Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed Abdallah ( ar, مصطفى محمد أحمد عبد الله; born 28 November 1997) is an Egyptian professional

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who plays as a striker for French club Nantes, and the Egypt national team.

Club career

Zamalek

Mohamed started playing at the age of 11 with

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, 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

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in the 11th round of the

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. 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,

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club

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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

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. 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 until 2025.

Nantes

On 21 July 2022, Galatasaray announced that Mohammed 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

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. On 8 September, he scored his first goal in European competitions in a 2–1 win over

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in the

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. 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

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against Juventus. On 7 January 2023, Mohamed made his debut in

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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. Mohamed refused to represent Nantes in a Ligue 1 match against Toulouse on 14 May 2023 due to the game being a part of a league-wide campaign against homophobia and team uniforms featuring a rainbow-themed decoration. 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.

International career

Youth

Mohamed has played for both the Egypt U-20 team and the Egypt U-23 team, representing Egypt in the

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, scoring Egypt's opening goal of a 1–0 win over

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in the group stage. He went on to score in his following two matches, one goal in a 3–2 win over

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, and two goals in a 2–1 win over

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, 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

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, in a 1–1 away draw against

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in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Personal life

On 23 July 2021, Mohamed celebrated his wedding with his wife.

Career statistics

Club

International

''Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first.''

Honours

Zamalek * CAF Champions league runner-up: 2019–20 *

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: 2019–20 * CAF Super Cup:

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Egypt * Africa Cup of Nations runner-up:

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Egypt U23 * Africa U-23 Cup of Nations:

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Individual * Africa U-23 Cup of Nations Golden Boot:

References

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* * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mohamed, Mostafa 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Giza Egyptian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Zamalek SC players Tanta SC players Galatasaray S.K. footballers FC Nantes players Egyptian Premier League players Süper Lig players Ligue 1 players Egyptian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in France Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in France Egypt men's international footballers 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players