Hussein El Shahat

Hussein El Shahat
حسين الشحات
Personal information
Full name Hussein Ali El Shahat Ali Hassan[1]
Date of birth (1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Egypt
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al Ahly
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Eastern Company
2014–2018 Makkasa 81 (13)
2018-2018 → Al Ain (loan) 11 (7)
2018-2019 Al Ain 12 (6)
2019– Al Ahly 131 (30)
International career
2018– Egypt 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hussein Ali El Shahat Ali Hassan (Egyptian Arabic: حسين علي الشحات علي حسن, born 21 June 1992) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly as a winger, he can also play as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

El Shahat played for Misr Lel-Makkasa from 2014 to 2018, before he joined Al Ain, where he won the 2017–18 UAE Pro League and was runner up at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup. He scored one goal at the quarterfinals of the latter in a 3–0 win over Espérance Sportive de Tunis.[2]

In January 2019, El Shahat joined Al Ahly.[3] On 4 February 2021, he scored the winning goal for Al Ahly in a 1–0 win over Al-Duhail in the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup.[4]

On 11 February 2023, El Shahat made his 12th appearance in the FIFA Club World Cup, surpassing his compatriots Mohamed Aboutrika, Wael Gomaa, and Hossam Ashour.[5] Later that year, on 15 December, he scored a goal in a 3–1 victory over Al-Ittihad in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup, to be his fourth goal in that competition in four different editions.[6]

International career

He was called up to the Egyptian national team in August 2018, to face Niger in the AFCON qualifying round.

Career statistics

Clubs

As of 8 March 2024
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Makkasa 2014–15 Egyptian Premier League 18 0 1 0 — — — 19 0
2015–16 19 1 0 0 — — — 19 1
2016–17 28 3 2 1 — — — 30 4
2017–18 16 9 1 2 — — — 17 11
Total 81 13 4 3 — — — 85 16
Al Ain (loan) 2017–18 UAE Pro League 11 7 4 3 — 6[a] 1 — 21 11
2018–19 12 6 1 1 0 0 — 4[b] 1 17 8
Total 23 13 5 4 0 0 6 1 4 1 38 19
Al Ahly 2018–19 Egyptian Premier League 17 4 1 0 — 7[c] 1 1[d] 1 26 6
2019–20 19 5 5 0 — 11[c] 3 1[d] 0 36 8
2020–21 30 9 1 0 — 9[c] 1 4[e] 1 44 11
2021–22 19 4 3 0 — 10[c] 3 4[f] 0 36 7
2022–23 21 4 4 1 — 11[c] 4 4[g] 1 40 10
2023–24 5 1 1 0 — 11[h] 5 3[i] 1 21 7
Total 111 27 15 1 — 59 17 17 4 202 49
Career total 215 53 24 8 0 0 65 19 21 5 325 84
  1. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearances in CAF Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Egyptian Super Cup
  5. ^ Two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup, and one appearance each in CAF Super Cup and Egyptian Super Cup
  6. ^ Three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup, and one appearance in CAF Super Cup
  7. ^ Three appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup, and one appearance in Egyptian Super Cup
  8. ^ Eight appearances and Five goals in CAF Champions League, and three appearances in African Football League
  9. ^ Two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup, and one appearance in CAF Super Cup

International

As of 1 September 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Egypt 2018 3 0
2019 3 0
2020 0 0
2021 1 0
Total 7 0

Controversy

On 30 May 2024, El Shahat was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for three years, and a 5-year sports ban subject to appeal, in addition to a fine of E£100,000, after physically and verbally assaulting Pyramids player Mohamed Chibi on the final matchday of the 2022–23 season.[7][8]

Honours

Al Ain
Al Ahly

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: Al Ain FC" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Hussein El Shahat". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Hussein El Shahat signs for Al-Ahly". Egypt Today. 7 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Elshahat arrow books Al Ahly semi-final with Bayern". FIFA. 4 February 2021.
  5. ^ "El-Shahat breaks record for most games played in Club World Cup". KingFut. 13 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Hussein El-Shahat: Al Ahly always turn up in big games". KingFut. 17 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Al Ahly star Hussein El-Shahat sentenced to one year in prison". KingFut. 30 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Ahly winger El-Shahat handed 1-year suspended prison term, 5-year sports ban for El-Chibi slap". Ahram Online. 30 May 2024.
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