Egypt forward Omar Marmoush is currently making waves in the Bundesliga after an exciting start to the season with Eintracht Frankfurt.
Marmoush secured a thrilling draw against Bayern Munich on Sunday with a stoppage-time equalizer that brought the score to 3-3. This was his second goal in the match, and he also assisted Hugo Ekitiké by breaking free from Dayot Upamecano during a counterattack.
“Marmoush is a player who’s only going to get better with time,” said Bayern coach Vincent Kompany. “What he did for Ekitiké’s goal is not normal. To push past Upa with strength, no one did that before for the whole season.
And then to make the right decision at the end, the quality in his strike, and the speed. Sometimes he looks quite relaxed, then when he gets going, he’s really fast.”
Marmoush has been drawing attention away from Bayern star Harry Kane, who did not score on Sunday and has five goals in six Bundesliga games this season.
Marmoush has now scored in five consecutive games, bringing his total to eight goals, and he has also assisted another six for his Frankfurt teammates.
“We’re like a family,” he said. “You see that on the field, when we’re celebrating, the ones who didn’t play (join), we celebrate as a team.”
Marmoush seems to have improved his performance since last season when he scored 12 goals and assisted nine in 29 Bundesliga matches.
Frankfurt coach Dino Toppmöller mentioned he made a “little deal” with Marmoush before the season but did not share the details.
“I told him that a second year with us would do him good because he’s on the way up and hasn’t reached the end,” Toppmöller said. “And you can see that in this fantastic season.”
