Disappointingly, El Shaarawy then started playing with the Italy U-17 team where he took part in both the 2009 UEFA U-17 Euro and the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
ຫນ້າເສຍດາຍ, El Shaarawy ຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນໄດ້ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນມັກຫຼີ້ນກັບ ອິຕາລີ U-17 ທີມທີ່ລາວໄດ້ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມ in ທັງສອງ 2009 UEFA U-17 Euro ແລະ 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.