{{short description|Egyptian footballer (born 2001)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mostafa Saad | image = | full_name = Mostafa Saad Abdallah Sayed Ahmed<ref name="FIFA">{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce252/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025™ – Squad List: Egypt (EGY) |publisher=FIFA |page=5 |date=1 December 2025 |access-date=1 December 2025 }}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|8|22|df=y}}<ref name="FIFA"/> | birth_place = | height = 1.68 m<ref name="FIFA"/> | position = Right winger | currentclub = ZED | clubnumber = 80 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}} | youthclubs1 = Ceramica Cleopatra | years1 = 2020–2022 | clubs1 = Ceramica Cleopatra | caps1 = 39 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2022–2023 | clubs2 = Al Ahly | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2023–2023 | clubs3 = → Smouha (loan) | caps3 = 18 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2023– | clubs4 = ZED | caps4 = 25 | goals4 = 3 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = Egypt U23 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 2023– | nationalteam2 = Egypt | nationalcaps2 = 15 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | club-update = | nationalteam-update = 9 September 2025 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{fb|Egypt}}}} {{MedalCompetition|U-23 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Medal|RU|Morocco 2023|U-23 Team}} }} '''Mostafa Saad Abdallah Sayed Ahmed''' ({{langx|ar|مُصْطَفَى سَعْد عَبْد الله سَيِّد أَحْمَد}}; born 22 August 2001), also known as '''Mostafa Saad Messi''', is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Egyptian Premier League club ZED.
==Club career== In September 2022, Saad signed for Al Ahly on a five-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elfagr.org/4512744|title=قرار حاسم تجاه مصطفي سعد ميسي بعد انتقاله للأهلي|trans-title=A decisive decision towards Mustafa Saad Messi after his transfer to Al-Ahly|date=17 September 2022|accessdate=9 March 2023|website=elfagr.org|language=Arabic}}</ref> He suffered an injury shortly after joining Al Ahly, keeping him out for three weeks and disrupting his integration into the first team.<ref name=y7>{{cite web|url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2023/1/30/%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%89-%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%89-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%89-%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%88%D9%87%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A8/6065246|title=مصطفى سعد: وجودى مع سامى كان الأفضل لى.. وهذا سبب تعطل انطلاقتى مع الأهلى|trans-title=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|date=30 January 2023|accessdate=9 March 2023|website=youm7.com|language=Arabic}}</ref> Despite this injury, manager Marcel Koller promised Saad in November 2022 that he would receive more game time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nabd-elwatan.com/archives/164411|title=كولر يعد مصطفى سعد بفرصة كاملة في الأهلي|trans-title=Kohler promises Mustafa Saad a full opportunity in Al-Ahly|date=6 November 2022|accessdate=9 March 2023|website=nabd-elwatan.com|language=Arabic}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cairo24.com/1729266|title=مصطفى سعد ميسي يطلب الرحيل عن الأهلي - خاص|trans-title=Mustafa Saad Messi asks to leave Al-Ahly - private|date=14 January 2023|accessdate=9 March 2023|website=cairo24.com|language=Arabic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.almasryalyoum.com/news/details/2802710|title=الأهلي يوافق على إعارة مصطفى سعد "ميسي" لسيراميكا كليوباترا|trans-title=Al-Ahly agrees to loan Mustafa Saad “Messi” to Ceramica Cleopatra|date=25 January 2023|accessdate=9 March 2023|website=almasryalyoum.com|language=Arabic}}</ref> 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.<ref name=y7/>
==International career== Saad has represented Egypt at under-23 level.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vetogate.com/4699070|title=التشخيص المبدئي لإصابة لاعب الأهلي الجديد|trans-title=Initial diagnosis of the injury of the new Al-Ahly player|date=24 September 2022|accessdate=9 March 2023|website=vetogate.com|language=Arabic}}</ref>
==Style of play== Saad is nicknamed '''Messi''' after Argentine playmaker Lionel Messi, due to the two sharing a similar stature and style of play.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ahlmasrnews.com/news/sport/12995669/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%A3%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A9%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7|title=شاهد مهارات صفقة الأهلي المحتملة "ميسي سيراميكا" (فيديو)|trans-title=Watch the skills of the potential Al-Ahly deal, “Messi Ceramica” (video)|date=28 July 2022|accessdate=9 March 2023|website=ahlmasrnews.com|language=Arabic}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club=== {{updated|9 March 2023.}}<ref>{{Soccerway|mostafa-saad/685734}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=3|Ceramica Cleopatra |2020–21 |rowspan=2|Egyptian Premier League |7||1||1{{efn|name=EC|Appearances in the Egypt Cup}}||0||colspan=2|–||0||0||8||1 |- |2021–22 |32||2||1{{efn|name=EC}}||0||colspan=2|–||0||0||33||2 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !39!!3!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!41!!3 |- |Al Ahly |rowspan=2|2022–23 |rowspan=2|Egyptian Premier League |2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |- |Smouha (loan) |5||1||0||0||colspan=2|–||0||0||5||1 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !46!!4!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!48!!4 |}
=== International === {{updated|match played 9 September 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Egypt |2023||8||0 |- |2024||6||0 |- |2025||1||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!15!!1 |}
: ''Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Saad goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Mostafa Saad |- ! No. !! Date !! Venue!! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 9 September 2025 || Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt || {{fb|TUN}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"| 3–0 || Friendly |}
;Notes {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Al Ahly''' * Egyptian Premier League: 2022–23 * Egypt Cup: 2021–22
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Olympics.com}} * {{Olympedia}}
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