Hany Saïd

Omar Hany Mohamed Said Zakaria Gad (; born 22 April 1980) is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career Born in Cairo, Egypt, Said started his youth career at Al Ahly in 1997. The following year, he moved to the Italian club AS Bari where he played for three seasons in Serie A.

In February 2003, after five years with Bari, Said moved to Serie B side Messina for the second half of the 2002–03 season. In summer 2003 he moved to Fiorentina where he could not find his place. During the 2004–05 season he played for and suffered relegation with Belgian first-tier club Mons.

In 2006, Said left Al Masry for Ismaily.

His performances during the Africa Cup of Nations 2008 in Ghana made Said a target for Egypt's biggest clubs, Zamalek SC and Al Ahly. On 5 July 2018, Zamalek announced the signing of Said on a reported three-year contract. Two days later, it was reported Said had refused to sign the contract despite having signed a pre-contract agreement. On 12 July, Said was fined by the Egyptian Football Association and obliging him to play Zamalek after he had stated he was not "willing to play for any team in Egypt other than Ahli".

In summer 2001, after his contract with Zamalek ended Said joined Misr Lel-Makkasa on a free transfer. In August, Zamalek attempted to re-sign him.

In April 2018, Said announced he would retire at the end of the season.

He retired in November 2019.

International career In March 2002 CAF and FIFA banned Hany for six months after testing positive for drugs in 2002 African Cup of Nations which was held in Mali.

He returned to Egypt national team in 2004 but he did not participate in the winning team of 2006, however Hassan Shehata the coach of Egypt has recalled him in the preliminary squad for 2008 Africa Cup of Nations which won the cup too.

Honours Egypt African Cup of Nations: 2008, 2010