Sherif El-Masri Explained

Sherif El-Masri
Birth Date:5 February 1990
Birth Place:Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Position:Winger
Youthclubs1:Wexford SC
Youthyears2:2004–2007
Youthclubs2:Toronto Lynx
Years1:2008
Clubs1:Toronto Lynx
Caps1:5
Goals1:0
Years2:2008
Clubs2:FC Rouen
Years3:2009–2011
Clubs3:Home United
Caps3:27
Goals3:5
Years4:2012–2015
Clubs4:Young Lions
Caps4:80
Goals4:14
Nationalyears1:2012
Nationalteam1:Canada U23
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:15:59, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
Ntupdate:15:59, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

Sherif El-Masri (born 5 February 1990) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a winger.

Early and personal life

He was born in Scarborough, Ontario to a Tunisian father and a Guyanese mother. His younger sister Mariam is also a soccer player who represents Guyana internationally.

Club career

He began playing for Wexford SC at the age of five. He joined the Toronto Lynx when he was 14. When he was 16, he went to Italy for two months training with FC Matera before he decided to return to Canada to finish his high school diploma.[1] He played for the Lynx senior team in the Premier Development League in 2008.[2]

In 2008, he went to France where he joined FC Rouen in the Championnat National 2.[3]

Late in 2008, he went to Singapore for a soccer trial, where he played two games, scoring a hat-trick in the first game. From this trial, he joined Singaporean club Home United in 2009,[4] spending the 2010 and 2011 seasons with their senior team. He then moved to Young Lions, playing for them for the 2012 to 2015 seasons.

International career

El-Masri made three appearances for the Canadian under-23 national team in 2012.[5] In November 2015 he announced his desire to represent Singapore at international level, subject to receiving a Singaporean passport.[4] He was announced as part of the Guyana senior team's provisional squad in September 2016.[6]

Honours

Home United

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football: The romantic Sherif El-Masri. Hedy. Khoo. Asia One. June 25, 2013.
  2. Web site: 2008 Toronto Lynx stats. https://web.archive.org/web/20110610071851/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2008/roster/22392.html. United Soccer League. June 10, 2011. dead.
  3. March 25, 2012. CANM23: Sherif El-Masri after win over USA. YouTube. Canadian Soccer Association.
  4. Web site: Webb and El-Masri yearning for Singapore opportunity. 4 November 2015. 13 January 2017. Kenneth Tan. FourFourTwo. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116151657/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/webb-and-el-masri-yearning-singapore-opportunity. 16 January 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: Profile. 13 January 2017. Canadian Soccer Association.
  6. Web site: Golden Jaguars squad for CFU third round games announced. 15 September 2016. 13 January 2017. Guyana Football Federation.