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, on loan from Egyptian club Zamalek, and the Egypt national team.

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)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Galatasaray (on loan from Zamalek)
Number 31
Youth career
2016 Zamalek
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– 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) 2 (2)
National team‡
2017 Egypt U20 3 (1)
2019– Egypt U23 5 (4)
2019– Egypt 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:59, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 February 2020

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.[1] On 28 January 2020, Mohamed scored a long-range goal in the 15th minute against Wadi Degla, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[2]

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.[3] He became the first Egyptian to sign for the Istanbul-based club.[4]

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;[5] he scored his side's third goal from a penalty.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9] Mohamed earned the tournament's golden boot.[10]

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.[11]

Honours

Zamalek

Egypt U23

Individual

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

References
  1. "صور.. مصطفى محمد يقود الزمالك لعبور أسوان بهدف فى الشوط الأول". اليوم السابع. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. "صور.. بعد 15 دقيقة.. مصطفى محمد يتقدم للزمالك بهدف فى مرمى دجلة.. فيديو". اليوم السابع. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. Erözden, Can (29 January 2021). "Galatasaray set to sign Egyptian forward Mostafa Mohamed". Andolu Agency. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. "Hoş geldin Mostafa Mohamed!". www.galatasaray.org. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. "Match Report of Galatasaray SK vs Medipol Başakşehir FK". Global Sports Archive. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  6. "Egypt's Mostafa Mohamed scores on Galatasaray debut in 3-0 league win - Talents Abroad - Sports". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. "VIDEO: Mostafa Mohamed's strike leads Galatasaray for derby win over Fenerbahçe". kingfut.com. 6 February 2021.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. "U23 Africa Cup of Nations: Top five players of the tournament | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  11. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Niger vs. Egypt (1:1)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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