Player Details

Name

Amro Tarek

Height

6' 4"

Weight

194 lbs

Date of Birth

5.17.1992 (32)

Birthplace

Los Ángeles, Egypt

Position

Defender

Position Detail

Central Defender

Preferred Side

Centre

Footedness

Left

Roster Category

Senior
Career Summary

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• First MLS goal - vs. New England, 8/4/2018 in the 71st minute (with Orlando City)
• First MLS assist - vs. Vancouver, 5/22/2019 on a Brian White goal in the 37th minute
• First MLS game - vs. New York City, 4/16/2016 (with Columbus Crew SC)
• First MLS start - vs D.C. United, 3/3/2018 (with Orlando City)

2021: Started two matches against Los Angeles Galaxy on April 25 and Philadelphia Union on May 15... recorded 126 minutes played.

2020: Made 10 starts in 12 appearances with 935 minutes played ... helped anchor a Red Bulls backline to two clean sheets. 

2019: Started 19 of his 20 appearances...scored his first goal with the Red Bulls on May 4 against the LA Galaxy...earned an assist on May 22 against the Vancouver Whitecaps...Named to MLS Team of the Week twice. Open Cup: Started and played the full 120 minutes against New England. CCL: Didn’t appear in any contests…

2018 (Orlando City SC): On loan from Wadi Degla FC ... started 19 matches in the 20 games he appeared in ... recorded one goal in 1,697 minutes played ... helped anchor an Orlando City backline to one clean sheet.

2016 (Orlando City SC): Made his first career MLS appearance on April 16 against NYCFC, appearing for two minutes.

PRIOR TO MLS

Featured with Wadi Degla during the 2017-18 season, amassing 10 starts and 21 appearances ... made his senior team debut in the Egyptian Premier League at 22 years old for El Gouna FC on January 9, 2014 ... overall, he made 83 combined appearances for three different Egyptian Premier League teams (Wadi Degla, El Gouna, Enppi) and accrued 7,033 minutes played.

INTERNATIONAL

For the Egyptian National Team, he made his debut on March 28, 2018 against Togo in a 3-0 victory ... most recently, he was called into the national team for their Africa Cup of Nations Qualification matches, earning one start in four matches ... he also appeared for the United States at the Under-20 level.

ACQUIRED

Acquired Tarek from Orlando City SC in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft on Dec. 11, 2018.