▁never ▁planned ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁footballer ▁and ▁follow ▁the ▁foot steps ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁grand father . ▁He ▁always ▁focused ▁on ▁one ▁thing ▁at ▁a ▁time , ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁early ▁te ens , ▁he ▁only ▁focused ▁on ▁enjo ying ▁his ▁life , ▁h anging ▁out ▁with ▁friends , ▁and ▁just ▁finishing ▁school . ▁Haz em ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁very ▁sh y ▁as ▁a ▁child , ▁and ▁that ▁was ▁mainly ▁why ▁at ▁first ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁practice ▁football ▁despite ▁his ▁father ' s ▁ins istence . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁Haz em ▁loved ▁to ▁play ▁football ▁for ▁fun . ▁He ▁never ▁wanted ▁to ▁take ▁things ▁seriously , ▁and ▁that ' s ▁why ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁practice ▁at ▁El ▁Sa idd ▁club , ▁A ▁club ▁that ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁first ▁team . ▁He ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁with ▁his ▁friends ▁all ▁the ▁time , ▁until ▁one ▁day , ▁in ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Youth ▁League , ▁Zam ale k ' s ▁youth ▁coach ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁B adr ▁H add ad , ▁ins isted ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁to ▁come ▁and ▁play ▁for ▁Zam ale k . ▁H add ad ▁spoke ▁to ▁Haz em ' s ▁father , ▁Ham ada , ▁who ▁was ▁Zam ale k ' s ▁president ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁convinced ▁him ▁that ▁his ▁son ▁is ▁a ▁real ▁gem . ▁Haz em ▁went ▁to ▁then ▁play ▁for ▁Zam ale k ' s ▁youth . ▁Until ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁when ▁Mah m oud ▁El ▁G oh ary