He played regularly for Al-Ahly until he moved to Feyenoord Rotterdam in 2003, despite interest from numerous other European clubs such as VfB Stuttgart and FC Nantes.

His future at Tottenham was left in doubt after he pulled off his shirt and threw it to the ground after being substituted during a Premier League match against Blackburn on 10 May 2007.

The Tottenham fans were left angry at Ghaly's reaction, singing "You're not fit to wear the shirt" and he was disciplined by the club soon after.

[8] In July 2007, he was set to move to Birmingham City for a fee of £3 million (subject to work permit approval).

[9] However, on 3 August, Birmingham announced they would not be completing the deal after a training ground disagreement with manager Steve Bruce.

After 12 games and the relegation of Derby to the Championship, Paul Jewell revealed he would not sign him as Ghaly wished to stay in the Premiership.

On 2 January 2009, Ghaly was amongst the substitutes for Tottenham's FA Cup 3rd Round tie against Wigan Athletic at White Hart Lane.

Whilst warming up and preparing to be substituted on late in the second half, Ghaly was booed by a large number of the Tottenham supporters.

[14] On 6 July 2010, Ghaly completed a free transfer and signed a three-year contract with his first side, Al Ahly.

On 2 July 2013, Ghaly was signed on a free transfer to a one-year contract with Belgian Pro League team Lierse SK.