Islam Shokry (; born 1 January 1983) is an

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currently playing with Egyptian club

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. He was a member of the Egyptian U-21 youth team that won the 2003

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and participated in the

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held in the

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Career

Shokry witnessed the golden age of Arab Contractors FC winning the 2003-04

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against the African club of century

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, followed by the 2004

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title against the other Egyptian giant

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. In August 2008, Shokry joined Lierse SK, which was competing in the

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at the time. He had a short spell with Lierse SK in Belgium. Although he managed to score many goals in the pre-seasons, he had tough time getting regular first-time football competing the team's captain Jurgen Cavens and former

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striker

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. So he moved on loan to K.V. Turnhout for the rest of the 2008-09 season. Scoring a debut goal and following it with many other goals. In January 2010, Shokry joined

Honors

Arab Contractors FC

: the 2003–04 *

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Egypt

: 2003

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* 1983 births Living people Egyptian men's footballers Egyptian expatriate men's footballers Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC players Ismaily SC players Olympic Club (Egypt) players Tersana SC players Egyptian Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Men's association football forwards 21st-century Egyptian sportsmen {{Egypt-footy-forward-stub