Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed Abdallah (Arabic: مصطفى محمد أحمد عبد الله; born 28 November 1997) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a striker for French Ligue 1 club Nantes, on loan from Süper Lig club Galatasaray, and the Egypt national team.[4]
![]() Mohamed with Galatasaray in 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed Abdallah[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1997-11-28) 28 November 1997 (age 24)[2] | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Giza, Egypt[3] | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Nantes (on loan from Galatasaray) | |||||||||||||||
Number | 31 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
0000–2016 | Zamalek | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2016–2021 | Zamalek | 33 | (15) | |||||||||||||
2016–2017 | → El Dakhleya (loan) | 16 | (4) | |||||||||||||
2017–2018 | → Tanta (loan) | 23 | (7) | |||||||||||||
2018–2019 | → El Gaish (loan) | 29 | (12) | |||||||||||||
2021–2021 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 16 | (8) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Galatasaray | 27 | (7) | |||||||||||||
2022– | → Nantes (loan) | 8 | (2) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2017 | Egypt U20 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2019 | Egypt U23 | 5 | (4) | |||||||||||||
2019– | Egypt | 21 | (4) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022 |
On 2 January 2020, Mohamed scored a goal in the 42nd minute for Zamalek against Aswan in the 11th round of the Egyptian League.[5] On 28 January 2020, Mohamed scored a long-range goal in the 15th minute against Wadi Degla, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[6]
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 until 2025.[12]
In the notification made by Galatasaray on 21 July 2022, it was announced that Mohammed was rented to the French Nantes club 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 2022, he scored his first goal in European competitions in a 2–1 win over Olympiacos in the Europa League.[16]
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.[17] 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.[18] Mohamed earned the tournament's golden boot.[19]
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.[20] On 5 September 2021, he scored his first senior international goal in a 1–1 draw against Gabon in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[21]
On 10 June 2020, Mohamed celebrated his wedding with his wife Hayat Salama.[22]
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Other[lower-alpha 4] | 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 | |||
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 | ||
2021–22 | Süper Lig | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 0 | — | 41 | 8 | |||
Total | 43 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 17 | ||
Nantes (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
Career total | 152 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 187 | 63 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Egypt | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 5 | 2 | |
2022 | 12 | 2 | |
Total | 21 | 4 |
Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first.
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 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 5 June 2022 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
4 | 14 June 2022 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–4 | Friendly |
Zamalek
Egypt
Egypt U23
Individual
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Egypt squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations runners-up | ||
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