Hassan Ahmed El-Shazly (; 13 November 1943 – 20 April 2015) 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 also played for Egypt national football team and 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 widely regarded as one of the best forwards in the history of African football.Abdel-Ghani, Alaa "History of greatness" , Al-Ahram Weekly, 7 April 2004. Retrieved on 12 April 2010.
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.Said, Tarek "Famous Egyptian Players ", egyptianfootball.net. Retrieved on 14 April 2010. 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.
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.
Career statistics Club ClubSeasonLeagueCup Other TotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTersana1959–60EPL1—1960–6111—21961–6231—41962–63292—311963–64240—241964–652310—331965–66187—251966–6793—121971–721—1972–735—1973–746—1974–753437441975–76144—181976–775— total173327212 Career total173327212
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsEgypt1961451963119196474196579196621196740196843196954197045197164197254197431197520Total6449
Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each El-Shazly goal. + List of international goals scored by Hassan El-ShazlyNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco1-02-11961 Arab Games2Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco 2-013-01961 Arab Games 35-0410-05Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco —8-01961 Arab Games6Salerno, Italy—1-11963 Mediterranean Games7Stadio Alberto Pinto, Caserta, Italy5-06-01963 Mediterranean Games 86-09Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana3-06-31963 African Cup of Nations104-0115-112Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana 1-02-21963 African Cup of Nations 13Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana1-03-01963 African Cup of Nations142-015Nasser Stadium, Cairo Egypt— 3-11964 Summer Olympics qualification16Alexandria, Egypt—2-2Friendly17Nasser Stadium, Cairo Egypt 4-14-11964 Summer Olympics qualification 18Khartoum, Sudan2-03-31964 Summer Olympics qualification 19Cairo, Egypt Aden— 14-01965 Arab Games20— 21— 22— 23— 24Cairo, Egypt 2-03-01965 Arab Games25Cairo, Egypt —8-11965 Arab Games 26—27—28Cairo, Egypt —2-2Friendly29Cairo, Egypt— 4-1Friendly30— 31— 32Cairo, Egypt —6-1Friendly33—34Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt1-01-01970 African Cup of Nations qualification3520 August 1955 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria1-11-11970 African Cup of Nations qualification 36Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Madani, Sudan4-14-11970 African Cup of Nations37Municipal Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan1-11-21970 African Cup of Nations38Municipal Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan 1-03-11970 African Cup of Nations392-0403-041Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt —3-21972 African Cup of Nations qualification42—43Tripoli, Libya1-01-01971 Al-Jalaa Tournament44Tripoli, Libya —2-31971 Al-Jalaa Tournament45Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq—4-21972 Palestine Cup of Nations46—47Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq 1-03-11972 Palestine Cup of Nations 48Cairo, Egypt—4-11973 All-Africa Games qualification49Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt 1-02-01974 African Cup of Nations
Honours Player Tersana Egyptian Premier League: 1962–63 Egypt Cup: 1964–65, 1966–67
United Arab Republic African Cup of Nations: 3rd place, 1963, 1970 Arab Games gold medal: 1965 Palestine Cup of Nations: 1972
Egypt African Cup of Nations: 3rd place, 1974
Individual Source: Egyptian Premier League top scorer: 1962–63, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1974–75 Africa Cup of Nations Top scorer: 1963 Africa Cup of Nations All-time Top Egyptian scorer: 12 goals Egyptian Premier League all-time goalscorer: 173 goals
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