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Hussein El Shahat
حسين الشحات
Personal information
Full name	Hussein Ali El Shahat Ali Hassan
Date of birth	21 June 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Egypt
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al Ahly
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2014	Eastern Company
2014–2018	Makkasa
2018-2018	→ Al Ain (loan)
2018-2019	Al Ain
2019–	Al Ahly
International career
2018–	Egypt
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2024

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 27 December 2024

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Makkasa	2014–15	EPL	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	UPL	11	7	4	3	—		6^[a]	1	—		21	11
	2018–19	UPL	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	EPL	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		25	4	1	0	—		15^[h]	5	6^[i]	2	48	11
	2024–25		5	2	0	0	—		5^[j]	2	5^[k]	0	15	4
	Total		136	32	15	1	—		68	19	25	5	244	57
Career total			240	58	24	8	0	0	74	21	29	6	367	92

^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Appearances in CAF Champions League
^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in Egyptian Super Cup
^ Two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup, and one appearance each in CAF Super Cup and Egyptian Super Cup
^ Three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup, and one appearance in CAF Super Cup
^ Three appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup, and one appearance in Egyptian Super Cup
^ Twelve appearances and Five goals in CAF Champions League, and three appearances in African Football League
^ Three appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup, and one appearance in CAF Super Cup, and Two appearances in Egyptian Super Cupand one goal
^ Five appearances and Two goals in CAF Champions League
^ Two appearances and no goals in FIFA Club World Cup, and one appearance in CAF Super Cup and Two appearances in Egyptian Super Cup and no goal

International

As of 1 September 2021

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

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]

On 9 November 2024 A reconciliation was reached between the duo,Chibi and El Shahat, while they were present at a ceremony to distribute the best awards in the Egyptian Premier League.^[9]^[10]