Raafat Attia Helmy (Arabic: رَأْفَت عَطِيَّة حِلْمِيّ, 6 February 1934 – 21 July 1978) was an Egyptian professional footballer who played as a forward for Zamalek and the Egypt national team.

He won with Zamalek three Egyptian League titles in (1959–60, 1963–64, and 1964–65) and the Egypt Cup for four times (1958, 1959, 1960, and 1962).

[3] He was a part of the team that won the 1957 African Cup of Nations title where he scored the first ever goal in the tournament’s history.

He also represented his country in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics, where Egypt finished fourth in the tournament.

[6] Raafat Attia died relatively young, at the age of 44 in a car accident, in 1978.