Mostafa Mohamed (footballer)
Egyptian footballer (born 1997)
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Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed Abdallah (Egyptian Arabic: مصطفي محمد احمد عبد الله; born 28 November 1997) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 2 club Nantes and the Egypt national team.[3]
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| Full name | Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed Abdallah[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1997[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Giza, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 82 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Egypt U20 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Egypt U23 | 5 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Egypt | 61 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
Galatasaray
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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.[7] He became the first Egyptian to sign for the Istanbul-based club.[8]
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;[9] he scored his side's third goal from a penalty.[10] 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.[11]
On 27 December 2021, Galatasaray activated his redemption clause and he signed a contract until 2025.[12]
Nantes
On 21 July 2022, Galatasaray announced that Mohamed was loaned out to French club Nantes for one year.[13][14] On 28 August 2022, he scored his first Ligue 1 goal in a 3–1 win over Toulouse.[15] On 8 September, he scored his first goal in European competitions in a 2–1 win over Olympiacos in the Europa League.[16] 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.[17]
On 7 January 2023, Mohamed made his debut in Coupe de France against AF Virois, scoring his first goal in the competition.[18] He also helped his team in the next round against ES Thaon, by scoring the last penalty in a 4–2 win.[19]
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.[20]
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.[21] 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.[22] Mohamed earned the tournament's golden boot.[23]
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.[24] On 5 September 2021, he scored his first senior international goal in a 1–1 draw against Gabon in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[25]
In January 2022, Mohamed was selected by coach Carlos Queiroz to participate in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[26] In December 2023, he was included in the list of twenty-seven Egyptian players chosen by Rui Vitória to take part in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Controversies
On 14 May 2023, Mohamed refused to represent Nantes in a Ligue 1 match against Toulouse due to the game being a part of a league-wide campaign against homophobia and team uniforms featuring a rainbow-themed decoration.[27] He was subsequently fined by his club, with the undisclosed amount being donated to anti-homophobia charity group SOS Homophobie.[28] On 19 May 2024, Mohamed once again refused to play in a Ligue 1 match on the occasion of the league-wide campaign against homophobia.[29] In May 2025, for the third year in a row, he once more refused to play and represent Nantes for the last match of the season, arguing that fighting against the discrimination and persecution of homosexuals was contrary to "his ethnic background and his Islamic faith".[30]
Personal life
On 9 June 2020, Mohamed celebrated his wedding.[31]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zamalek | 2016–17 | Egyptian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 10[d] | 9 | 2[e] | 0 | 43 | 20 | ||
| 2020–21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | |||
| Total | 33 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 22 | ||
| El Dakhleya (loan) | 2016–17 | Egyptian Premier League | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||
| Tanta (loan) | 2017–18 | Egyptian Premier League | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 6 | ||
| Tala'ea El Gaish (loan) | 2018–19 | Egyptian Premier League | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 12 | ||
| Galatasaray (loan) | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 9 | |
| Galatasaray | 2021–22 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13[f] | 0 | — | 41 | 8 | ||
| Galatasaray total | 43 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 17 | ||
| Nantes (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8[g] | 2 | 1[h] | 0 | 51 | 11 |
| Nantes | 2023–24 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 8 | |||
| 2024–25 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 6 | ||||
| 2025–26 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 4 | ||||
| Nantes total | 118 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 29 | ||
| Career total | 262 | 74 | 12 | 4 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 311 | 89 | ||
- Includes Egypt Cup, Turkish Cup, Coupe de France
- Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
- Appearance in Egyptian Super Cup
- Appearances in CAF Champions League
- One appearance in Egyptian Super Cup, one appearance in CAF Super Cup
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Trophée des Champions
International
- As of match played 27 March 2026[35]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Egypt | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 14 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 61 | 14 | |
- Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mohamed goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 5 September 2021 | Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon |  Gabon |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [36] |
| 2 | 11 October 2021 | Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benina, Libya |  Libya |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [37] |
| 3 | 5 June 2022 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Guinea |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [38] |
| 4 | 14 June 2022 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea |  South Korea |
1–2 | 1–4 | Friendly | [39] |
| 5 | 23 September 2022 | Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt |  Niger |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [40] |
| 6 | 18 November 2022 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait |  Belgium |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | [41] |
| 7 | 14 June 2023 | Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh, Morocco | Guinea |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [42] |
| 8 | 16 November 2023 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Djibouti |
5–0 | 6–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | [43] |
| 9 | 14 January 2024 | Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Mozambique |
1–0 | 2–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations | [44] |
| 10 | 18 January 2024 | Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Ghana |
2–2 | 2–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations | [45] |
| 11 | 22 January 2024 | Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Cape Verde |
2–1 | 2–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations | [46] |
| 12 | 28 January 2024 | Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro, Ivory Coast |  DR Congo |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations | [47] |
| 13 | 22 March 2024 | New Administrative Capital Stadium, New Administrative Capital, Egypt |  New Zealand |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | [48] |
| 14 | 16 December 2025 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Nigeria |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Zamalek
- Egypt Cup: 2019
- Egyptian Super Cup: 2019–20
- CAF Super Cup: 2020
- CAF Champions League runner-up: 2019–20
Egypt U23
Egypt
- Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2021[49]
Individual
- Africa U-23 Cup of Nations Golden Boot: 2019
