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]

Mostafa Mohamed
Personal information
Full name Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed Abdallah
Date of birth (1997-11-28) 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
0000–2016 Zamalek
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Zamalek 33 (13)
2016–2017El Dakhleya (loan) 16 (3)
2017–2018Tanta (loan) 23 (6)
2018–2019El Gaish (loan) 29 (12)
2021Galatasaray (loan) 16 (8)
2021– Galatasaray 22 (6)
National team
2017 Egypt U20 3 (1)
2019 Egypt U23 5 (4)
2019– Egypt 14 (2)
Honours
* 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

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

As of 23 December 2021[18][19][20][21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zamalek 2016–17 Egyptian Premier League 0000002020
2017–18 Egyptian Premier League 0000100010
2019–20 Egyptian Premier League 291120101194320
2020–21 Egyptian Premier League 42000042
Total 33132020139005022
El Dakhleya (loan) 2016–17 Egyptian Premier League 16300163
Total 16300000000163
Tanta (loan) 2017–18 Egyptian Premier League 23600236
Total 23600000000236
Tala'ea El Gaish (loan) 2018–19 Egyptian Premier League 2912002912
Total 2912000000002912
Galatasaray (loan) 2020–21 Süper Lig 1681100179
2021–22 Süper Lig 175000011000275
Total 32131100110004414
Career total 1334731202490016257
  1. Includes the Egypt Cup, and the Turkish Cup
  2. Includes the Egyptian Super Cup
  3. Includes the CAF and UEFA competitions

International

As of 03 February 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team YearAppsGoals
Egypt 201920
202020
202142
202260
Total142
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

References

  1. "Mostafa Mohamed". Galatasaray. Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. "Afcon 2021: Egypt XI to face Senegal - Salah, Elneny start, Ashour in for suspended Kamal | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  3. "صور.. مصطفى محمد يقود الزمالك لعبور أسوان بهدف فى الشوط الأول". اليوم السابع. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. "صور.. بعد 15 دقيقة.. مصطفى محمد يتقدم للزمالك بهدف فى مرمى دجلة.. فيديو". اليوم السابع. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. Erözden, Can (29 January 2021). "Galatasaray set to sign Egyptian forward Mostafa Mohamed". Andolu Agency. Retrieved 2 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Hoş geldin Mostafa Mohamed!". www.galatasaray.org. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. "Match Report of Galatasaray SK vs Medipol Başakşehir FK". Global Sports Archive. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Egypt's Mostafa Mohamed scores on Galatasaray debut in 3-0 league win - Talents Abroad - Sports". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  9. "VIDEO: Mostafa Mohamed's strike leads Galatasaray for derby win over Fenerbahçe". kingfut.com. 6 February 2021.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. "U23 Africa Cup of Nations: Top five players of the tournament | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  14. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Niger vs. Egypt (1:1)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  15. Ali, Ahmad Gamal (5 September 2021). "Mostafa Mohamed's late strike snatches ten-man Egypt point in Gabon". KingFut. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  16. "Senegal win Afcon in penalty shootout". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  17. "صور وفيديو- لاعب الزمالك مصطفى محمد يحتفل بزفافه | خبر". www.filfan.com. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  18. "MOSTAFA MOHAMED AHMED ABDALLA". Turkish Football Federation. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  19. "Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed Abdallah". Mackolik.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  20. "MOSTAFA MOHAMED". sofoot.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  21. "Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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