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El Shaarawy began his career at Genoa , and was signed by Milan in after a successful loan at Padova. Frequently regarded as one of the most promising youngsters of his generation, El Shaarawy had his breakthrough in the first half of the —13 season. Following several long periods out of action due to injuries, he spent the —16 season on loan with Monaco and subsequently Roma, signing permanently for the latter club at the end of the season.

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In , he transferred to Chinese club Shanghai Greenland Shenhua , before making a return to Roma eighteen months later. Internationally, El Shaarawy represented Italy from under to under levels. In August , he made his debut for the senior team in a friendly against England , and in November of that year scored his first international goal against France.

El Shaarawy started his youth career with Genoa at the age of fourteen. On 21 December , when he was sixteen years old, El Shaarawy made his first team debut, playing ten minutes in a Serie A away match against Chievo ; he is currently the eighth youngest player in the history of Serie A to have made his debut in the Italian top division.

In his first six months at Milan, El Shaarawy made a total of seven appearances, leading to reports in the media that he may be loaned out for more playing time to help his progression. However a decision was then made between vice-president Adriano Galliani , coach Massimiliano Allegri and himself to stay at the club for the near future. It was then that El Shaarawy's performances for Milan began to improve, leading him to become one of the most highly rated youngsters in Italy.

On 25 July , El Shaarawy signed a new five-year contract with Milan. On 28 February , El Shaarawy ended speculation regarding his future by extending his contract for a further season, running until June After weeks of speculation surrounding his future, Milan officially announced on 2 July that El Shaarawy would not leave the club in the summer transfer window.

In Milan's first league match of the —15 season against Lazio , El Shaarawy assisted Keisuke Honda 's goal in the seventh minute. On 8 November , he scored his first Serie A goal in days against Sampdoria with a curling strike from outside the box, and fell to the floor in tears. On 30 January , El Shaarawy rejoined Roma on a free transfer.