Shikabala

Shikabala

Personal information
Full name	Mahmoud Abdel Razek Fadlallah
Date of birth	5 March 1986 (1986-03-05)
Place of birth	Aswan, Egypt
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder,Winger
Club information
Current club	Zamalek
Number	10
Youth career
1996-2002	Zamalek
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2004	Zamalek	22	(1)
2004–2006	PAOK	23	(4)
2006–2011	Zamalek	183	(53)
National team‡
2005–	Egypt	12	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07 May 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06 January 2010 (UTC)

Mahmoud Abdel Razek Fadlallah (Egyptian Arabic: محمود عبد الرازق فضل الله ‏   IPA: [mæħˈmuːd ʕæbdelˈɾæːzeʔ, -eɾˈɾæː- fɑdˈlɑllɑ]; born 5 March 1986), commonly known as Shikabala (IPA: [ʃikæˈbæːlæ, ʃikɑˈbɑːlɑ]) is an Egyptian footballer who currently plays for Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek SC, where he started his football career. He has previously played for PAOK of Thessaloniki.

Career

Shikabala, who was born in Aswan, Egypt, plays a free role, usually in the upper midfield, either as a playmaker, a winger, or an attacking midfielder . He had a short spell in the Greek league with PAOK, however he had to return to Egypt to attend to military duties, so he chose to regather with his previous youth club Zamalek .

Shikabala was the subject of a dispute between PAOK and Zamalek, when he had to move to his youth club Zamalek in January 2007, while still officially belonging to PAOK. FIFA ruled that the move was illegal and suspended him from domestic competition for 6 months and also fined him 990,000 euros, a decision that the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld. The ban ended on 26 October 2008 and he made his return in an under 20 game against Haras El Hodood the following day. He was due to make his first senior appearance on 7 November 2008 against Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab

In May 2008, Shikabala was included in the squad to represent Egypt in its qualification matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup,

At the 2nd of December 2010 Shikabala had scored his first hatrick ever with Zamalek, where all 3 goals have been scored with free kicks. He said after the match that he is living the best moments in his life with Zamalek this season where the time is first in the league and with the highest score average level since 1982 which Zamalek have it's record too.

Shikabala has been involved in many legal issues and had been nearly sent to trail several times with his teammates mostly due to attacks on civilians and news reporters.

On December 31 of 2010, he announced his retirement from international football due to racist taunts from rival fans during a league match. Two days later, Shikabala backtracked on his decision to quit the national team.

Career statistics

As of 19 January 2012

Club	Season	League		Cup		Africa		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zamalek	2002–03	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	2003-04	20	1	0	0	0	0	20	1
	Total	22	1	0	1	0	0	23	1
PAOK	2004-05	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	2005-06	22	4	0	0	0	0	22	4
	Total	23	4	0	0	0	0	23	4
Zamalek	2006-07	27	2	5	2	4	0	34	4
	2007-08	21	5	5	0	0	0	32	5
	2008-09	26	3	1	0	12	1	36	4
	2009-10	28	6	2	0	0	0	30	6
	2010-11	28	13	5	2	4	2	32	15
	2011-12	13	3	0	0	0	0	13	3
	Total	144	32	18	4	20	3	183	39
Career Total		189	37	18	4	21	3	228	44

Honors

With Egypt

• 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
• 2007 World Military Cup

With Zamalek

• Egyptian Cup

(2008)

• Egyptian League

(2003/2004)

• Arab Champions Cup

2003

• Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup

2003

Individual

• Egyptian's League Top Scorer for the 2010-11 season with 13 goals. (Tied with Ahmed Abd El-Zaher)

External links

• Shikabala at National-Football-Teams.com
• Egyptian Players Abroad: Mahmoud Fadlalla Shikaala - FC PAOK (Greece), SoccerEgypt.com
• Mahmoud Fadlalla Shikabala profile and video, CalcioNews24.com