Haissem Hassan

Haissem Hassan
Hassan with Egypt in 2026
Personal information
Full name Haissem Yousry Fouad A. Hassan[1]
Date of birth (2002-02-08) 8 February 2002[1]
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 23
Youth career
2008–2010 Porte de Bagnolet
2010–2017 Paris FC
2017–2018 Châteauroux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Châteauroux II 18 (4)
2018–2020 Châteauroux 17 (0)
2020–2023 Villarreal B 51 (2)
2021–2022 → Mirandés (loan) 35 (3)
2023–2024 Villarreal 2 (0)
2023–2024 → Sporting Gijón (loan) 38 (1)
2024–2026 Real Oviedo 76 (4)
2026– Celtic 1 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 France U17 7 (2)
2019–2020 France U18 9 (1)
2026– Egypt 6 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Third place2019 Brazil
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:17, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

Haissem Yousry Fouad A. Hassan[a] (born 8 February 2002) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Egypt national football team.[3][4][5] He has been recognised for his proficiency in dribbling.[6][7]

Club career

Hassan signed his first professional contract with Châteauroux on 1 June 2018 at the age of 16.[8] He made his professional debut with Châteauroux in a 0–0 Ligue 2 tie with Paris FC on 19 October 2018.[9]

Villarreal

On 2 October 2020, Hassan signed a four-year contract with Villarreal CF, being initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[10] The following 9 August, he moved to Segunda División side CD Mirandés on a one-year loan deal.[11]

On 1 August 2023, Hassan renewed his contract with the Yellow Submarine until 2025, and was loaned to Sporting de Gijón in the second division for the season.[12]

Real Oviedo

On 11 August 2024, Hassan moved to Segunda División club Real Oviedo, on a three-year contract.[13] Later that year, on 22 October, he scored his first goal in a 4–1 victory over his former club CD Mirandés.[14] In the 2024–25 season, he was part of the team that earned promotion to La Liga for the first time in 24 years.[15]

Following the conclusion of Egypt's 2026 World Cup campaign in July 2026, Hassan was linked with Celtic in Scotland,[16][17] and later Marseille in France.[18] On 10 July, Real Oviedo rejected an opening €4 million (£3.4 million) bid for Hassan from Celtic,[18] submitted two days prior.[19] Oviedo reportedly also referred Celtic to his €12 million release clause.[18] On 19 July, reports stated that Celtic had submitted a new and "substantial financial offer" for Hassan.[20]

Celtic

On 12 August 2026, Hassan signed a four-year contract with Celtic with an option for another year.[21]

International career

Hassan was born in Paris, France to an Egyptian father from Aswan, and a Tunisian mother.[22] He was a youth international for France.[23][24]

In March 2026, Hassan decided to join the Egyptian national team ahead of the March International Window and to play for his father's country at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[25] He made his World Cup debut as a substitute in the round of 32 victory against Australia.[26] After the match, Hassan said: "Honestly it's incredible, because you know that in Egypt there are 120 million people you've made happy today, and you know that today there will be celebrations across the whole country ... Knowing that you made so many people happy makes you happy too. ... Today is a day to celebrate."[27] Head coach Hossam Hassan later revealed that Hassan did not play in the opening group-stage games against Belgium, New Zealand and Iran "due to certain internal matters that I cannot go into, as some paperwork caused a delay in his participation."[28] Hassan started against Argentina in the round of 16. He produced a "possessed run down the right wing in the second half, weaving his way through half the pitch," to set up an attack from which Mostafa Ziko scored, but the goal was later controversially disallowed.[5][29] Taha Hashim of The Guardian called Hassan's contribution "a move straight out of the Messi playbook", and described the effort as "the greatest goal that never was".[5] Hassan then assisted Ziko for another goal, helping his team take a 2–0 lead before they eventually lost 3–2.[29]

Style of play

Hassan is a winger known for his direct attacking style, dribbling ability, and willingness to take on defenders. Primarily operating on the right flank, he is noted for his ball-carrying and chance creation.[30] He ranks among the top 7% of wingers in Europe's top five leagues for successful dribbles and the top 1% for progressive carries, although he has been criticised for his lack of goalscoring.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 August 2026[31]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[b] League Cup[c] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Châteauroux II 2018–19 Championnat National 3 153———153
2019–20 Championnat National 3 31———31
Total 184———184
Châteauroux 2018–19 Ligue 2 4010—0050
2019–20 Ligue 2 13000—10140
Total 17010—10190
Villarreal B 2020–21 Segunda División B 242———242
2022–23 Segunda División 270———270
Total 512———512
Mirandés (loan) 2021–22 Segunda División 35330——383
Villarreal 2022–23 La Liga 20———20
Sporting Gijón (loan) 2023–24 Segunda División 38121—20422
Real Oviedo 2024–25 Segunda División 39410—40444
2025–26 La Liga 37010——380
Total 76420—40824
Celtic 2026–27 Scottish Premiership 1000101[d]030
Career total 2381481108025515
  1. ↑ (Egyptian Arabic: هيثم يسرى فؤاد حسن)
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey & Scottish Cup
  3. ↑ Includes Scottish League Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

