Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed Abdallah (; born 28 November 1997) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Nantes and the Egypt national team.
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 1âÂÂ1 draw.
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 3âÂÂ0 Süper Lig win against ðstanbul Baà Âakà Âehir; he scored his side's third goal from a penalty. In his second game for Galatasaray, he scored the only goal in a 1âÂÂ0 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.
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 3âÂÂ1 win over Toulouse. On 8 September, he scored his first goal in European competitions in a 2âÂÂ1 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 4âÂÂ2 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.
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 1âÂÂ0 win over Mali in the group stage. He went on to score in his following two matches, one goal in a 3âÂÂ2 win over Ghana, and two goals in a 2âÂÂ1 win over Cameroon, with Egypt winning their first title by defeating Ivory Coast 2âÂÂ1 in the final. Mohamed earned the tournament's golden boot.
On 23 March 2019, Mohamed made his debut for the Egypt national team in the Africa Cup of Nations qualification, in a 1âÂÂ1 away draw against Niger. On 5 September 2021, he scored his first senior international goal in a 1âÂÂ1 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.
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 fighting against the discrimination and persecution of homosexuals was contrary to "his ethnic background and his Islamic faith".
On 9 June 2020, Mohamed celebrated his wedding.
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