Ahmed Nasser Nasser Mahmoud Moawad El Shenawy ( ar, أحمد ناصر ناصر محمود معوض الشناوي; born 14 May 1991), is an Egyptian professional

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who plays as a

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for Egyptian Premier League side

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and the Egyptian national team.

Club career

Zamalek

After

Al-Masry Al Masry Sporting Club ( ar, النادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية) is an Egyptian sports club based in Port Said, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, that competes in the Egyptian Premier Leag ...

decided not to participate in the 2012–13 season, sympathizing with the relatives of the martyrs of the

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, El-Shenawy was loaned to Egyptian giant

Zamalek SC Zamalek Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الزمالك للألعاب الرياضية), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an Egyptian sports club based in Giza. It is one of the most successful football clubs in Africa and the Middle East, an ...

for one season. Shenawy signed a permanent deal for Zamalek in the summer of 2014 to replace goalkeeper Abdel-Wahed El-Sayed. He succeeded in having the longest clean sheet streak for Zamalek in Egyptian Premier League history with seven consecutive matches without conceding any goals. He overall got 19 clean sheets in the 2014–15 league. He won the league with Zamalek.

International

He won the best goalkeeper award in the

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along with the bronze medal and the fair play award. He was part of Egypt's 2012 Olympic squad. He was called up to represent the Egyptian senior team and he has 30 international caps.

Honours

Club

;Zamalek: * Egyptian Premier League: 2014–15 *

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: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18 *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shenawy, Ahmed 1991 births Egyptian men's footballers Egypt men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Al Masry SC players Zamalek SC players Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Egypt People from Port Said Sportspeople from Port Said Living people 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players Egyptian Premier League players Pyramids FC players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Egypt men's under-20 international footballers