Omar Marmoush

Omar Marmoush
عمر مرموش
Marmoush in 2024
Personal information
Full name Omar Khaled Mohamed Abdelsalam Marmoush[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999[1]
Place of birth Cairo, Egypt
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 7
Youth career
2005–2016 Wadi Degla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Wadi Degla 16 (2)
2017–2020 VfL Wolfsburg II 36 (11)
2020–2023 VfL Wolfsburg 41 (5)
2021 → FC St. Pauli (loan) 21 (7)
2021–2022 → VfB Stuttgart (loan) 21 (3)
2023–2025 Eintracht Frankfurt 46 (27)
2025– Manchester City 33 (8)
International career‡
2017 Egypt U20 2 (0)
2019 Egypt U23 4 (0)
2021– Egypt 46 (10)
Medal record
Representing  Egypt
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2021
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:27, 14 March 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:29, 17 January 2026 (UTC)

Omar Khaled Mohamed Abdelsalam Marmoush (Egyptian Arabic: عمر خالد محمد عبد السلام مرموش;[2] born 7 February 1999) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester City and the Egypt national team.

Club career

Wadi Degla

Marmoush made his professional debut for Wadi Degla in the Egyptian Premier League on 8 July 2016, coming on as a substitute in the match against Al Ittihad Alexandria Club, which finished as a 3–2 win. In total, he made sixteen league appearances for Wadi Degla and scored two goals, before moving to VfL Wolfsburg II in 2017.[3]

VfL Wolfsburg

On 26 May 2020, Marmoush made his professional debut for Wolfsburg in their 4–1 Bundesliga win over Bayer Leverkusen at the BayArena. Marmoush signed his first professional contract for the club on 23 June. On 5 August 2020, he made his European debut in a 3–0 defeat (5–1 aggregate) against Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Europa League round of 16. Marmoush returned to Wolfsburg after his breakthrough Bundesliga season with Stuttgart.

On 5 January 2021, Marmoush was loaned to FC St. Pauli for the remainder of the season.[4] He played 21 games and scored seven goals for the club.

On 30 August 2021, Marmoush was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart until the end of the season.[5] He scored a last minute equaliser against Eintracht Frankfurt on his debut. He was later named Bundesliga rookie of the month for September 2021. On 11 December 2021, Marmoush faced his parent club Wolfsburg and assisted Konstantinos Mavropanos's goal and in the 79th minute, Marmoush stepped up to take a penalty and he missed by hitting his panenka attempt off the crossbar. Marmoush was also named Bundesliga Rookie of the Month for March 2022.[6] He completed his loan spell having scored three goals in 21 games.

On 30 July 2022, Marmoush scored his first goal for Wolfsburg in a 1–0 first round DFB-Pokal match against Carl Zeiss Jena. Marmoush scored his first Bundesliga goal for the club in a 3–2 win over his former loan club VFB Stuttgart. On 24 January 2023, Marmoush scored his first goal in 2023 in a 5–0 rout over relegation strugglers Hertha BSC. Marmoush haunted his former club Stuttgart again, as he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win at the MHPArena. Marmoush finished the season with 36 appearances, six goals and one assist in all competitions.

Eintracht Frankfurt

2023–24 season

On 15 May 2023, it was announced that Marmoush would join Eintracht Frankfurt on a free transfer ahead of the 2023–24 season, and wear the number seven shirt.[7] On 13 August, Marmoush scored his first goal for Eintracht Frankfurt in a 7–0 win over 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. On 27 August 2023, Marmoush scored his first Bundesliga goal for the club in a 1–1 draw against Mainz 05. On 21 September, he scored his first goal in European competitions from a penalty in a 2–1 win over Aberdeen during the Europa Conference League.[8]

Marmoush scored 16 goals in 37 appearances in all competitions in his debut season. He attracted transfer interest from Premier League clubs such as Arsenal, Liverpool, Newcastle and Tottenham thanks to his magnificent debut season for Die Adler.[9] Marmoush scored a brace in Frankfurt's 3–3 draw with Borussia Dortmund and a goal in their thumping 5–1 win against Bayern. With 12 goals in the 2023–24 season, Marmoush became the third-highest African goal scorer in Bundesliga.[10] Marmoush scored a crucial penalty against RB Leipzig to tie the match 2–2 to help Frankfurt qualify for the 2024–25 Europa League.[11]

2024–25 season

Marmoush contributed six goals and three assists in September, which earned him the Bundesliga Player of the Month award.[12] During that month, he scored a brace in a 2–1 victory against his former club VfL Wolfsburg,[13] and provided decisive goals in matches against Borussia Mönchengladbach and Holstein Kiel, overtaking Harry Kane as the league's top scorer during this period.[14]

In the Europa League, Marmoush made significant contributions, including a penalty against Besiktas and free-kick goals against Slavia Prague. His ability to score from set pieces was highlighted by three consecutive free-kick goals in November.[15]

Marmoush completed the first half of the 2024–25 Bundesliga season as the second top scorer, behind Kane, with 15 goals, breaking his club's previous record for the Hinrunde set by Theofanis Gekas in the 2010–11 season.[16]

Manchester City

2024–25 season

On 23 January 2025, Premier League club Manchester City announced the signing of Marmoush on a four-and-a-half-year deal for a reported fee of £59 million.[17][18] He made his debut for the club on 25 January in a 3–1 home league win over Chelsea.[19] On 15 February, he scored three goals for City in a 4–0 home league win over Newcastle United, netting his first career hat-trick.[20] Marmoush scored his first FA Cup goal on 30 March as a substitute for Erling Haaland, netting the winner in a 2–1 away victory over Bournemouth in the quarter-finals, sending City through to their seventh straight FA Cup semi-final.[21] However, he missed a penalty kick in the final.[22] On 20 May, Marmoush opened the scoring in City's 3–1 home win against Bournemouth in the Premier League, a long range effort that went into the top corner of Kepa Arrizabalaga's goal via the post.[23] On 31 May, it was announced that the goal had won the Premier League Goal of the Season award.[24]

