو بلال عطية نجم منتخب مصر والأهلي؟" [Wanted in Barcelona... Who is Belal Attia, the star of the Egyptian national team and Al-Ahly?]. eremnews.com (in Arabic). 4 November 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
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