Marwan Attia Fahim Ghallab (; born 1 August 1998) is an Egyptian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly and the Egypt national team.
Club career Attia began his career within the youth system of Al Ittihad Alexandria, eventually being promoted to the first team ahead of the 2019–2020 season under manager Talaat Youssef.
He signed with Al Ahly SC in the middle of the 2022–23 season amid interest from arch-rivals Zamalek SC on a four-and-a-half-year contract.
Attia established himself as a regular for club and country. He helped Al Ahly win three Egyptian Premier League titles and two CAF Champions League crowns. In 2023, Attia won man of the match in the 2023 Egyptian Super Cup final. In 2025, Marwan Attia won the Best Player award after stellar performances in the Egyptian Super Cup. Al Ahly extended his contract till 2030.
International career He was called up for the first time to the Egyptian national team in August 2022, before making his first appearance on 24 March 2023.
On 2 December 2025, Attia was called up to the Egypt squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
On 7 July 2026, in the round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America against Argentina, Mostafa Ziko had a goal controversially disallowed by referee François Letexier following a VAR review; the referee ruled that Marwan Attia had fouled Argentina's Lisandro Martínez in the buildup by stepping on his foot, disallowing the resulting goal. Critics noted the incident occurred several seconds before the goal and far from the scoring action, though the decision was technically grounded in the IFAB rules governing the VAR protocol. Argentina came from behind, after initially going down 2–0, to win the match 3–2 late on.
Personal life Attia's father died on 13 July 2023, while Attia was in a camp preparing for the Zamalek match. He married his fiancée, Salma Saqr, on 25 July 2024, after postponing it from last year due to the death of his father. In July 2025, his first daughter was born.
Career statistics
Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAl Ittihad2019–20Egyptian Premier League1902000002102020–212900000002902021–223300000003302022–23111000000111Total921200000941Al Ahly2022–23Egyptian Premier League16020100303102023–2430204060150Total1904014090460Career total111160140901401
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsEgypt20236020241302025902026121Total401
Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Attia goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Marwan AttiaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 5 January 2026 Adrar Stadium, Adrar, Morocco 1–0 3–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
Honours Al Ahly Egyptian Premier League: 2022–23, 2023–24 2024-25 Egypt Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23 Egyptian Super Cup: 2022–23, 2023–24, 2025 CAF Champions League: 2022–23, 2023-24 FIFA African–Asian–Pacific Cup: 2024
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