Stephan El Shaarawy was born on 27 October 1992 in the Italian comune Savona, to an Egyptian father and a Swiss-Italian mother. See more

Since his breakthrough season, El Shaarawy was considered to be an up-and-coming, potentially world-class player, and one of the most promising and talented young Italian players. A versatile and hard-working forward, he primarily plays as a See more

Genoa Youth
• Campionato Nazionale Primavera: 2009–10
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Genoa
El Shaarawy started his youth career with Genoa at the age of fourteen.
On 21 December 2008, when he was sixteen years old, … See more

El Shaarawy was qualified to play for the Egypt national football team through his father, but was denied by coach Hassan Shehata stating that "not every Egyptian playing for a foreign league qualifies to play for the national side". This comment however is … See more

In 2012, El Shaarawy signed a sponsorship deal with American sportswear and equipment supplier, Nike. He appeared in an … See more

• Profile on AC Milan's official website
• Stephan El Shaarawy – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived) See more