 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmed Mostafa Mohamed Sayed[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1996-01-10)10 January 1996 (age 29)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Minya, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Al Ahly | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Wadi Degla | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Lierse | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Lierse | 72 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | →Nacional (loan) | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Moreirense | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2025 | Zamalek | 172 | (61) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Al Ahly | 2 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Egypt | 48 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Ahmed Mostafa Mohamed Sayed (Arabic:أحمد مصطفى محمد سيد; born 10 January 1996) commonly known asZizo (Arabic:زيزو), is an Egyptian professionalfootballer who plays as awinger forEgyptian Premier League clubAl Ahly and theEgypt national team.
Zizo made hisBelgian Pro League debut at 29 March 2014 againstWaasland-Beveren in a 0–2 away win in the2013–14 season, he replacedSouleymane Diomandé after 50 minutes.[2] He went onto make 72 appearances and score 49 goals in his first four seasons between 2014 and 2017 withLierse.[3] In January 2017, Sayed joinedPrimeira Liga sideNacional on loan, with an option to buy, for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[4]
In January 2019, Zizo returned to Egypt, signing forZamalek, after one and a half seasons atMoreirense.[5] He achieved with the White Castle theEgyptian Premier League twice in (2020–21,2021–22), theEgypt Cup in (2018–19,2020–21,2024–25), and theEgyptian Super Cup once in (2019–20). On the continental level, Zizo won with Zamalek theCAF Confederation Cup twice in (2018–19,2023–24), and theCAF Super Cup twice in (2020,2024).
On 6 June 2025, it was officially announced that Zizo would joinAl Ahly on a four-year deal, following the expiration of his contract withZamalek.[6] He became eligible to compete with Al Ahly in the2025 FIFA Club World Cup. Furious fans of his previous club named himThe Hungry (Arabic:الجعان), as he left his home club who actually created his stardom in football,[7] and went for Zamalek's rival for a higher contract.[8][9]
On 4 December 2021, Zizo scored his first goal with theEgyptian national team during a group stage match againstSudan in the2021 FIFA Arab Cup.[10]
He was married on 4 August 2019, and has one daughter.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lierse | 2013–14 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | Challenger Pro League | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | Challenger Pro League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 72 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 4 | ||
| Nacional (loan) | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| Moreirense | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| Zamalek | 2018–19 | Egyptian Premier League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 45 | 9 | ||
| 2020–21 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 10 | ||
| 2021–22 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 6[e] | 1 | 1[f] | 1 | 40 | 22 | ||
| 2022–23 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 10[e] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 22 | ||
| 2023–24 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11[c] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13 | ||
| 2024–25 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9[c] | 3 | 3[g] | 0 | 31 | 8 | ||
| Total | 172 | 61 | 19 | 9 | 63 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 260 | 85 | ||
| Career total | 282 | 68 | 24 | 9 | 63 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 377 | 94 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 48 | 4 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 December 2021 | Stadium 974,Doha, Qatar |  Sudan | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2021 FIFA Arab Cup |
| 2 | 28 March 2023 | Bingu National Stadium,Lilongwe, Malawi |  Malawi | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 21 March 2025 | Larbi Zaouli Stadium,Casablanca, Morocco |  Ethiopia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 25 March 2025 | Cairo International Stadium,Cairo, Egypt |  Sierra Leone | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Zamalek
Al Ahly
Individual
Egypt squads | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||
