Stephan El Shaarawy was born 27 October 1992 in Savona, Italy. He is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club AC Milan. He is a current member of the Italy U21 national team. El Shaarawy joined regional Serie A club Genoa at the age of thirteen. On 25 June 2011, El Shaarawy signed for Serie A giants AC Milan. In June 2010 he was loaned out to Padova for the 2010–11 Serie B season. In his loan period at Padova, he quickly emerged as a key element for the team, leading the Venetian club to the promotion playoff finals where they then lost to Novara.
On 21 December 2008, when he was 16 years and 55 days old, he made his first team debut, playing ten minutes in a Serie A away match against Chievo, becoming the fourth youngest player in the history of Serie A. It was his only appearance of the season despite making the bench many times.
On the 18th September 2011, Stephan made his debut with Milan at the Stadio San Paolo in a 3-1 loss to Napoli in Serie A. Three days later, after coming on as a substitute for the injured Alexandre Pato, he scored his first goal for the club, earning his team a 1:1 draw at home against Udinese.
On 25 July 2012, El Shaarawy signed a contract extension, which will keep him with the Rossoneri until 2017. Playing with the Italy U-17 team, he took part at both the 2009 UEFA U-17 Euro and the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
In his first six months at Milan, he 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 made between Galliani, Allegri and himself to stay at the club for the near future. It was then that his performances for Milan began to improve and have led him to becoming one of the most highly rated youngsters in Italy.
El Shaarawy provided an assist for Robinho in a 3:0 win against Cesena in the Serie A on the 23rd of January, 2012 which was his first assist in Rossoneri colours. On 8 February 2012, El Shaarawy scored in a 1-2 loss against Juventus in the first leg of the 2011-12 Italian Cup semi-finals. Three days later, he scored an immensely vital winner against Udinese. It was Udinese's first home loss of the season and turned Milan's poor form around.
On 15 August 2012, he made his debut with the senior Italian team, playing as a starter in a friendly game against England. He made his debut with the Italy U-21 team on 15 November 2011, in a qualifying match against Hungary.
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