Mohamed Ali Aboel Yazid Shawky (; born 5 October 1981) is an Egyptian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Between 2001 and 2012, he made 65 appearances scoring 5 goals for the Egypt national team. He played every minute of Egypt's 2006 Africa Cup of Nations campaign.
Club career Shawky joined Middlesbrough on 31 August 2007 for £650,000 and signed a three-year contract. He made his Boro debut against Tottenham Hotspur on 26 September 2007 in the 3rd round of the 2007–08 League Cup. Shawky played the first half, with the match ending in a 2–0 win for Tottenham. Hampered by injuries during his first season, Shawky played central midfield in Middlesbrough's opening premier league game of the 2008–09 season against Tottenham Hotspur which Middlesbrough won 2–1.
On 8 January 2010, Shawky signed a -year contract with Kayserispor.Egypt Star Mohamed Shawky Joins Kayserispor In June 2010, he and the club ended the contract by mutual consent, allowing Shawky to return to Egypt, joining Al Ahly. After two good seasons with Ahly, he put in a transfer request to leave Ahly in July 2012.
He joined Malaysian Super League club Kelantan FA in 2013. He was released by the club after the season ended. He joined El Mokawloon SC in 2015 that played in Egyptian Premier League
International career During the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, he scored Egypt's second goal against Brazil in the group stage's opening game.
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsEgypt200110200240200491200514220061102007502008100200992201110201210Total655
Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Shawky goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Mohamed ShawkyNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo, Egypt1–03–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification2Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt2–03–0Friendly3Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon1–11–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification4Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt1–02–2Friendly5Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa2–33–42009 FIFA Confederations Cup
Honours
Al Ahly Egyptian Premier League: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2010–11 Egypt Cup: 2006, 2007 Egyptian Super Cup: 2003, 2005, 2006 CAF Champions League: 2005, 2006 CAF Super Cup: 2006, 2007
Egypt Africa Cup of Nations: 2006, 2008
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