Kouka

Ahmed Hassan Mahgoub Abdelmoneim (Arabic: أحمد حسن محجوب‎; born 5 March 1993), known as Kouka or Koka, is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish club Konyaspor, on loan from Olympiacos, and the Egypt national team.

He began his career in his native Egypt in the youth academy at Al Ahly but joined Portuguese side Rio Ave in 2012 without appearing for the first team. He made his professional debut for Rio Ave in September 2012. In 2015, he joined rival Portuguese club Braga, helping the club win the Taca de Portugal during his first season at the club.

He represented Egypt at under-20 and under-23 level before making his debut for the senior squad in August 2013, scoring in a victory over Uganda. He was part of the Egypt squad that reached the final of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

Club Career

Rio Ave

Kouka began his career as a youth player with Al Ahly. He trained regularly with the first team but struggled to break into the side as manager Manuel Jose de Jesus later commented that "the only reason he didn’t play for us was that I had the best strikers in Egypt." His lack of playing time led Kouka to leave Egypt and rescind his contract with the club before, in December 2011, joining the youth academy at Portuguese side Rio Ave.

Kouka played for Rio Ave's youth team for one season and was promoted to the first team at the start of the 2012–13 season, making his professional debut on 9 September 2012 against Pacos de Ferreira. Entering the match as a late substitute, he saw an effort cleared off the line in stoppage time. He eventually scored his first senior goal in his third appearance for the club, a 3–2 defeat to Pacos de Ferreira in the Taca de Portugal, netting a late consolation goal. His first league goal came in January 2013, scoring three minutes after coming on as a substitute during a 3–1 defeat to Vitoria. He scored six times in his first eight senior appearances, before his run ended after he was sent off duri

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