[2] There he played comfortably alongside his Egyptian teammates Ahmed Samir, Sherif El Baily and Mohamed Abdel Wahed.
He consistently played in a very successful Lierse season as they got promoted to the Belgian Pro League in 2010.
His impressive goal-scoring ability drew the attention of Egypt national team coaches Hassan Shehata and Bob Bradley and also some other clubs from bigger leagues in Europe.
He returned to Egypt in September 2014 after his short stints with French team Arles the past season.
He was named to the Egypt squad for a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Rwanda and Zambia.