Omar Sayed Mohamed Mahmoud El Sawy (; born 16 March 2004) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Liga I club Universitatea Cluj, on loan from Rapid BucureÃÂti.
At junior level, El Sawy represented several clubs from his native Târgu Mureàas well as FK CsÃÂkszereda. He made his senior debut for the latter side on 6 August 2022, in a 1âÂÂ2 away Liga II loss to Unirea Dej. On the 28th that month, El Sawy scored his first goal in a 3âÂÂ2 win over BuzÃÂu.
On 19 May 2023, El Sawy was signed by Liga I side Rapid BucureÃÂti for a rumoured transfer fee of â¬400,000, including bonuses. He made his professional debut on 10 November 2023, in a goalless league draw at Sepsi OSK.
In the autumn of 2024, Rapid agreed to send El Sawy on loan to Sepsi OSK for the rest of the season, in order to gain playing minutes. On 6 October 2024, he debuted in a 0âÂÂ4 away win against Hermannstadt by scoring his first goal for his team.
El Sawy was born in Târgu MureÃÂ, Romania, to an Egyptian father and a Romanian mother of partial Hungarian descent.