Mostafa Mahmoud Mohamed Selim (born 17 March 1989), known as Mostafa Afroto ( ar, مصطفى عفروتو), is an Egyptian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as an

attacking midfielder A midfielder is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As #Cent ...

or a

second striker Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

. He currently plays for

Ala'ab Damanhour SC Ala'ab Damanhour Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الألعاب الرياضية بدمنهور), is an Egyptian football club based in Damanhour, Egypt. The club is currently playing in the Egyptian Third Division, the third-highest league in the ...

. Mostafa is nicknamed "Afroto" (or Little Genie) for his speed, pace and unpredictable moves on the pitch.

Career

Afroto made his first squad club debut on 12 February 2010, when he came as a substitute for

Osama Hosny Osama Hosny Lotfy Abdel Sattar ( ar, أسامة حسني لطفي عبد الستار; born June 18, 1982) is a retired Egyptian footballer. He played the forward position for Egypt's African Super Cup Championship club Al Ahly. An Egyptian inter ...

in the 63rd minutes, when his team was down 0–1 against

Ittihad El-Shorta Ittihad El Shorta ( ar, نادي إتحاد الشرطة), also known as Police Union, or simply El Shorta, is an Egyptian football club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club plays in the Egyptian Third Division, the third-highest league in the Egypti ...

. Afroto scored the equalizer for his club from a marvelous long distance free kick. He moved on to inspire his teammates to achieve a 4–2 win by gaining a penalty scored by his teammate Mohamed Samir and scoring his second goal in the 90th minute in an exciting come back. This his made the thrilled fans of Al-Ahly to chant his name until the end of the match. On 21 August 2012, it was announced that he had officially signed for Azerbaijani giants Qarabağ. After only four games for Qarabağ joined

Misr El Makasa Misr lel-Makkasa Sporting Club ( ar, نادي مصر للمقاصة الرياضي), simply known as Makkassa, is an Egyptian sports club based in Faiyum, Egypt. The club is related to Misr lel-Makkasa Company (Misr for Central Clearing, Deposito ...

on a two and a half year contract.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Afroto, Mostafa 1989 births Living people Egyptian men's footballers Egypt men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Al Ahly SC players ACS Poli Timișoara players Qarabağ FK players Al Ittihad Alexandria Club players Misr Lel Makkasa SC players Ismaily SC players Egyptian Premier League players Azerbaijan Premier League players Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Romania