SOCCER PLAYER
Wael Gomaa
1975 - Today

Wael Gomaa
Wael Kamel Gomaa El Hawty (Arabic: وَائِل كَامِل جُمْعَة الْحُوتِيّ; born 3 August 1975) is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is regarded as one of the best African defenders of all time. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Wael Gomaa is the 9,568th most popular soccer player (down from 7,098th in 2024), the 583rd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 567th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Egyptian Soccer Player.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1975, Wael Gomaa ranks 631. Before him are Cecilie Leganger, Vladimir Vasilj, Sergey Tetyukhin, Takeshi Kawaharazuka, Ai Maeda, and José Manuel Rey. After him are Aiko, Makoto Kaneko, Iddo Goldberg, Omar Rodríguez-López, Ricardo Santos, and KT Tunstall.
Others Born in 1975
Go to all RankingsCecilie Leganger
HANDBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 625
Vladimir Vasilj
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 626
Sergey Tetyukhin
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 627
Takeshi Kawaharazuka
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 628
Ai Maeda
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 629
José Manuel Rey
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 630
Wael Gomaa
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 631
Aiko
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 632
Makoto Kaneko
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 633
Iddo Goldberg
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 634
Omar Rodríguez-López
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 635
Ricardo Santos
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 636
KT Tunstall
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 637
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Wael Gomaa ranks 583 out of 642. Before him are Ahmed Fathy (1984), Asmaa Mahfouz (1985), Mona Eltahawy (1967), Mohamed Barakat (1976), Wael Ghonim (1980), and Gehad Grisha (1976). After him are Mohamed Aly (1975), Alaa Abd El-Fattah (1981), Muhammad Ali, Prince of the Sa'id (1979), Hesham Mesbah (1982), Ismail Youssef (1964), and Shikabala (1986).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsAhmed Fathy
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 577
Asmaa Mahfouz
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 578
Mona Eltahawy
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 579
Mohamed Barakat
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 580
Wael Ghonim
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 581
Gehad Grisha
REFEREE
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 582
Wael Gomaa
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 583
Mohamed Aly
BOXER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 584
Alaa Abd El-Fattah
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 585
Muhammad Ali, Prince of the Sa'id
NOBLEMAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 586
Hesham Mesbah
WRESTLER
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 587
Ismail Youssef
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 588
Shikabala
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 589
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Egypt
Among soccer players born in Egypt, Wael Gomaa ranks 28. Before him are Magdi Abdelghani (1959), Essam Abdel-Fatah (1965), Ibrahim Hassan (1966), Mohamed El Shenawy (1988), Ahmed Fathy (1984), and Mohamed Barakat (1976). After him are Ismail Youssef (1964), Shikabala (1986), Hossam Ghaly (1981), Amr Zaki (1983), Mohamed Abdelwahab (1983), and Ahmed Elmohamady (1987).
Magdi Abdelghani
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 22
Essam Abdel-Fatah
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 23
Ibrahim Hassan
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 24
Mohamed El Shenawy
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 25
Ahmed Fathy
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 26
Mohamed Barakat
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 27
Wael Gomaa
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 28
Ismail Youssef
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 29
Shikabala
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 30
Hossam Ghaly
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 31
Amr Zaki
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 32
Mohamed Abdelwahab
1983 - 2006
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 33
Ahmed Elmohamady
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 34
































