Mohamed Shawky is a football player who was born on October 5, 1981 in Port Said, Egypt. He plays as a defensive midfielder in the football pitch, and he is well-known for his powerful shots.
With Mohamed Shawky in the squad, Egypt national team won the bronze medal at the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Youth Championship in 2001. His good performances helped Egypt to clinch the African Cup of Nations in 2006 (at Egypt) and 2008 (at Ghana). As of 2008, Mohamed Shawky has played 49 matches for the Egypt national team and has scored 3 international goals.
He started his youth club career with Al-Masry and improved his football skills between 2000 and 2003. In 2003, he moved to Al-Ahly, another Egyptian club, where his commendable performances helped the club to win numerous trophies. During his tenure at the Al-Ahly, the team won the Egyptian Super Cup consecutively 3 times (2005, 2006 and 2007). Being a talented midfielder, Mohamed Shawky helped the club bag the Egyptian Soccer Cup in 2006 and 2007. His remarkable contributions helped the team to claim the African Super Cup, in 2006 and 2007, and won the Egyptian League for 3 consecutive seasons, from 2004-07.
Mohamed Shawky was an indispensable member of Al-Ahly team when they won the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League in 2005 and 2006. In 2006, the club with their powerful defender, Mohamed Shawky, finished third and won the bronze medal at FIFA Club World Cup.
On August 31, 2007, he signed a three-year contract with Middlesbrough, an English Premier League football club. On September 26, 2007, he got his first opportunity to play for the club in a match against Tottenham Hotspur in the third round of the Carling Cup. His performance was brilliant when Middlesbrough won 1-0 in a match against Portsmouth that was played towards the end of the 2007-08. Despite sustaining injuries in his first year at the club, Mohamed Shawky recovered and managed to become a reliable starter for his side in the 2008-09 season. He played in the central midfield position at the opening Premier League game of the 2008-08 season for Middlesbrough, which won 2-1 against Tottenham Hotspur.
