Hassan El-Shazly

Hassan Ahmed El-Shazly (Egyptian Arabic: حسن الشاذلي, Hassan El Shazly) (13 November 1943 – 20 April 2015)[2] was an Egyptian footballer. He is considered as a historic player of Tersana. He was described as a "devastating shooter" and "lethal with both feet". He is the Africa Cup of Nations all-time top Egyptian scorer, and the all-time top scorer of the Egyptian Premier League. El-Shazly is considered as one of the best forwards in the history of African football.[3]

Hassan El-Shazly
El-Shazly with Tersana in 1965
Personal information
Full name Hassan Ahmed El-Shazly
Date of birth (1943-05-20)20 May 1943
Place of birth Kingdom of Egypt
Date of death 20 April 2015(2015-04-20) (aged 71)
Place of death Giza, Egypt
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1978 Tersana (173)
International career
1961–1975 Egypt[1] 62 (49)
Managerial career
2000–2001 Tersana
2002–2003 Al-Ittihad (Aleppo)
2003 Tersana
2009–2010 Tersana
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Egypt (as player)
Africa Cup of Nations
1963
1970
1974
Arab Games
1965
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

El-Shazly played for the Egyptian team Tersana. He led Tersana to its only Egyptian League title in the 1963 season. He was the Egyptian Premier League top goalscorer for four times.[4] As of 2010, this is an Egyptian record that still holds. He scored 34 goals as the top league scorer of the 1974–75 Egyptian Premier League season, a one-season record that still stands. This was done at a relative old age; he was 32 years old. El-Shazly is the Egyptian Premier League's all-time goal scorer with 173 goals.[3][5]

He also represented the Egypt national football team, and was the top scorer with six goals at the 1963 African Cup of Nations. He played with his country in the 1965 Arab Games, and Egypt won the gold medal, he was the tournament top scorer with 9 goals. El-Shazly also played in the 1970 African Cup of Nations and scored 5 goals and his country finished third in the tournament. He played in the 1974 African Cup of Nations and scored his 12th goal in the Africa Cup of Nations record, becoming Egypt's all time top scorer in the tournament. He played 62 international caps and scored 49 goals for his country.[6][7]

Club career statistics
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tersana 1959–60 EPL 1—
1960–61 11—2
1961–62 31—4
1962–63 292—31
1963–64 240—24
1964–65 2310—33
1965–66 187—25
1966–67 93—12
1971–72 1—
1972–73 5—
1973–74 6—
1974–75 3437[lower-alpha 1]44
1975–76 144—18
1976–77 5—
total 173327212
Career total 173327212
  1. Goals in October League Cup

Honours
Tersana[4]
Egypt[4]
Individual[4]

References
  1. Hassan Ahmed El-Shazly - Goals in International Matches
  2. "Egyptian league all-time scorer Hassan El-Shazly dies at 71". Ahram Online. 20 April 2015.
  3. Abdel-Ghani, Alaa "History of greatness" Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, Al-Ahram Weekly, 7 April 2004. Retrieved on 12 April 2010.
  4. Said, Tarek "Famous Egyptian Players ", egyptianfootball.net. Retrieved on 14 April 2010.
  5. "Egypt - All-Time Topscorers". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  6. Pierrend, José Luis (2006-02-12). "African Nations Cup - Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  7. "Hassan Ahmed El-Shazly - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  8. Said, Tarek. "Egypt - All-Time Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-06.


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