Karim Hafez

Karim Hafez Ramadan Seifeldin (; born 12 March 1996) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays for Egyptian Premier League club Pyramids and the Egypt national team as a left-back.

Club career Hafez made his top flight debut with Belgian club Lierse S.K. on 30 August 2014 against Waasland-Beveren in a 2–0 away defeat. On 20 September 2014, he scored his first league goal against K.V.C. Westerlo in a 6–1 away defeat. Hafez continued to play for Lierse's senior side and was one of their star performers, scoring three goals in the Jupiler Pro League but could not save his club from relegation. Because of his excellent individual play, he was called up to the Egyptian national team by their Argentine manager Héctor Cúper and made his debut for the Pharaohs in June, coming off the bench in a 2–1 friendly win against Malawi.

Hafez then played for the French club RC Lens on loan from Lierse.

On 29 August 2018, Hafez was loaned by Wadi Degla to the Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir for the season.

International career In May 2018 he was named in Egypt's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, but he wasn't selected for the final squad.

Honours Pyramids Egypt Cup: 2023–24 CAF Champions League: 2024–25 FIFA African–Asian–Pacific Cup: 2025