Nabil Emad

Nabil Emad
Donga with Egypt in 2026
Personal information
Full name Nabil Emad Aly Elmahdy[1]
Date of birth (1996-04-06) 6 April 1996[2]
Place of birth El Mahalla El Kubra, Egypt
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Najma
Number 80
Youth career
Baladiyat El Mahalla
Grand Hotel
El Gouna
MS Aga
Beni Ebeid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2022 Pyramids 173 (5)
2022–2026 Zamalek 74 (3)
2026– Al-Najma 12 (0)
International career
2019– Egypt 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nabil Emad Aly Elmahdy (Arabic: نبيل عماد علي المهدي; born 6 April 1996) also known as Donga (Arabic: دونجا), is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Najma and the Egypt national team.[2]

Club career

Emad started his career at Baladiyat El Mahalla, then played for Grand Hotel, El Gouna, MS Aga and Beni Ebeid.[3] In 2016, Emad was transferred from Beni Ebeid, a team in the Egyptian Third Division, to Pyramids FC (then known as Al-Assiouty Sport) for 40,000 Egyptian pounds. He signed a 5-year contract.[4] On 3 February 2026, Nabil Emad joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Najma.[5]

International career

He made his debut for the Egypt national football team on 23 March 2019 in an Africa Cup qualifier against Niger, as a starter.[6]

Personal life

On 29 May 2026, just hours before Egypt's head coach Hossam Hassan announced the final World Cup roster featuring Nabil Emad 'Donga', an Italian woman stated via Instagram that she was taking legal action against the player for an alleged physical assault. The incident in question reportedly occurred in July 2025.[7]

Honours

Zamalek

References

  1. ↑ "Egypt" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 7 January 2022. p. 2. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Egypt - Nabil Emad Donga - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ "رحلة نبيل دونجا من بلدية المحلة إلى ميت عقبة.. إنفوجراف" (in Arabic). youm7.com. 1 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "بالصور.. الأسيوطى يضم دونجا "بنى عبيد" مقابل 40 ألف جنيه". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "نبيل عماد دونجا نجماوي💚⭐️".
  6. ↑ "Niger v Egypt game report". Confederation of African Football. 23 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "إيطالية تتهم لاعب الكرة المصري نبيل عماد "دونجا" بالتعدي عليها". العربية. 29 May 2026.
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