Hailing from Cairo, Omar made his professional debut at just 17 years old for Wadi Degla in July, 2016, before moving to Germany the following year to join VfL Wolfsburg. Initially turning out for their youth side in the Regionalliga Nord, he made his senior debut for Wolfsburg in May, 2020, ahead of a loan move to FC St Pauli in the second half of 2020/21.

It was in the next campaign where the forward’s breakthrough in European football came as the then 22-year-old moved to VfB Stuttgart on loan. Making an eye-catching start to the temporary switch, he scored on his debut before claiming the Bundesliga Rookie of the Month award for September, 2021 - an accolade he won for a second time the following March.

After a stellar year in Baden-Württemberg, he returned north to Wolfsburg and became a first team regular in his final campaign with Die Wolfe, amassing a total of 48 appearances and six goals for the senior side.

A move to Eintracht Frankfurt came in May, 2023, and an outstanding debut campaign followed, seeing him net 17 goals in 41 games in all competitions as he helped his team secure a UEFA Europa League spot. His impressive form continued into the next campaign, claiming the league’s Player of the Month award for September, 2024, as he contributed to seven of the team’s eight goals, scoring five of them. He secured the same Bundesliga award once again for November, 2024.

After making 67 appearances for Eintracht Frankfurt, scoring 37 goals and registering 20 assists, the forward headed to Manchester City in January, 2025, and a remarkable start to life in the Premier League saw him score a hat-trick in a 4-0 victory over Newcastle United the following month.

In his debut season with City, he made 25 appearances in all competitions, scoring eight goals, and went on to claim the Premier League’s Goal of the Season award for a sensational strike against Bournemouth in May, 2025. Helping City secure the Carabao Cup and FA Cup in 2025/26, he took his goal tally to 16 in all competitions across 62 appearances.

Netting the winner on his senior debut for Egypt in October, 2021, in a World Cup qualifying fixture against Libya, he helped his country to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final. Omar has represented Egypt at three Africa Cup of Nations and featured in the World Cup for the first time in the summer of 2026.