 He was first known in his home city of Port Said as "Desi Al-Saghir" or Desi Junior, which later changed to "Deswi" or "El-Dhizui".El-Dhizui began his playing career at an early age with his school at the Nile Primary School and later at Port Said Secondary, where he was spotted playing in a school league by Hussein Al-Deeb, coach of the Al-Masry Club, who was astounded by the youngster’s ability on the ball.The coach alerted the club’s president Abdel-Rahman Lotfi Pasha and, at the age of 16, the player was signed up for the team.