Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed Abdallah (; born 28 November 1997) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Konyaspor and the Egypt national team.
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. 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. 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.
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. He became the first Egyptian to sign for the Istanbul-based club.
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; he scored his side's third goal from a penalty. 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.
On 27 December 2021, Galatasaray activated his redemption clause and he signed a contract until 2025.
Nantes On 21 July 2022, Galatasaray announced that Mohamed was loaned out to French club Nantes for one year. On 28 August 2022, he scored his first Ligue 1 goal in a 3–1 win over Toulouse. On 8 September, he scored his first goal in European competitions in a 2–1 win over Olympiacos in the Europa League. 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.
On 7 January 2023, Mohamed made his debut in Coupe de France against AF Virois, scoring his first goal in the competition. He also helped his team in the next round against ES Thaon, by scoring the last penalty in a 4–2 win.
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. In July 2026, Mohamed was criticized by Nantes head coach Michel Der Zakarian after missing the club's pre-season training camp without permission. The striker, whose future at Nantes had been uncertain following the club's relegation to Ligue 2, had been linked with a possible transfer away from the French side, including interest from Egyptian clubs Zamalek and Pyramids FC.
Konyaspor
On 30 August 2026, Mohamed traveled to Turkey to complete his move to Konyaspor for €750,000.
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. 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. Mohamed earned the tournament's golden boot.
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. On 5 September 2021, he scored his first senior international goal in a 1–1 draw against Gabon in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.
In January 2022, Mohamed was selected by coach Carlos Queiroz to participate in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. 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. He was subsequently fined by his club, with the undisclosed amount being donated to anti-homophobia charity group SOS Homophobie. 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. 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 participating in the initiative was contrary to "his origins and his [Islamic] faith".
Personal life On 9 June 2020, Mohamed celebrated his wedding.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsZamalek2016–17Egyptian Premier League00000020202017–1800000010102019–202911201092043202020–21420000—42Total331320109505022El Dakhleya (loan)2016–17Egyptian Premier League16300——163Tanta (loan)2017–18Egyptian Premier League23600——236Tala'ea El Gaish (loan)2018–19Egyptian Premier League291200——2912Galatasaray (loan)2020–21Süper Lig1681100—179Galatasaray2021–2227711130—418Galatasaray total431522130005817Nantes (loan)2022–23Ligue 13686182105111Nantes2023–2429800——2982024–2530521——3262025–2623400——234Nantes total1182582821013529Career total2627412431116031189
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsEgypt201920202020202152202214420239220241352025111202650Total6114
Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mohamed goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Mostafa MohamedNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon1–11–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification2Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benina, Libya2–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification3Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt1–01–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification4Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea1–21–4Friendly5Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt2–03–0Friendly6Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait1–02–1Friendly7Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh, Morocco2–12–12023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification8Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt5–06–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification9Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast1–02–22023 Africa Cup of Nations10Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast2–22–22023 Africa Cup of Nations11Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast2–12–22023 Africa Cup of Nations12Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro, Ivory Coast1–11–12023 Africa Cup of Nations13New Administrative Capital Stadium, New Administrative Capital, Egypt1–01–0Friendly14Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt2–12–1Friendly
Honours Zamalek Egypt Cup: 2019 Egyptian Super Cup: 2019–20 CAF Super Cup: 2020 CAF Champions League runner-up: 2019–20
Egypt U23 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations: 2019
Egypt Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2021
Individual Africa U-23 Cup of Nations Golden Boot: 2019
References
External links
Profile at the FC Nantes website Profile at the Egyptian Football Association website