2025–26 season

On 29 October 2025, Marmoush scored his first goal of the 2025–26 season in a 3–1 win over Swansea City in the fourth round of the EFL Cup.[25] he has now gone on to win the EFL Cup with Man City beating Arsenal 2:0 with Nico O’Riley scoring 2

After returning from the Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt, he scored his first Premier League goal of the season in a 2–0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on 24 January 2026.[26] On 4 February, he scored twice in a 3–1 win over Newcastle United in the second leg of the EFL Cup semi-final.[27]

International career

Marmoush was included in Egypt's squad for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Zambia. He made two appearances during the tournament, in which Egypt were eliminated in the group stage.[28]

Marmoush was also eligible to play for Canada,[29][30] before becoming cap-tied with the Egyptian national team in October 2021.

On 8 October 2021, Marmoush made his debut for the Egypt national team and scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Libya.[31]

On 29 December 2021, Marmoush was named in Egypt's 28-man squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[32] He played in all three group stage matches, as well as all four knockout ties en route to the final against Senegal, which ended in a 4–2 loss on penalties for Egypt.[33]

On 19 March 2022, Marmoush was called up for Egypt's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification third round matches against Senegal.[34] He played in both matches as Egypt were defeated 3–1 on penalties and knocked out of World Cup contention.[35] On 27 September, Marmoush scored the opening goal as Egypt beat Liberia 3–0 in a friendly match.[36]

On 24 March 2023, Marmoush scored the second goal for Egypt in a 2–0 victory over Malawi during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[37] Four days later, he scored in a 4–0 away victory over the same opponent.[38] At the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Marmoush scored the equaliser in a 2–2 draw against Ghana to help Egypt qualify for the last 16.[39]

On 2 December 2025, Marmoush was called up to the Egypt squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[40] He scored twice at the tournament as Egypt reached the semi-finals, losing to eventual winners Senegal.[41] On 17 January 2026, in the third-place play-off against Nigeria, Marmoush was one of two Egyptian players to have their kicks saved in a 4–2 penalty shootout loss.[42]

Personal life

Besides his Egyptian citizenship, Marmoush holds Canadian citizenship through his Egyptian Canadian parents who lived in Canada for six years before resettling in Cairo, where Marmoush was raised and started playing youth football with the Wadi Degla youth academy.[43] He lived in the Maadi neighbourhood in Cairo, Egypt.

Marmoush is a Muslim. He is often seen doing the sujud after scoring a goal.[44]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 March 2026[45][46]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wadi Degla 2015–16 Egyptian Premier League 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
2016–17 Egyptian Premier League 15 2 2 1 — — — 17 3
Total 16 2 2 1 — — — 18 3
VfL Wolfsburg II 2017–18 Regionalliga Nord 14 1 — — — — 14 1
2018–19 Regionalliga Nord 5 0 — — — — 5 0
2019–20 Regionalliga Nord 15 9 — — — — 15 9
2020–21 Regionalliga Nord 2 1 — — — — 2 1
Total 36 11 — — — — 36 11
VfL Wolfsburg 2019–20 Bundesliga 5 0 1 0 — 1[c] 0 — 7 0
2020–21 Bundesliga 1 0 2 0 — — — 3 0
2021–22 Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 — — — 2 0
2022–23 Bundesliga 33 5 3 1 — — — 36 6
Total 41 5 6 1 — 1 0 — 48 6
FC St. Pauli (loan) 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 21 7 0 0 — — — 21 7
VfB Stuttgart (loan) 2021–22 Bundesliga 21 3 0 0 — — — 21 3
Eintracht Frankfurt 2023–24 Bundesliga 29 12 3 1 — 9[d] 4 — 41 17
2024–25 Bundesliga 17 15 3 1 — 6[c] 4 — 26 20
Total 46 27 6 2 — 15 8 — 67 37
Manchester City 2024–25 Premier League 16 7 4 1 — 2[e] 0 3[f] 0 25 8
2025–26 Premier League 17 1 2 2 2 3 8[e] 0 — 29 6
Total 33 8 6 3 2 3 10 0 3 0 54 14
Career total 214 63 20 7 2 3 26 8 3 0 265 81
  1. ^ Includes Egypt Cup, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of match played 17 January 2026[47]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Egypt 2021 2 1
2022 13 1
2023 9 2
2024 11 2
2025 7 3
2026 4 1
Total 46 10
As of match played 10 January 2026

Egypt score listed first, score column indicates score after each Marmoush goal[47]

List of international goals scored by Omar Marmoush
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 October 2021 Borg El Arab Stadium, Borg El Arab, Egypt  Libya 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 27 September 2022 Borg El Arab Stadium, Borg El Arab, Egypt  Liberia 1–0 3–0 Friendly
3 24 March 2023 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Malawi 2–0 2–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4 28 March 2023 Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi  Malawi 2–0 4–0
5 18 January 2024 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Ghana 1–1 2–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
6 6 September 2024 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Cape Verde 2–0 3–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7 5 September 2025 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Ethiopia 2–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 17 November 2025 Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates  Cape Verde 1–1 1–1
(2–0 p) 		2025 Al Ain International Cup
9 22 December 2025 Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco  Zimbabwe 1–1 2–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
10 10 January 2026 Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco  Ivory Coast 1–0 3–2 2025 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

VfL Wolfsburg II

Manchester City

Egypt

Individual

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