Mohamed Abdel-Shafy (born on 1 July 1985) is an Egyptian

Egyptians

Egyptians are nation an ethnic group made up of Mediterranean North Africans, the indigenous people of Egypt.Egyptian identity is closely tied to geography. The population of Egypt is concentrated in the lower Nile Valley, the small strip of cultivable land stretching from the First Cataract to...

 footballer who plays as a Left-back

Defender (football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 for Egyptian Premier League

Egyptian Premier League

The Egyptian Premier League is an Egyptian professional league for football clubs and represents the top flight of Egyptian football. The championship consists of nineteen competing teams in a home and away league system. It is currently known as the Etisalat Egyptian Premier League, after the...

 side Zamalek. He is also a member of the Egypt national football team and was part of the squad that won the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.

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-Safhy was called to join the Egypt national football team on 31 December 2009. In what was a surprise to some, the Egyptian team coach, Hassan Shehata

Hassan Shehata

Hassan Shehata is an Egyptian football coach and former player, currently the head coach of the Zamalek SC.He was the head coach Egyptian national team from 2004 to 2011...

, listed Abdel-Shafy among the players heading to Angola for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. Abdel-Shafy became a substitute for Sayed Moawad

Sayed Moawad

Sayed Moawad is an Egyptian footballer. Moawad is a defender who plays as a left back for El Ahly after his transfer from Elismaili 2 seasons ago. He can also play as a midfielder. Moawad is a member of Egypt national football team which won the Africa nations championship in 2008 and 2010...

 in this tournament, and managed to participate in 5 matches. He grabbed his first goal for Egypt in the 4-0 semi-final win against Algeria

Algeria national football team

The Algeria national football team , nicknamed الأفنــاك, Les Fennecs , represents Algeria in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne de Football. Algeria's home ground is the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers and their head coach is Vahid Halilhodžić.Algeria has qualified...

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International Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	January 28, 2010	Complexo da Sr. da Graça Complexo da Sr. da Graça Ombaka National Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Benguela, Angola. Completed in 2010, it is used mostly for football matches and has hosted some events for the 2010 African Cup of Nations. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 people.-External links:***... , Benguela Benguela Benguela is a city in western Angola, south of Luanda, and capital of Benguela Province. It lies on a bay of the same name, in 12° 33’ S., 13° 25’ E... , Angola Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...		3 – 0	4 – 0	2010 Africa Cup of Nations

External links

• Mohamed Abdel-Shafy At Football Database.net