Honours

France U17

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA World Cup 2026™ – Squad List: Egypt (EGY)" (PDF). FIFA. 19 July 2026. p. 17. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 July 2026. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Haissem Hassan: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  3. ↑ read, Eoin Morris·2 min (7 July 2026). "Who is Haissem Hassan? Egypt's star man who almost knocked Lionel Messi out of the World Cup". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 23 July 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Independent, Egypt (15 July 2026). "Liverpool and Celtic compete to sign Haissem Hassan". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 Hashim, Taha (7 July 2026). "Argentina, VAR machinations and the greatest goal that never was". The Guardian.
  6. 1 2 Dawson, Matt (9 July 2026). "Better than Hassan: The club-record £13m signing Celtic could make". Football Fan Cast.
  7. ↑ "Haissem Hassan Rises From The Ashes Of Egypt's Defeat". Open. 9 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Info FM : à la découverte de Haissem Hassan, 16 ans et déjà professionnel à Châteauroux". footmercato.net - Alexis Pereira. July 2018.
  9. ↑ "FEUILLE DE MATCH PARIS FC - CHÂTEAUROUX". lfp.fr. 2018.
  10. ↑ "Villarreal B sign talented youngster Haissem Hassan". Villarreal CF. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Haissem Hassan, nuevo fichaje del C.D. Mirandés cedido por el Villarreal CF" [Haissem Hassan, new signing of C.D. Mirandés on loan from Villarreal CF] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Haissem renueva y se va cedido al Sporting" [Haissem renews and moves out on loan to Sporting] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Haissem Hassan, nuevo futbolista del Real Oviedo" [Haissem Hassan, new Real Oviedo footballer]. Real Oviedo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  14. ↑ "Real Oviedo 4–1 Mirandés". ESPN. 22 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "Real Oviedo secure a historic promotion". La Liga. 24 June 2025.
  16. ↑ Sinat, Patrick (9 July 2026). "Haissem Hassan's World Cup leaves Celtic facing a £4m question". 67HailHail.
  17. ↑ Walker, Mark (9 July 2026). "Celtic-linked World Cup star's transfer release clause revealed". The Herald.
  18. 1 2 3 "Marseille Join Race for Haissem Hassan as Celtic Bid Rejected". KingFut. 10 July 2026.
  19. ↑ "Celtic Submit £3.4m Bid for Egypt Winger Haissem Hassan". KingFut. 8 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "ريال أوفييدو يوافق على بيع هيثم حسن" [Real Oviedo Agrees to Sell Hassem Hassan] (in Arabic). Gomhuria Online. 19 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "Celtic delighted to sign Haissem Hassan". Celtic F.C. 12 August 2026.
  22. ↑ Le Ruyet, Jean-Marc (1 September 2018). "Berrichonne : Haïssem Hassan, le rêve éveillé" (in French). La Nouvelle République.
  23. ↑ "Haissem Hassan (Châteauroux) offre la victoire à l'équipe de France U17 - MaLigue2". maligue2.fr. 27 September 2018.
  24. ↑ "من النوبة إلي العالمية.. أبرز المعلومات عن هيثم حسن نجم منتخب مصر". elbalad.news (in Arabic). 9 July 2026.
  25. ↑ "Egypt: Haissem Hassan set to join the Pharaohs". Yahoo! Sports. 3 March 2026.
  26. ↑ "Haissem Hassan hails Egyptian fans after historic World Cup triumph". Ahram Online. 4 July 2026.
  27. ↑ "Hassan: We made 120 million people in Egypt happy". FIFA. 3 July 2026.
  28. ↑ "أوراق مؤجلة.. كيف أخرت الإجراءات ظهور هيثم حسن في كأس العالم؟" [Delayed Papers: How Did Procedures Hold Up Haissem Hassan’s World Cup Appearance?] (in Arabic). Kooora. 4 July 2026.
  29. 1 2 Howarth, Matthew (7 July 2026). "Argentina 3–2 Egypt". BBC Sport.
  30. ↑ Benson, Ryan; Jolly, Aryan (20 July 2026). "Bouaddi, Vite, Nakamura and the Breakout Players Who Could Be on the Move After Impressing at the 2026 World Cup". Opta Analyst.
  31. ↑ Haissem Hassan at Soccerway
  32. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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