“The Seventh Day” tells its readers daily during the holy month of Ramadan the story of a sports family, highlighting its history and footballing achievement, and the great talents presented by this tree that had an effective role in enriching stadiums and football life.
And the hero of today’s story is the “Al Alaa” family, which was born in the village of Kafr El-Sheikh Makhlouf in the Itai El-Baroud center in the Beheira Governorate and includes the two brothers Mahmoud Alaa, the defender of Zamalek, and Ahmed Alaa, the Egyptian player of Al-Port Said.
Mahmoud Alaa
Alaa’s road was not furnished with roses, before he was the main defender of Zamalek, and an important element in the formation of the national team, as Alaa began his football career within the youth center of Itai Al-Baroud, where the player resides.
The border guard stage was the real beginning of the player, following he set his foot on the beginning of the road as a professional player, he played with the guard 88 games and succeeded in scoring two goals, then he moved to Wadi Degla.
Alaa participated with the Tigris in 57 matches and at that time his scoring talent emerged alongside the defensive, and scored 10 goals, then Zamalek requested him and joined the White Castle already, to start the stage of glory and stardom.
Mahmoud Alaa joined the Zamalek team in the 2016/2017 season, coming from the Wadi Degla team, following strong negotiations and the desire of more than one team to obtain his services, but the White Castle succeeded in resolving the deal in its favour..
Mahmoud Alaa glowed in the white shirt to become a top scorer defender to be the heart of the defense and a wall to block any attacks by competitors and block any danger before he reached the white team’s goal. All this made him indispensable in Zamalek, so that the White Castle officials decided to renew his contract for the next 4 years and immunize him from any External financial temptations from other clubs, especially following he received more than one offer to obtain his services.
Mahmoud Alaa was crowned with six championships with Zamalek: the Premier League once and the Egypt Cup (twice).“.
In total, Mahmoud Alaa participated in 157 games with Zamalek in all tournaments, with a total of 14,024 minutes he played, and despite his defensive role, he managed to score 40 goals to establish himself as the historical top scorer for Zamalek defenders and succeeded in making two goals, while receiving 26 yellow cards..
Ahmed Alaa
He plays in the center of the defense. He started his career in the border guards youth, then moved to the Olympics, then to Al-Assiouty, then Sporting and Al-Dakhiliya, before Al-Ahly club announced his inclusion in 2018, and participated with the Red Genie in a few matches before lending him to the Vanguard of the Army team.
And the most difficult event in Ahmed Alaa’s career is his injury to the cruciate ligament with the pioneers of the army in the 2020 season, then the player overcomes the injury and joins Al-Masry Al-Portsaidi in a free transfer deal, following terminating his contract with Al-Ahly.
