Omar Khaled Mohamed Abdelsalam Marmoush (; born 7 February 1999) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Manchester City and the Egypt national team.
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 3âÂÂ2 win. In total, he made sixteen league appearances for Wadi Degla and scored two goals, before moving to VfL Wolfsburg II in 2017.
On 26 May 2020, Marmoush made his professional debut for Wolfsburg in their 4âÂÂ1 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 3âÂÂ0 defeat (5âÂÂ1 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. 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. 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. 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 1âÂÂ0 first round DFB-Pokal match against Carl Zeiss Jena. Marmoush scored his first Bundesliga goal for the club in a 3âÂÂ2 win over his former loan club VFB Stuttgart. On 24 January 2023, Marmoush scored his first goal in 2023 in a 5âÂÂ0 rout over relegation strugglers Hertha BSC. Marmoush haunted his former club Stuttgart again, as he scored the only goal in a 1âÂÂ0 win at the MHPArena. Marmoush finished the season with 36 appearances, six goals and one assist in all competitions.
On 15 May 2023, it was announced that Marmoush would join Eintracht Frankfurt on a free transfer ahead of the 2023âÂÂ24 season, and wear the number seven shirt. On 13 August, Marmoush scored his first goal for Eintracht Frankfurt in a 7âÂÂ0 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 1âÂÂ1 draw against Mainz 05. On 21 September, he scored his first goal in European competitions from a penalty in a 2âÂÂ1 win over Aberdeen during the Europa Conference League.
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. Marmoush scored a brace in Frankfurt's 3âÂÂ3 draw with Borussia Dortmund and a goal in their thumping 5âÂÂ1 win against Bayern. With 12 goals in the 2023âÂÂ24 season, Marmoush became the third-highest African goal scorer in Bundesliga. Marmoush scored a crucial penalty against RB Leipzig to tie the match 2âÂÂ2 to help Frankfurt qualify for the 2024âÂÂ25 Europa League.
Marmoush contributed six goals and three assists in September, which earned him the Bundesliga Player of the Month award. During that month, he scored a brace in a 2âÂÂ1 victory against his former club VfL Wolfsburg, and provided decisive goals in matches against Borussia Mönchengladbach and Holstein Kiel, overtaking Harry Kane as the league's top scorer during this period.
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.
Marmoush completed the first half of the 2024âÂÂ25 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 2010âÂÂ11 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 ã59 million. He made his debut for the club on 25 January in a 3âÂÂ1 home league win over Chelsea. On 15 February, he scored three goals for City in a 4âÂÂ0 home league win over Newcastle United, netting his first career hat-trick. Marmoush scored his first FA Cup goal on 30 March as a substitute for Erling Haaland, netting the winner in a 2âÂÂ1 away victory over Bournemouth in the quarter-finals, sending City through to their seventh straight FA Cup semi-final. However, he missed a penalty kick in the final. On 20 May, Marmoush opened the scoring in City's 3âÂÂ1 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. On 31 May, it was announced that the goal had won the Premier League Goal of the Season award.
On 29 October 2025, Marmoush scored his first goal of the 2025âÂÂ26 season in a 3âÂÂ1 win over Swansea City in the fourth round of the EFL Cup. he has now gone on to win the EFL Cup with Man City beating Arsenal 2:0 with Nico OâÂÂRiley scoring 2
After returning from the Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt, he scored his first Premier League goal of the season in a 2âÂÂ0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on 24 January 2026. On 4 February, he scored twice in a 3âÂÂ1 win over Newcastle United in the second leg of the EFL Cup semi-final.
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.
Marmoush was also eligible to play for Canada, 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 1âÂÂ0 victory over Libya.
On 29 December 2021, Marmoush was named in Egypt's 28-man squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. 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 4âÂÂ2 loss on penalties for Egypt.
On 19 March 2022, Marmoush was called up for Egypt's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification third round matches against Senegal. He played in both matches as Egypt were defeated 3âÂÂ1 on penalties and knocked out of World Cup contention. On 27 September, Marmoush scored the opening goal as Egypt beat Liberia 3âÂÂ0 in a friendly match.
On 24 March 2023, Marmoush scored the second goal for Egypt in a 2âÂÂ0 victory over Malawi during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. Four days later, he scored in a 4âÂÂ0 away victory over the same opponent. At the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Marmoush scored the equaliser in a 2âÂÂ2 draw against Ghana to help Egypt qualify for the last 16.
On 2 December 2025, Marmoush was called up to the Egypt squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. He scored twice at the tournament as Egypt reached the semi-finals, losing to eventual winners Senegal. 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 4âÂÂ2 penalty shootout loss.
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. He lived in the Maadi neighbourhood in Cairo, Egypt.
Marmoush is a Muslim. He is often seen doing the sujud after scoring a goal.
Egypt score listed first, score column indicates score after each Marmoush goal
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