10 Things you need to know about Chelsea target Amr Zaki

Wigan striker Amr Zaki is hot property, which is why Chelsea are lining up a bid for him .

But how much do you actually know about Egypt's answer to Alan Shearer?

1) Amr Hassan Zaki was born on April 1st, 1983, in Mansoura, Egypt. He's currently signed to Egyptian top flight side El Zamalek, but is on a season-long loan to Wigan.

2) He moved to Portsaid to join first club El Meriekh, but started his career proper at local club Al-Mansoura. A strong lad even as a teenager, the coaches there advised him to take up wrestling instead of football. Zaki wisely ignored them.

3) 20 goals in 20 league appearances secured him a £1m move to Premier League side ENPPI - which, of course, stands for Engineering for the Petroleum & Process Industries - in 2003.

4) He became an instant hero at ENPPI, finishing the league's top scorer for the 2004/05 season and also helping the side win their first ever trophy - the Egyptian Cup - and finish second in the league - their highest ever league position.

5) He cemented his reputation by starring for the Egyptian national team in their 2006 African Nations Cup triumph. Zaki scored the winner in the2-1 semi-final win over Sengal (below) and also netted the penultimate penalty in the final's shoot-out.

6) After the tournament, he turned down several clubs in favour of a big-money move to Lokomotiv Moscow, becoming the most expensive Egyptian player ever to move to Europe.

7) Having failed to feature in a single game, Zaki returned to Egypt that same year, signing for El Zamelak, the club that launched the career of Middlesbrough striker Mido. His first league goal for the club - ironically against ENPPI - was also their 2000th ever, and he picked up another cup winners' medal in 2008, scoring this goal in the final against - yes, you guessed it - ENPPI:

8) He helped Egypt to their 6th Cup of African Nations in 2008 by scoring four goals - including two in the 4-1 semi-final win over the Ivory Coast (below). Zaki was later named in the team of the tournament.

9) After angling for a move to the Premier League, he joined Wigan - with relatively little fanfare - in July 2008. Zaki promptly scored on his league debut in the 2-1 opening day defeat at West Ham.

10) He notched seven goals in his first eight Premier League games, including a brace against Hull and two at Anfield.

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