Mohamed_El_Shenawy

Mohamed El Shenawy

Mohamed El Shenawy

Egyptian footballer (born 1988)

Mohamed El Sayed Mohamed El Shenawy Gomaa (Arabic: محمد السيد محمد الشناوي جمعة; born 22 December 1988) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly, which he captains, and the Egypt national team.

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He began his career as a youth player with Al Ahly but was released in 2009, joining Tala'ea El Gaish. He spent time on loan with Haras El Hodoud before joining Petrojet in 2013. He returned to Al Ahly in July 2016 and then displaced Sherif Ekramy; he is considered one of the best goalkeepers in Africa. he helped the club win 4 consecutive Egyptian Premier League titles seasons 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 and 2019–20 and 2 consecutive CAF Champions League titles seasons 2019–20 and 2020–21, the following year Al Ahly qualified for the 2021-22 CAF Champions League final, but was defeated by Wydad. The next year Al Ahly won the 2022-23 CAF Champions League, beating Wydad in the final, so the team has been in the final for 4 consecutive years, winning 3 finals of 4, making El Shenawy the only player that has won the CAF Champions League three times as a captain.

He made his international debut for Egypt in March 2018 in a friendly match. He was selected as the starting goalkeeper for their squad at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, playing in their opening two matches.

Club career

El Shenawy began his career in the youth system at his hometown club El Hamoul SC before moving to Al Ahly,[2] joining the club at the age of fourteen in 2002.[3] He failed to make a league appearance for the senior squad before being released by the club in 2009.[4] Following his release, he joined fellow Egyptian Premier League side Tala'ea El Gaish.[3] During his time with El Gaish, El Shenawy spent time on loan with Haras El-Hodood.

El Shenawy joined Petrojet in 2013. His form during the 2015–16 season, keeping a joint league-high eleven clean sheets in twenty-two appearances, including a run of seven matches without conceding, led his former club Al Ahly to attempt to resign him after attracting the attention of manager Martin Jol.[5]

He rejoined Al Ahly in July 2016,[4] establishing himself in the first team over Sherif Ekramy after keeping five clean sheets in seven matches during January 2018, including helping the side to a 1–0 victory over Al-Masry in the 2017 Egyptian Super Cup. He also recorded the highest percentage of clean sheets by any goalkeeper in the Egyptian Premier League.[6] In his first four seasons, he helped the club win the Egyptian Premier League in consecutive seasons.[7] He also won the 2019–20 CAF Champions League to participate in the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup,[8] in which he managed in the 3rd place playoff, to save two penalties in the 3–2 penalty shootout win over Palmeiras, as the game ended 0–0 after 90 minutes and extra time.[9]

International career

For the national team, El Shenawy represented Egypt at the under-18 level and later played for the Egypt national under-20 football team in the 2007 African Youth Championship. From 2013, he received several call-ups to the senior Egypt side before making his international debut in a 2–1 friendly defeat against Portugal.[10] He earned praise for his performance in the match, with national team goalkeeping coach Ahmed Nagy commenting "He had a great game; I am so happy with his performance He deserves to be with the national team."[3]

In May 2018, he was named in Egypt’s preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[11] He played in warm up friendly matches against Colombia and Belgium prior to the tournament and was chosen as the starting goalkeeper for their opening match of the tournament against Uruguay, winning only his fourth cap, ahead of Essam El-Hadary and club teammate Ekramy.[12] He was named Man of the Match in the first match after making several saves during a 1–0 defeat however, he declined to accept the award in the players' tunnel after the match due to its sponsorship by Budweiser and was only photographed with the award.[13] As a Muslim, El Shenawy is forbidden from drinking alcohol.[14] Teammate Ekramy and Egyptian team director Ihab Leheta later attempted to persuade him to accept the award as a "historic" prize, but he again refused.[15]

He retained his place for Egypt's second group match as they were eliminated after suffering a 3–1 defeat to hosts Russia.[16] He played in the African Cup of Nations in 2022, making it to the final where they lost to Senegal.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 8 December 2023
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International

Statistics accurate as of match played 22 January 2024.[12]
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  1. Two appearances in FIFA World Cup
  2. Four appearances in Africa Cup of Nations
  3. Six appearances in FIFA Arab Cup
  4. Four appearances in Africa Cup of Nations
  5. Three appearances in Africa Cup of Nations

Honours and achievements

Al Ahly
Individual

References

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    "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018™: List of players: Egypt" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2018. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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    "Ahly sign Petrojet goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shennawy". Ahram Online. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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    "No rest for Shennawy". Egypt Today. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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    "Al Ahly sign Mohamed El-Shennawy". KingFut.com. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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    Marwan Ahmed (16 March 2016). "Al Ahly open negotiations for Petrojet goalkeeper". KingFut.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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    Sina Isaac (3 February 2018). "January 2018: Egyptian Premier League Winners and Losers". KingFut.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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    Mohamed El Shenawy at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  8. [8]
    "Perseverance pays off for El Shenawy". FIFA. 10 February 2021.
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    "El Shenaway spot-kick saves seize Ahly bronze". FIFA. 11 February 2021.
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    Khaled Ali (24 March 2018). "Ronaldo's late double cancels Salah opener as Egypt lose to Portugal". KingFut.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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    Watson, Jack (4 June 2018). "Egypt World Cup squad guide". The Independent. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
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    "Mohamed El Shenawy". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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    Beiler, Des. "Egypt goalkeeper declines Budweiser-sponsored 'Man of the Match' trophy at World Cup". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
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    "Egypt goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shenawy turns down sponsored man-of-the-match trophy". FourFourTwo. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  15. [15]
    "Egypt's goalkeeper refuses 'Man of the match' prize". Egypt Independent. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  16. [16]
    Michael Emons (19 June 2018). "Russia 3–1 Egypt". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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