Younes Ibrahim, Brighton’s young midfielder, has quickly become a name to watch among Egyptian football fans after continuing his progress through the English club’s academy and moving closer to the first team.

Born in 2008, Ibrahim is one of the young Egyptian talents developing in European football. His performances and numbers with Brighton’s youth teams have helped him move through the academy levels and eventually earn a place in a senior matchday squad.

Interest in Ibrahim has also reached the Egyptian national team. Egypt’s coaching staff, led by Hossam Hassan, have confirmed that the youngster is being monitored, although no official call-up has been sent to him so far.

From the Academy to the First Team

Ibrahim was born to Egyptian parents and holds four nationalities: Egyptian, English, Moroccan and Australian, making his international future an interesting subject as he continues his development in England.

He started his journey with Brighton’s Under-18 side before earning promotion to the Under-21 team at the beginning of the 2026-27 season.

The youngster mainly plays as an attacking midfielder and has shown an ability to both score and create chances during his time in Brighton’s youth system.

Across 50 appearances for Brighton’s youth teams, Ibrahim has scored 12 goals and provided seven assists.

He has also made a positive start to the current season. In his first two appearances for Brighton’s youth side across competitions, he scored once and registered one assist.

The midfielder has also featured once in the Football League competition with Brighton’s youth team and made two appearances at Under-19 level. He has also won the Premier League Under-21 title once with the club.

The biggest step of his young career came when he was included in Brighton’s first-team squad for the Premier League match against Coventry City.

Brighton won the game 5-0, and although Ibrahim did not enter the pitch, his presence among the senior substitutes was an important sign of his progress.

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Ibrahim has not yet made an official first-team appearance for Brighton. However, reaching the senior matchday squad at his age suggests that he is moving closer to the first-team picture if he can maintain his development at youth level.

Egypt Are Watching

Ibrahim’s performances and goals for Brighton’s youth teams have naturally raised questions in Egypt about a possible future call-up to the national team.

However, Egypt’s coaching staff have made it clear that no official invitation has been sent to the Brighton youngster for the upcoming camp.

A source within the national team confirmed that Ibrahim remains under observation, with the coaching staff following his performances and progress in England alongside other Egyptian players based abroad.

That means there is a clear difference between monitoring the player and officially selecting him for the national team.

For Ibrahim, the immediate target is likely to remain his progress at Brighton: securing his place with the Under-21s, continuing to produce goals and assists, and eventually earning his first competitive minutes with the senior side.

Talk of an Egypt debut may therefore still be early, but the midfielder’s development in one of England’s top academies means his name will continue to attract attention.

Ibrahim is not yet a Premier League regular and has not received an official Egypt call-up, but he has already taken important steps in his young career.

With 12 goals and seven assists in 50 youth appearances, a move from Under-18 to Under-21 football, and a first place in Brighton’s senior matchday squad, his progress is moving in the right direction.

The next question is whether Younes Ibrahim can turn a place on Brighton’s bench into his first senior appearance — and eventually take the next step toward representing Egypt.