Zizo (footballer)
Egyptian footballer (born 1996)
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Ahmed Mostafa Mohamed Sayed (Arabic: أحمد مصطفى محمد سيد; born 10 January 1996) commonly known as Zizo (Arabic: زيزو), is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly and the Egypt national team.
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| Full name | Ahmed Mostafa Mohamed Sayed[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1996[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Minya, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al Ahly | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Wadi Degla | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Lierse | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Lierse | 72 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Nacional (loan) | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Moreirense | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2025 | Zamalek | 172 | (61) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Al Ahly | 2 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Egypt | 48 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Early life and career
Zizo made his Belgian Pro League debut at 29 March 2014 against Waasland-Beveren in a 0–2 away win in the 2013–14 season, he replaced Souleymane Diomandé after 50 minutes.[2] He went onto make 72 appearances and score 49 goals in his first four seasons between 2014 and 2017 with Lierse.[3] In January 2017, Sayed joined Primeira Liga side Nacional on loan, with an option to buy, for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[4]
Zamalek
In January 2019, Zizo returned to Egypt, signing for Zamalek, after one and a half seasons at Moreirense.[5] He achieved with the White Castle the Egyptian Premier League twice in (2020–21, 2021–22), the Egypt Cup in (2018–19, 2020–21, 2024–25), and the Egyptian Super Cup once in (2019–20). On the continental level, Zizo won with Zamalek the CAF Confederation Cup twice in (2018–19, 2023–24), and the CAF Super Cup twice in (2020, 2024).
Al Ahly
On 6 June 2025, it was officially announced that Zizo would join Al Ahly on a four-year deal, following the expiration of his contract with Zamalek.[6] He became eligible to compete with Al Ahly in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. Furious fans of his previous club named him The Hungry (Arabic: الجعان), as he left his home club who actually created his stardom in football,[7] and went for Zamalek's rival for a higher contract.[8][9]
International career
On 4 December 2021, Zizo scored his first goal with the Egyptian national team during a group stage match against Sudan in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.[10]
On 2 December 2025, Zizo was called up to the Egypt squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[11]
Personal life
He was married on 4 August 2019, and has one daughter.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lierse | 2013–14 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | Challenger Pro League | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | Challenger Pro League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 72 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 4 | ||
| Nacional (loan) | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| Moreirense | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| Zamalek | 2018–19 | Egyptian Premier League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | Egyptian Premier League | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 45 | 9 | |
| 2020–21 | Egyptian Premier League | 33 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 10 | |
| 2021–22 | Egyptian Premier League | 30 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 6[e] | 1 | 1[f] | 1 | 40 | 22 | |
| 2022–23 | Egyptian Premier League | 34 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 10[e] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 22 | |
| 2023–24 | Egyptian Premier League | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11[c] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13 | |
| 2024–25 | Egyptian Premier League | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9[c] | 3 | 3[g] | 0 | 31 | 8 | |
| Total | 172 | 61 | 19 | 9 | 63 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 260 | 85 | ||
| Career total | 282 | 68 | 24 | 9 | 63 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 377 | 94 | ||
- Includes Belgian Cup, Taça de Portugal, Egypt Cup
- Appearances in Taça da Liga
- Appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
- One appearance in CAF Super Cup and one appearacne in Egyptian Super Cup
- Appearances in CAF Champions League
- Appearance in Egyptian Super Cup
- One appearance in CAF Super Cup and two appearacnes in Egyptian Super Cup
International
- Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zizo goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 4 December 2021 | Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar |  Sudan | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2021 FIFA Arab Cup |
| 2 | 28 March 2023 | Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi |  Malawi | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 21 March 2025 | Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco |  Ethiopia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 25 March 2025 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Sierra Leone | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Zamalek
- Egyptian Premier League: 2020–21, 2021–22
- Egypt Cup: 2018–19, 2020–21, 2024–25
- Egyptian Super Cup: 2019–20
- CAF Confederation Cup: 2018–19, 2023–24
- CAF Super Cup: 2020, 2024
Al Ahly
- Egyptian Super Cup: 2025
Individual
