Mohamed Abdel Shafy

Mohamed Abdel Shafy
	Abdel Shafy with Egypt at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Abdel Shafy Said Abouzid
Date of birth	1 July 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	El Marg, Cairo, Egypt
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Zamalek
Number	29
Youth career
2000–2003	Zamalek
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2005	ENPPI
2006–2009	Ghazl El Mahalla
2009–2014	Zamalek
2014–2019	Al Ahli
2018	→ Al Fateh (loan)
2019–	Zamalek
International career‡
2009–2018	Egypt
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Egypt
Africa Cup of Nations
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 August 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022

Mohamed Abdel Shafy Said Abouzid (Arabic: محمد عبد الشافي سعيد أبوزيد; born 1 July 1985) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Egypt national team and Zamalek SC.

Club career

He started his career with Zamalek youth team then moved to ENPPI then moved to Ghazl El-Mehalla. He joined Zamalek's squad again in 2009.

International career

Abdel Shafy was called to join the Egypt national team on 31 December 2009.^[3] In what was a surprise to some, the Egyptian team coach, Hassan Shehata, listed Abdel Shafy among the players heading to Angola for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. Abdel Shafy became a substitute for Sayed Moawad in this tournament, and managed to participate in five matches.^[4] He grabbed his first goal for Egypt in the 4–0 semi-final win against Algeria.^[5]

In May 2018 he was named in Egypt's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 14 June 2022^[7]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Egypt	2009	1	0
	2010	10	1
	2011	1	0
	2012	11	0
	2013	3	0
	2014	4	0
	2015	4	0
	2016	4	0
	2017	7	0
	2018	6	0
Total		51	1

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 January 2010	Estádio Nacional de Ombaka, Benguela, Angola	Algeria	3–0	4–0	2010 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Zamalek

Al Ahli

Egypt

Africa Cup of Nations: 2010

References

^ ^a ^b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Mohamed Abdel Shafy: SpielerProfil" (in German). kicker.de. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
^ Mohamed Abdel Shafy
^ "Abdel Shafy 2010 African Cup Participation" Archived 15 July 2012 at archive.today. Mtn Football. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
^ "Egypt rout eight-man Algeria". FIFA, 28 January 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
^ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
^ Mohamed Abdel Shafy at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

Mohamed Abdel Shafy – UEFA competition record (archive)

[FIFA-1] "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[Kicker-2] "Mohamed Abdel Shafy: SpielerProfil" (in German). kicker.de. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

[3] Mohamed Abdel Shafy

[4] "Abdel Shafy 2010 African Cup Participation" Archived 15 July 2012 at archive.today. Mtn Football. Retrieved 11 May 2010.

[5] "Egypt rout eight-man Algeria". FIFA, 28 January 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.

[6] "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".

[7] Mohamed Abdel Shafy at National-Football-Teams.com

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