Stephan El Shaarawy (born 27 October 1992 in Savona, Italy), nicknamed Il Faraone (The Pharaoh) by his fans, is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Milan. He is a current member of the Italy U21 national team. Born in Savona to an Egyptian father and an Italian mother, El Shaarawy joined regional Serie A club Genoa at the age of thirteen. On 21 December 2008, when he was 16 years and 55 days old, he made his first team debut, playing ten minutes in a Serie A away match against Chievo, becoming the fourth youngest player in the history of Serie A. It was his only appearance of the season despite making the bench many times. In June 2010 he was loaned out to Padova for the 2010–11 Serie B season. In his loan period at Padova, he quickly emerged as a key element for the team, leading the Venetian club to the promotion playoff finals where they then lost to Novara.
Stephan El Shaarawy with Milan | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephan Kareem El Shaarawy | ||
Date of birth | 27 October 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Savona, Italy | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Milan | ||
Number | 92 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2006 | Legino | ||
2006–2010 | Genoa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2008–2011 | Genoa | 3 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Padova (loan) | 29 | (9) |
2011– | Milan | 28 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
2008 | Italy U16 | 8 | (4) |
2008–2009 | Italy U17 | 15 | (2) |
2010 | Italy U18 | 3 | (1) |
2010 | Italy U19 | 5 | (1) |
2011– | Italy U21 | 5 | (3) |
2012– | Italy | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 September 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2012 |
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