Mostafa Mohamed (footballer)

Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed Abdallah (Arabic: مصطفى محمد أحمد عبد الله; born 28 November 1997) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Nantes and the Egypt national team.[5]

Mostafa Mohamed
Mohamed with Egypt at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed Abdallah[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-28) 28 November 1997[2]
Place of birth Giza, Egypt[3]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[4]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Nantes
Number 31
Youth career
2008–2016 Zamalek
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Zamalek 33 (13)
2016–2017 → El Dakhleya (loan) 16 (4)
2017–2018 → Tanta (loan) 23 (7)
2018–2019 → El Gaish (loan) 29 (12)
2021 → Galatasaray (loan) 16 (8)
2021–2023 Galatasaray 27 (7)
2022–2023 → Nantes (loan) 36 (8)
2023– Nantes 22 (7)
International career‡
2017 Egypt U20 3 (1)
2019 Egypt U23 5 (4)
2019– Egypt 38 (13)
Medal record
Representing  Egypt
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up2021 Cameroon
Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
Winner2019 Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:33, 22 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024

Club career

Zamalek

Mohamed started playing at the age of 11 with Zamalek, then had several loan spells at the beginning of his senior career.[6] On 2 January 2020, he scored a goal in the 42nd minute for Zamalek upon his return against Aswan in the 11th round of the Egyptian League.[7] Later that month, on 28 January, Mohamed scored a long-range goal in the 15th minute against Wadi Degla, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[8]

Galatasaray
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Mohamed with Galatasaray in 2021

On 1 February 2021, Süper Lig club Galatasaray signed Mohamed on a one-and-a-half-year loan for a reported fee of $2 million, with an option to buy for $4 million.[9] He became the first Egyptian to sign for the Istanbul-based club.[10]

Mohamed scored on his debut on 2 February, coming on as a 46th minute substitute in a 3–0 Süper Lig win against İstanbul Başakşehir;[11] he scored his side's third goal from a penalty.[12] In his second game for Galatasaray, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 away win against Fenerbahçe in the 54th minute on 6 February.[13]

On 27 December 2021, Galatasaray activated his redemption clause and he signed until 2025.[14]

Nantes

On 21 July 2022, Galatasaray announced that Mohammed was loaned out to French club Nantes for one year.[15][16] On 28 August 2022, he scored his first Ligue 1 goal in a 3–1 win over Toulouse.[17] On 8 September, he scored his first goal in European competitions in a 2–1 win over Olympiacos in the Europa League.[18] After having failed to score in subsequent European competition matches, he returned to scoring on 3 November in the second leg against Olympiacos. With his goal he helped Nantes to reach the knockout round play-offs against Juventus.[19]

On 7 January 2023, Mohamed made his debut in Coupe de France against AF Virois, scoring his first goal in the competition.[20] He also helped his team in the next round against ES Thaon, by scoring the last penalty in a 4–2 win.[21]

Mohamed refused to represent Nantes in a Ligue 1 match against Toulouse on 14 May 2023 due to the game being a part of a league-wide campaign against homophobia and team uniforms featuring a rainbow-themed decoration.[22]

On 14 June 2023, the club exercised the option to make the move permanent, the striker signing a four-year deal with the French club.[23]

International career

Youth

Mohamed has played for both the Egypt U-20 team and the Egypt U-23 team, representing Egypt in the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, scoring Egypt's opening goal of a 1–0 win over Mali in the group stage.[24] He went on to score in his following two matches, one goal in a 3–2 win over Ghana, and two goals in a 2–1 win over Cameroon, with Egypt winning their first title by defeating Ivory Coast 2–1 in the final.[25] Mohamed earned the tournament's golden boot.[26]

Senior

On 23 March 2019, Mohamed made his debut for the Egypt national team in the Africa Cup of Nations qualification, in a 1–1 away draw against Niger.[27] On 5 September 2021, he scored his first senior international goal in a 1–1 draw against Gabon in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[28]

Personal life

On 23 July 2021, Mohamed celebrated his wedding with his wife.[29]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 22 March 2024[30][31][32][33]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zamalek 2016–17 Egyptian Premier League 0000002[lower-alpha 2]020
2017–18 0000001[lower-alpha 3]010
2019–20 29112010[lower-alpha 4]92[lower-alpha 5]04320
2020–21 420000—42
Total 331320109505022
El Dakhleya (loan) 2016–17 Egyptian Premier League 16300——163
Tanta (loan) 2017–18 23600——236
Tala'ea El Gaish (loan) 2018–19 291200——2912
Galatasaray (loan) 2020–21 Süper Lig 1681100—179
Galatasaray 2021–22 2771113[lower-alpha 6]0—418
Total 431522130005817
Nantes (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 1 368618[lower-alpha 7]21[lower-alpha 8]05111
Nantes 2023–24 22700——227
Total 58156182107318
Career total 2026410331116024978
  1. Includes Egypt Cup, Turkish Cup, Coupe de France
  2. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
  3. Appearance in Egyptian Super Cup
  4. Appearances in CAF Champions League
  5. One appearance in Egyptian Super Cup, one appearance in CAF Super Cup
  6. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. Appearance in Trophée des Champions

International
As of match played 22 March 2024[34]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Egypt 201920
202020
202152
2022144
202392
202465
Total3813

Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first.[34]

List of international goals scored by Mostafa Mohamed
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 September 2021 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon  Gabon 1–1 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 11 October 2021 Martyrs of February Stadium, Benghazi, Libya  Libya 2–0 3–0
3 5 June 2022 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Guinea 1–0 1–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4 14 June 2022 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  South Korea 1–2 1–4 Friendly
5 23 September 2022 Borg El Arab Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Niger 2–0 3–0
6 18 November 2022 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait  Belgium 1–0 2–1
7 14 June 2023 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco  Guinea 2–1 2–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8 16 November 2023 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Djibouti 5–0 6–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 14 January 2024 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Mozambique 1–0 2–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
10 18 January 2024  Ghana 2–2 2–2
11 22 January 2024  Cape Verde 2–1 2–2
12 28 January 2024 Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pédro, Ivory Coast  DR Congo 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.) 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
13 22 March 2024 New Administrative Capital Stadium, New Administrative Capital, Egypt  New Zealand 1–0 1–0 2024 FIFA Series

Honours

Zamalek

Egypt U23

Egypt

Individual

  • Africa U-23 Cup of Nations Golden Boot: 2019

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