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 forward for Turkish club Galatasaray, and the Egypt national team. Mostafa featured in the final 2021 AFCON against Senegal.[2]
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Full name | Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed Abdallah | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 28 November 1997 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Giza, Egypt | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Galatasaray | |||||||||||||||
Number | 11 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
–2016 | Zamalek | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2016–2021 | Zamalek | 33 | (13) | |||||||||||||
2016–2017 | → El Dakhleya (loan) | 16 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2017–2018 | → Tanta (loan) | 23 | (6) | |||||||||||||
2018–2019 | → El Gaish (loan) | 29 | (12) | |||||||||||||
2021 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 16 | (8) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Galatasaray | 22 | (6) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2017 | Egypt U20 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2019 | Egypt U23 | 5 | (4) | |||||||||||||
2019– | Egypt | 14 | (2) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 March 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2021 |
Club career
Zamalek
On 2 January 2020, Mohamed scored a goal in the 42nd minute for Zamalek against Aswan in the 11th round of the Egyptian League.[3] On 28 January 2020, Mohamed scored a long-range goal in the 15th minute against Wadi Degla, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[4]
Galatasaray
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.[5] He became the first Egyptian to sign for the Istanbul-based club.[6]
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;[7] he scored his side's third goal from a penalty.[8] 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.[9]
On 27 December 2021, Galatasaray activated his redemption clause and he signed until 2025.[10]
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.[11] 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.[12] Mohamed earned the tournament's golden boot.[13]
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.[14] On 5 September 2021, he scored his first senior international goal in a 1-1 draw against Gabon in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[15]
Honours
Zamalek
Egypt
- Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2021[16]
Egypt U23
Individual
- Africa U-23 Cup of Nations Golden Boot: 2019
Personal life
On 10 June 2020, Mohamed celebrated his wedding with his wife Hayat Salama.[17]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Zamalek | 2016–17 | Egyptian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2017–18 | Egyptian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Egyptian Premier League | 29 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | — | 43 | 20 | ||
2020–21 | Egyptian Premier League | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | |||
Total | 33 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 22 | ||
El Dakhleya (loan) | 2016–17 | Egyptian Premier League | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||
Total | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
Tanta (loan) | 2017–18 | Egyptian Premier League | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 6 | |||
Total | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | ||
Tala'ea El Gaish (loan) | 2018–19 | Egyptian Premier League | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 12 | |||
Total | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12 | ||
Galatasaray (loan) | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 9 | ||
2021–22 | Süper Lig | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | |
Total | 32 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 14 | ||
Career total | 133 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 57 |
- Includes the Egypt Cup, and the Turkish Cup
- Includes the Egyptian Super Cup
- Includes the CAF and UEFA competitions
International
- As of 03 February 2022
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Egypt | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 4 | 2 | |
2022 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 5 September 2021 | Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 11 October 2021 | Martyrs of February Stadium, Benghazi, Libya | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–0 |
References
- "Mostafa Mohamed". Galatasaray. Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- "Afcon 2021: Egypt XI to face Senegal - Salah, Elneny start, Ashour in for suspended Kamal | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- "صور.. مصطفى محمد يقود الزمالك لعبور أسوان بهدف فى الشوط الأول". اليوم السابع. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- "صور.. بعد 15 دقيقة.. مصطفى محمد يتقدم للزمالك بهدف فى مرمى دجلة.. فيديو". اليوم السابع. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- Erözden, Can (29 January 2021). "Galatasaray set to sign Egyptian forward Mostafa Mohamed". Andolu Agency. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Hoş geldin Mostafa Mohamed!". www.galatasaray.org. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- "Match Report of Galatasaray SK vs Medipol Başakşehir FK". Global Sports Archive. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Egypt's Mostafa Mohamed scores on Galatasaray debut in 3-0 league win - Talents Abroad - Sports". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- "VIDEO: Mostafa Mohamed's strike leads Galatasaray for derby win over Fenerbahçe". kingfut.com. 6 February 2021.
- Galatasaray S.K. [@GalatasaraySK] (27 December 2021). "Mostafa Mohamed (@mmostafa_11) 2025 yılına dek Galatasaray'da!" [Mostafa Mohamed (@mmostafa_11) is at Galatasaray until 2025!] (Tweet) (in Turkish) – via Twitter.
- Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Mohamed, Egypt's new attacking sensation | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Egypt takes Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2019 title | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- "U23 Africa Cup of Nations: Top five players of the tournament | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Niger vs. Egypt (1:1)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- Ali, Ahmad Gamal (5 September 2021). "Mostafa Mohamed's late strike snatches ten-man Egypt point in Gabon". KingFut. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- "Senegal win Afcon in penalty shootout". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- "صور وفيديو- لاعب الزمالك مصطفى محمد يحتفل بزفافه | خبر". www.filfan.com. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- "MOSTAFA MOHAMED AHMED ABDALLA". Turkish Football Federation. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- "Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed Abdallah". Mackolik.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- "MOSTAFA MOHAMED". sofoot.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- "Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
External links
- Mostafa Mohamed at Soccerway
- Mostafa Mohamed at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mostafa Mohamed at the Turkish Football Federation
- Mostafa Mohamed at Soccerbase
- Mostafa Mohamed at Mackolik.com (in Turkish)