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Mohamed El Shenawy
محمد الشناوي

El Shenawy playing for Egypt at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	El Hamool, Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt
Height	1.91 m
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Al Ahly
Number	1
Youth career
0000–2002	El Hamoul
2002–2009	Al Ahly
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007–2008	Al Ahly	1	(0)
2009–2013	Tala'ea El Gaish	43	(0)
2012–2013	→ Haras El Hodoud (loan)	15	(0)
2013–2016	Petrojet	82	(0)
2016–	Al Ahly	132	(0)
National team‡
2021	Egypt Olympic (O.P.)	4	(0)
2018–	Egypt	63	(0)
Honours Representing  Egypt Men's football Africa Cup of Nations Runner-up 2021 Cameroon
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2022. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 December 2024

Mohamed El Shenawy (born December 18, 1988) is a famous Egyptian footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for the Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly, where he is the team captain. He also plays for the Egypt national team.

Mohamed started his football journey as a young player at Al Ahly. After leaving Al Ahly in 2009, he joined Tala'ea El Gaish. He also played for Haras El Hodoud on loan before moving to Petrojet in 2013.

In July 2016, he returned to Al Ahly. He quickly became the main goalkeeper and is now seen as one of the best goalkeepers in Africa. He helped Al Ahly win many titles, including four straight Egyptian Premier League championships and two consecutive CAF Champions League titles.

Mohamed El Shenawy first played for the Egyptian national team in March 2018. He was chosen as the starting goalkeeper for Egypt at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, playing in their first two matches.

Club Career Highlights

Mohamed El Shenawy began playing football in his hometown club, El Hamoul SC. When he was 14, in 2002, he joined Al Ahly's youth team. He didn't play any league games for the main team before leaving the club in 2009.

Playing for Tala'ea El Gaish and Haras El Hodoud

After leaving Al Ahly, he joined another Egyptian Premier League team, Tala'ea El Gaish. While playing for El Gaish, El Shenawy also spent some time on loan with Haras El-Hodood.

Time at Petrojet

In 2013, El Shenawy moved to Petrojet. He played very well during the 2015–16 season. He had eleven "clean sheets" (games where he didn't let any goals in), which was the most in the league. He even went seven matches in a row without letting in a goal! His great performance made his old club, Al Ahly, want him back.

Returning to Al Ahly

Mohamed El Shenawy rejoined Al Ahly in July 2016. He quickly became the team's top goalkeeper. In January 2018, he kept five clean sheets in seven matches. This included a 1–0 win over Al-Masry in the 2017 Egyptian Super Cup. He also had the highest percentage of clean sheets of any goalkeeper in the Egyptian Premier League.

In his first four seasons back, he helped Al Ahly win the Egyptian Premier League four times in a row. He also helped them win the 2019–20 CAF Champions League. This win allowed Al Ahly to play in the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup. In that tournament, he was a hero in the third-place playoff. The game ended 0–0, and it went to a penalty shootout. El Shenawy saved two penalties, helping his team win 3–2 against Palmeiras!

International Career

Mohamed El Shenawy has played for Egypt at different levels. He played for the under-18 team and later for the Egypt national under-20 football team in the 2007 African Youth Championship.

Senior National Team Debut

Since 2013, he was called up several times to the senior Egypt team. He made his first international appearance in March 2018 in a friendly match against Portugal. Even though Egypt lost 2–1, El Shenawy played very well. The national team's goalkeeping coach, Ahmed Nagy, praised him, saying he had a "great game" and deserved to be on the national team.

2018 FIFA World Cup

In May 2018, El Shenawy was chosen for Egypt’s team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He played in warm-up games before the tournament. He was chosen as the starting goalkeeper for Egypt's first match against Uruguay, even though it was only his fourth game for the national team. He played ahead of more experienced goalkeepers.

He was named "Man of the Match" for his great saves in the 1–0 loss to Uruguay. However, he chose not to accept the award for personal reasons. He kept his spot for Egypt's second group match against Russia, which they lost 3–1. Egypt was then out of the tournament. He also played in the African Cup of Nations in 2022, where Egypt reached the final but lost to Senegal.

Career Statistics

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International

Honours and Awards

Mohamed El Shenawy has won many important titles with his club, Al Ahly, and has also received individual awards.

Club Honours

Al Ahly

• Egyptian Premier League:
  • 2007–08, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24
• Egypt Cup:
  • 2016–17, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23
• Egyptian Super Cup:
  • 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2023–24, 2024
• CAF Champions League:
  • 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023-24
• CAF Super Cup:
  • 2021 (May), 2021 (Dec)
• FIFA African–Asian–Pacific Cup:
  • 2024

Individual Awards

• African Inter-Club Player of the Year: 2022

See also

In Spanish: Mohamed El-Shenawy para niños