Sherif El-Masri
Sherif El-Masri (born 5 February 1990) is a Canadian professional footballer who plays as a winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wexford SC | |||
| 2009 | Home United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Home United | 27 | (5) |
| 2012–2015 | Young Lions | 80 | (14) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Canada U23 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:59, 13 January 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:59, 13 January 2017 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life
He was born in Scarborough, Ontario to a Tunisian father and a Guyanese mother.[1] His younger sister Mariam is also a footballer who represents Guyana internationally.[1]
Club career
He began playing for Wexford SC at the age of five.[1] He joined Singaporean club Home United in 2009,[2] spending the 2010 and 2011 seasons with their senior team.[3] He then moved to Young Lions, playing for them for the 2012 to 2015 seasons.[3]
International career
El-Masri made three appearances for the Canadian under-23 national team in 2012.[1] In November 2015 he announced his desire to represent Singapore at international level, subject to receiving a Singaporean passport.[2] He was announced as part of the Guyana senior team's provisional squad in September 2016.[4]
References
- "Profile". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- Kenneth Tan (4 November 2015). "Webb and El-Masri yearning for Singapore opportunity". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- Sherif El-Masri at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "Golden Jaguars squad for CFU third round games announced". Guyana Football Federation. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.