Zizo (footballer)

Ahmed Mostafa Mohamed Sayed (Arabic: أحمد مصطفى محمد سيد; born 10 January 1996) commonly known as Zizo (Arabic: زيزو), is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly and the Egypt national team.^[2][3]

Zizo

Zizo with Al Ahly in 2025
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(s)	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	3	(0)
International career‡
2019–	Egypt	48	(4)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Egypt Africa Cup of Nations Runner-up 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025

Club career

Early life and career

Zizo (first from right), Omar Gaber, Shikabala and Seifeddine Jaziri with Zamalek in 2021.

Zizo made his Belgian Pro League debut at 29 March 2014 against Waasland-Beveren in a 0–2 away win in the 2013–14 season, he replaced Souleymane Diomandé after 50 minutes.^[4] He went onto make 72 appearances and score 49 goals in his first four seasons between 2014 and 2017 with Lierse.^[2] In January 2017, Sayed joined Primeira Liga side Nacional on loan, with an option to buy, for the rest of the 2016–17 season.^[5]

Zamalek

In January 2019, Zizo returned to Egypt, signing for Zamalek, after one and a half seasons at Moreirense.^[6]

Al Ahly

On 6 June 2025, it was officially announced that Zizo would join Al Ahly on a four-year deal, following the expiration of his contract with Zamalek SC. He became eligible to compete with Al Ahly in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.^[7]

International career

On 4 December 2021, Zizo scored his first goal with the Egyptian national team during a group stage match against Sudan in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.^[8]

Personal life

He was married on 4 August 2019, and has one daughter.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 February 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. Includes Belgian Cup, Taça de Portugal, Egypt Cup
2. Appearances in Taça da Liga
3. Appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
4. One appearance in CAF Super Cup and one appearacne in Egyptian Super Cup
5. Appearances in CAF Champions League
6. Appearance in Egyptian Super Cup
7. One appearance in CAF Super Cup and two appearacnes in Egyptian Super Cup

International

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

Honours

Zamalek

• Egyptian Premier League: 2020–21, 2021–22
• Egypt Cup: 2018–19, 2020–21, 2024–25
• Egyptian Super Cup: 2019–20
• CAF Confederation Cup: 2018–19, 2023–24
• CAF Super Cup: 2020, 2024

Individual

• Egyptian Premier League top goalscorer: 2021–22