{"id":2464,"date":"2026-08-21T13:20:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T05:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/?p=2464"},"modified":"2026-08-21T13:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T05:20:18","slug":"hamza-abdelkarim-builds-momentum-as-an-option-for-barcelonas-number-9-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/21\/hamza-abdelkarim-builds-momentum-as-an-option-for-barcelonas-number-9-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamza Abdelkarim builds momentum as an option for Barcelona&#8217;s number 9 role"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-29.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-29.png 1000w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-29-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-29-767x432.png 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The young Egyptian forward wrapped up pre-season with another goal, bringing his tally to four in three games and putting pressure on Hansi Flick ahead of their LaLiga debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hamza Abdelkarim was on the scoresheet once again against Al Ahly SC, bringing his pre-season campaign to a strong finish. According to Mundo Deportivo, the 18-year-old forward started the match, played 73 minutes, and scored FC Barcelona&#8217;s opening goal in the Trofeo Joan Gamper, further strengthening his case to be considered an attacking option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Egyptian now boasts four goals in three matches and has impressed with his finishing ability, positioning inside the box, and the way he attacks space. Hansi Flick has already praised his qualities as an out-and-out striker, while Eric Garcia admitted he has been surprised by the youngster&#8217;s performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This impressive pre-season comes at a time when Barcelona remain attentive to the transfer market in search of a new forward. Hamza Abdelkarim has not yet made his official debut for the first team, but his goals could earn him an unexpected opportunity for the trip to face Elche next Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The young Egyptian forward wrapped up pre-season with a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2464"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2466,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464\/revisions\/2466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}