Nicknamed Il Faraone — The Pharaoh — in honour of his Egyptian father, Stephan El Shaarawy has carried a rare cultural duality...
Early breakthrough moment that first put Stephan El Shaarawy on the map with audiences and industry press alike.
Sustained growth across live performances, media appearances and high-profile collaborations.
Expanded reach through a standout partnership and crossover project with global visibility.
Nicknamed Il Faraone — The Pharaoh — in honour of his Egyptian father, Stephan El Shaarawy has carried a rare cultural duality through one of Italian football’s most watched careers. Born on 27 October 1992 in Savona to an Egyptian father and a Swiss-Italian mother, he joined Genoa’s youth ranks at fourteen and debuted in Serie A at sixteen, on 21 December 2008 against Chievo, becoming the eighth youngest player in the history of the Italian top division.
A loan at Padova in the 2010–11 Serie B season proved his launchpad: he drove the Venetian club to the promotion play-off finals and was named 2011 Serie B Footballer of the Year. Milan signed him in 2011, and his breakthrough came in the first half of the 2012–13 season, when he was widely regarded as among the most promising youngsters of his generation. After injury-hit years, he spent 2015–16 on loan with Monaco and then Roma, joining the latter permanently, moved to Shanghai Greenland Shenhua in 2019 — where he was named Best Player of the 2019 Chinese FA Cup — and returned to Roma eighteen months later.
Internationally, he rose through Italy’s under-16 to under-21 sides, debuted for the senior team against England in August 2012, scored his first international goal against France that November, and represented Italy at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, finishing third, and at UEFA Euro 2016. He now plays as a left winger for Serie A club Genoa, the club where it all began.
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