Amro Tarek

Amro Tarek

Personal information
Full name	Amro Tarek Abdel-Aziz
Date of birth	(1992-05-17) 17 May 1992
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California, United States
Height
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Betis
Youth career
1999–2009	Asyut Cement
2009–2010	ENPPI
2010–2011	Magdeburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Magdeburg II	2	(0)
2011–2012	Freiburg II	15	(0)
2012–2013	Wolfsburg II	20	(1)
2014–2015	El Gouna	45	(0)
2015–	Betis	0	(0)
2016	→ Columbus Crew (loan)	1	(0)
International career‡
2011	Egypt U20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:50, 17 April 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:24, 17 July 2014 (UTC)

Amro Tarek Abdel-Aziz (Arabic: عمرو طارق‎‎; born 17 May 1992) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Betis. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a central defender or left winger.

Tarek was also part of the Egyptian under-20 national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Los Angeles, California, Tarek moved to Egypt at early age, settling in Asyut. After being coached by a German manager at Asyut Cement, he joined ENPPI Club in 2009, aged 17; at that time he was mainly used as a striker.

In May 2010 Tarek moved to Europe, joining German side FC Magdeburg. Initially on a trial basis, he was subsequently offered a contract and was assigned to the under-19 squad.

In the 2011 summer Tarek joined SC Freiburg, being assigned to the reserves in Regionalliga. He scored the first in a 6–0 victory over Serbian side OFK Beograd in the 2011 Lev Yashin Cup final, also featuring regularly during the campaign; he was also converted initially to a left winger and later to a left back in the process.

On 3 May 2012 Tarek signed for another reserve team, VfL Wolfsburg II. Despite extending his contract with the club roughly a year later, he moved to HNK Hajduk Split in August on a trial basis, and after nothing came of it, he returned to the United States in September and played 82 minutes in a 4–1 MLS Reserve League win for Chivas USA Reserves against Portland Timbers Reserves.

El Gouna

After an unsuccessful trial with German side FC Bayern Munich, Tarek signed with El Gouna FC in January 2014. He made his debut for the club on 9 January, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 home loss against Smouha SC.

Tarek played 15 games in his first season, as his side finished fifth. He was also an undisputed starter in his second, before the league was put on hiatus due to political issues. In November 2014, Tarek underwent a trial with Swiss Super League side FC Luzern. He was also linked to fellow league team Al Ahly SC, but nothing came of it.

Betis

On 6 July 2015 Tarek signed a four-year deal with Real Betis, newly promoted to La Liga, for an undisclosed fee.

Columbus Crew SC

On 2 February 2016, Betis announced that Tarek had joined Columbus Crew SC of Major League Soccer on loan until June 2016 with the option to extend the loan until December 2016. Tarek struggled for playing time with Columbus, and was released by the club on May 5, 2016 after just a single substitute appearance.

International career

Tarek is eligible for both the United States and Egypt. Having earned one cap for the latter's under-20 level, he was later monitored by the former's under-23 squad, ahead of potential qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Honours

• Lev Yashin Cup: 2011

External links

• Amro Tarek at Soccerway