00:00His name is Trézégué, like David, but he is Egyptian, his name is Mahmoud Trézégué.
00:04Born on October 1, 1994 in Kafrelshek, Egypt, he joined the Alali Academy at a very young age in 2002.
00:10And for about ten years, he climbed all the ranks of the club until he became a professional in 2012.
00:15And at that moment, a nickname became established: Trézégué.
00:18Indeed, he bears a striking resemblance to former French national team player, David Trézégué.
00:22And you should know that in Egypt, giving nicknames like that is quite common.
00:25In Alali in particular, you can have a certain Neymar playing, but also a certain Beckham.
00:31In Egypt, there is also a player named Karaba, which means electricity.
00:34And finally, one player has the nickname Obama.
00:36But Trézégué, along with Alali, will very quickly forge a reputation as a promising player.
00:40Indeed, in 2013, he will have very good performances at the U20 Africa Cup of Nations.
00:44And it's OGC Nice who will want to get him back for a trial.
00:47However, A Alali, the young Egyptian player, is considered a non-transferable player.
00:51And while in 2014, several other European clubs will try to show interest in him,
00:54and he will only leave for Europe in 2015 to join Anderlecht.
00:56Except that over there, it's going to be complicated.
00:58From a sporting perspective, he doesn't necessarily succeed.
01:00His physical condition will start to play tricks on him as he will get injured.
01:03And finally, he will create controversy by posting a photo on social media.
01:06where we see women being blurred.
01:08To get more playing time, he will be loaned to Mouscron in 2016-2017.
01:11And it is finally at this moment that he will get back on track.
01:13But the turning point will be his transfer to Türkiye.
01:16And in 2017, the Egyptian player was transferred to Kasim Pasa.
01:18Over there, Trézégué will explode onto the scene, he will have a full season.
01:21And will be named in the league's best XI for two years in a row.
01:24And for the Egyptian Elijah, 2019 was the big leap.
01:27since he is going to sign for around 8 million euros with Aston Villa in the Premier League.
01:31And it was on November 2, 2019, in the world's biggest championship,
01:33Trézégué is going to score his first goal.
01:35That said, because of his physique, he will never be able to integrate into the English club.
01:39But the Villains will not forget January 28, 2020.
01:41Because indeed, during the English League Cup semi-final,
01:44Trézégué will score the last second, giving his club the victory tomorrow against Leicester.
01:48Unfortunately, his physical condition will catch up with him.
01:50In 2021, he suffered a ruptured cruciate ligament.
01:53He will initially be loaned to Istanbul-Bashak Sheer.
01:55He will then be transferred to Trabzonsport in 2022.
01:58And despite scoring 28 goals in 84 matches with Trabzonsport,
02:01In 2024, he will be loaned to Al-Rayan in Qatar.
02:04And finally, in 2025, the cycle is complete.
02:05since Trézégué is back in Al-Ali, where it all began.
02:09That said, Marmout is on a mission.
02:10Because indeed, he has been with Egypt since 2014.
02:12And he experienced two disappointments in 2017 and 2021.
02:15by losing two Africa Cup of Nations finals.
02:18But while Egypt is in the quarter-finals this year,
02:20Will this finally be the one for him?
02:21Subtitling by Radio-Canada
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