Left back Ali Zein joins handball team
The Egyptian international comes to Catalonia after three seasons in the UAE
30-year-old Egyptian left back Ali Zein has joined the Barça handball team from Al Sharjaj un the Arab on a one-year deal with the option of a second.
He is the third new edition to Barça 2021/22 after Ángel Fernández and Leo Maciel. The international star played at the 2019 and 2021 World Championships has experience of playing in his native Egypt (Al-Ahly), in Tunisia (Étoile Sportive du Sahel) and France (Pays D’Aix Université Club) and has spent the last three seasons in the UAE.
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He adds depth to the left side of the court both in attack and defence, and has a powerful shot that is sure to produce plenty of goals for Barça.
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