Ali Zein

Ali Zein Mohamed al-Hawwari (; born 14 December 1990) is an Egyptian handball player for Hungarian side Veszprém KC and the Egyptian national team.

Club career

Zein was born in Abu Mina', Qena Governorate, hailing from the Hawwara tribe. He started his career at Al Ahly in 1996–97, then he played for Étoile Sportive du Sahel, Al Jazira Club, Pays d'Aix Université Club and Sharjah Sports Club, before joining Barcelona in July 2021, where he won the 2021–22 EHF Champions League. After one season he transferred to Dinamo București.

International career

He played for Egypt U20 at the 2009 Junior World Championship and 2011 Junior World Championship.

He won the 2013 Mediterranean Games, and the African Championship in 2016, 2020, 2022 and 2024 with Egypt. He also represented Egypt at the World Men's Handball Championship in 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2025. In addition, he competed in the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.

Honours

Club

Al Ahly

• Egypt Handball Cup: 2009
• Arab Handball Championship of Champions: 2010
• African Handball Champions League: 2012
• Egyptian Handball League: 2012–13
• African Handball Cup Winners' Cup: 2013

Étoile du Sahel

• Tunisian Handball Cup: 2013–14

Al Jazira

• UAE Handball League: 2015–16
• UAE President's Handball Cup: 2015–16

Sharjah

• UAE Handball League: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
• UAE President's Handball Cup: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21

Barcelona

• EHF Champions League: 2021–22
• Liga ASOBAL: 2021–22
• Copa del Rey: 2021–22
• Copa ASOBAL: 2021–22
• Supercopa ASOBAL: 2021–22

Dinamo București

• Liga Națională: 2023, 2024, 2025
• Romanian Cup: 2024, 2025
• Romanian Super Cup: 2022, 2023, 2024

International

Egypt

• Mediterranean Games: 2013
• African Championship: 2016, 2020, 2022, 2024

Individual

• Best Player at the 2018 African Championship
• Best Left Back at the 2020 African Championship
• Best Left Back at the 2022 African Championship

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