Career
He is known as a prolific goalscorer and is renowned for his mastery of set pieces. First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Ahly youth academy He is a graduate of the First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Ahly youth academy. He was the top scorer in the history of the Egyptian youth league for seven seasons after scoring over 280 goals.
He was close to transfer to Belgian giants Standard Liège together with his team-mate Mohamed El Shenawy, however El-Ahly management interfered with the transfer.
He became known as a machine scorer when he scored 70 goals in the season 2006–2007, and was transferred to his club"s arch rivals Zamalek as a free agent after not signing a professional contract with First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Ahly. First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Ahly later claimed that Ashraf had signed a contract but the paperwork turned out to be forged.
As a result, the Egyptian Football Association placed a 50,000 Egyptian Pounds fine on First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Ahly. Zamalek South Carolina Ashraf was the top scorer in his team in the season 2008–2009 with 6 goals.
In the Egyptian Premier League he wore number 32 but in 2009-2010 he shifted his shirt number to 4.
El Gouna Football Club In 2010, he signed for El Gouna Football Club for a transfer fee worth 125,000 Euros, despite his expiring contract with Zamalek. He finished his first season as the team"s top-scorer followed by Ahmed Hassan Farag. HJK Helsinki In order to regain match fitness because the league was postponed in Egypt, he signed for HJK Helsinki in March 2012, also citing as a reason his desire to attempt a breakthrough in European football.
On April 26, 2012, Ashraf made his debut for HJK Helsinki against Jaro in a Quarter final Suomen Cup game.
On May 9, 2012, Ashraf scored his debut goal with the club with a header from a corner kick to make the score 1-0 for his club against Football Club KooTeePee in the semi-final of the Suomen Cup. FF Jaro On September 4, 2012, Ashraf was loaned out to Veikkausliiga side FF Jaro for the remainder of the season.
He scored 3 important goals in the final 3 games of the season and assisted 4 times. He scored his debut goal against Jackie Joyner-Kersee. His second and third goals for the club were both historic.
He scored the fastest goal in the league"s history (11 seconds) in a 3-3 draw with Mariehamn, and the third was the winning goal against TPS, the goal which kept Jaro in the Veikkausliiga for another season.
Sherif was selected in the Veikkausliiga October team of the month. Haras El-Hodood On February 26, 2013, despite an offer from FF Jaro, he joined Haras El-Hodood until the end of the 2012-2013 season. Football Club Biel-Bienne On July 18, 2013, Sherif Ashraf made a quick comeback to European football joining Swiss Challenge League side Football Club Biel-Bienne.
He took the league by storm, scoring 4 goals in his first 117 minutes on the pitch.
El-Gouna In early 2014, Ashraf made a surprise move back to Egypt, signing a short-term deal at El Gouna Football Club. He scored his first goal after less than 15 minutes on the field In summer 2014, he renewed his contract at the club
International International Call-Ups Ashraf"s performances caught the attention of the Egyptian National Team, who gave him his first senior national call-up in the friendly match against Georgia Correct as of 14 January 2013 with Zamalek with HJK Helsinki.