Mostafa Saad

Mostafa Saad
Personal information
Full name	Mostafa Saad Abdallah Sayed Ahmed
Date of birth	22 August 2001 (age 23)
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	ZED FC
Number	80
Youth career
0000	Ceramica Cleopatra
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2022	Ceramica Cleopatra
2022–2023	Al Ahly
2023–2023	→ Smouha (loan)
2023–	ZED FC
International career
	Egypt U23
Medal record
Representing Egypt
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mostafa Saad Abdallah Sayed Ahmed (Arabic: مصطفي سعد عبد الله سيد أحمد; born 22 August 2001) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Egyptian Premier League club ZED FC.

Club career

In September 2022, Saad signed for Al Ahly on a five-year deal.^[2] He suffered an injury shortly after joining Al Ahly, keeping him out for three weeks and disrupting his integration into the first team.^[3] Despite this injury, manager Marcel Koller promised Saad in November 2022 that he would receive more game time.^[4]

In January 2023, Saad asked to leave Al Ahly on loan, due to a lack of playing time, with a number of Egyptian Premier League sides interested, including former club Ceramica Cleopatra.^[5]^[6] He was eventually loaned to Smouha, thanking manager Ahmed Samy for giving him his debut against ENPPI, despite not yet having trained with the squad.^[3]

International career

Saad has represented Egypt at under-23 level.^[7]

Style of play

Saad is nicknamed Messi after Argentine playmaker Lionel Messi, due to the two sharing a similar stature and style of play.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 March 2023.^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ceramica Cleopatra	2020–21	Egyptian Premier League	7	1	1^[a]	0	–		0	0	8	1
	2021–22	Egyptian Premier League	32	2	1^[a]	0	–		0	0	33	2
	Total		39	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	41	3
Al Ahly	2022–23	Egyptian Premier League	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Smouha (loan)	2022–23	Egyptian Premier League	5	1	0	0	–		0	0	5	1
Career total			46	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	48	4

Notes

^ ^a ^b Appearances in the Egypt Cup

Honours

Al Ahly

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2024. p. 3. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
^ "قرار حاسم تجاه مصطفي سعد ميسي بعد انتقاله للأهلي" [A decisive decision towards Mustafa Saad Messi after his transfer to Al-Ahly]. elfagr.org (in Arabic). 17 September 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "مصطفى سعد: وجودى مع سامى كان الأفضل لى.. وهذا سبب تعطل انطلاقتى مع الأهلى" [Mostafa Saad: My presence with Sami was the best for me.. and this is the reason for the disruption of my start with Al-Ahly]. youm7.com (in Arabic). 30 January 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
^ "كولر يعد مصطفى سعد بفرصة كاملة في الأهلي" [Kohler promises Mustafa Saad a full opportunity in Al-Ahly]. nabd-elwatan.com (in Arabic). 6 November 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
^ "مصطفى سعد ميسي يطلب الرحيل عن الأهلي - خاص" [Mustafa Saad Messi asks to leave Al-Ahly - private]. cairo24.com (in Arabic). 14 January 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
^ "الأهلي يوافق على إعارة مصطفى سعد "ميسي" لسيراميكا كليوباترا" [Al-Ahly agrees to loan Mustafa Saad “Messi” to Ceramica Cleopatra]. almasryalyoum.com (in Arabic). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
^ "التشخيص المبدئي لإصابة لاعب الأهلي الجديد" [Initial diagnosis of the injury of the new Al-Ahly player]. vetogate.com (in Arabic). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
^ "شاهد مهارات صفقة الأهلي المحتملة "ميسي سيراميكا" (فيديو)" [Watch the skills of the potential Al-Ahly deal, “Messi Ceramica” (video)]. ahlmasrnews.com (in Arabic). 28 July 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
^ Mostafa Saad at Soccerway

External links

Mostafa Saad at Soccerway.com

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[EC-10] Appearances in the Egypt Cup

[Paris_2024-1] "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2024. p. 3. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

[2] "قرار حاسم تجاه مصطفي سعد ميسي بعد انتقاله للأهلي" [A decisive decision towards Mustafa Saad Messi after his transfer to Al-Ahly]. elfagr.org (in Arabic). 17 September 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

[y7-3] "مصطفى سعد: وجودى مع سامى كان الأفضل لى.. وهذا سبب تعطل انطلاقتى مع الأهلى" [Mostafa Saad: My presence with Sami was the best for me.. and this is the reason for the disruption of my start with Al-Ahly]. youm7.com (in Arabic). 30 January 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

[4] "كولر يعد مصطفى سعد بفرصة كاملة في الأهلي" [Kohler promises Mustafa Saad a full opportunity in Al-Ahly]. nabd-elwatan.com (in Arabic). 6 November 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

[5] "مصطفى سعد ميسي يطلب الرحيل عن الأهلي - خاص" [Mustafa Saad Messi asks to leave Al-Ahly - private]. cairo24.com (in Arabic). 14 January 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

[6] "الأهلي يوافق على إعارة مصطفى سعد "ميسي" لسيراميكا كليوباترا" [Al-Ahly agrees to loan Mustafa Saad “Messi” to Ceramica Cleopatra]. almasryalyoum.com (in Arabic). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

[7] "التشخيص المبدئي لإصابة لاعب الأهلي الجديد" [Initial diagnosis of the injury of the new Al-Ahly player]. vetogate.com (in Arabic). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

[8] "شاهد مهارات صفقة الأهلي المحتملة "ميسي سيراميكا" (فيديو)" [Watch the skills of the potential Al-Ahly deal, “Messi Ceramica” (video)]. ahlmasrnews.com (in Arabic). 28 July 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

[9] Mostafa Saad at Soccerway

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