Sherif El Baily

Youth

El Bialy played at El Shams S.C. since the age of 12. He was the leading scorer for all the youth teams until he was picked to play for the first team of the club at the age 16. El Bialy was a member of all youth national teams of Egypt. His talent caught the eyes of top clubs in Egypt including Al Ahly and Al-Zamalek who offers one million pound for El Bialy according to Al Ahram newspaper. In 1999, El Bialy left Egypt to play collegiate soccer in the United States .

College

El Bialy played college soccer at Rutgers University 2000–2003 on a full Athletic Scholarship. In his first year, El Bialy was named all-rookie team All Big East and Targum Athlete of the Year. El Bialy was named by the press the Egyptian Magician. In the second year, El Bialy was named All Big East First Team and was a finalist for All Big East Midfielder of the year. He was named second-team All Big East in his third year; and, all three years playing Rutgers Soccer El Bialy was named first-team All Mid-Atlantic Region Selection. In his second and third year he received an All American Honoree mention. El Bialy scored 20 Goals and 18 Assists in 56 games at Rutgers. El Bialy was invited to attend the 2003 MLS SuperDraft.

Professional

Shortly after graduating, El Bialy returned to Egypt to join El Shams S.C where he was the team captain, however, El Bialy left the club in late 2003 to go back to the United States. El Bialy moved to AlMokawaloon AlArab (Arab…