Mohamed El Shenawy
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El Shenawy playing for Egypt at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mohamed el-Sayed Mohamed el-Shenawy Gomaa | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 December 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | El Hamool, Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al Ahly | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –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 | 193 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Egypt Olympic (O.P.) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Egypt | 64 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Mohamed El-Sayed Mohamed El-Shenawy Gomaa (Arabic: محمد السيد محمد الشناوي جمعة; born 18 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.
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 four 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.
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.