Hussein Yasser Mohamady Abdelrahman (Arabic: حسين ياسر محمدي عبد الرحمن; born 9 January 1984) is a Qatari footballer who plays as a midfielder and winger for Egyptian side Wadi Degla.
[4] Mohammed Yasser, his younger brother, is a former national player and currently plays for Umm Salal.
[9] He was soon farmed out to Royal Antwerp on loan in order to achieve a Belgian passport and qualify for a British work permit as an EU national.
He had been convinced to join the side by his teammate João Tomás, who also made a similar transition from Al Rayyan to Braga in 2007.
On 4 October 2007, he scored his first goal with his new team in UEFA Cup in a 4–0 win against Swedish side Hammarby.
Out of favour for most of the season, he mutually terminated his contract with Al Ahly on 27 January 2010 and paid $300,000 as a compensation.
[citation needed] Hours later, he signed a contract for three-and-a-half years with local rivals Zamalek.
He scored his second goal against his former club, Al Ahly, in the Cairo Derby which ended in a 3–3 draw.
He also scored a goal in the first seconds of a match between Al Ahly and Zamalek in the Egyptian Cup that ended 3–1.
[10] He made his league debut on 22 October in a match against Sint-Truiden after coming on as a substitute for Gonzague Vandooren.
[2] He played in the 2007 Gulf Cup, held in the United Arab Emirates in late January.