Zizo (footballer)

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[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 2 (2)
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 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 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.

Club career

Early life and career

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.[2] He went onto make 72 appearances and score 49 goals in his first four seasons between 2014 and 2017 with Lierse.[3] In January 2017, Sayed joined Primeira Liga side Nacional on loan, with an option to buy, for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[4]

Zamalek

In January 2019, Zizo returned to Egypt, signing for Zamalek, after one and a half seasons at Moreirense.[5]

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.[6] 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[3]
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. ^ a b c Appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
  4. ^ One appearance in CAF Super Cup and one appearacne in Egyptian Super Cup
  5. ^ a b c 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

Appearances and goals by national team and year[10]
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
Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zizo goal.
List of international goals scored by Zizo
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

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ – Squad List: Al Ahly FC (EGY)" (PDF). FIFA. 4 July 2025. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Waasland-Beveren vs. Lierse - 29 March 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Egypt - Zizo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Nacional e Lierse acordam cedência de Zizo". C.D. Nacional. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Zamalek sign Egyptian winger Ahmed Sayed from Portugal's Moreirense". JMG Football. 1 February 2019.
  6. ^ "OFFICIAL: Al Ahly Sign Ahmed Sayed Zizo on a Free Transfer". KingFut. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  7. ^ "تعرف على التفاصيل الكاملة لعقد أحمد مصطفى زيزو مع الأهلى". اليوم السابع. 11 April 2025.
  8. ^ "زيزو يسجل هدفه الدولى الأول مع منتخب مصر فى مباراته الثامنة". اليوم السابع. 4 December 2021.
  9. ^ "20 صورة ترصد قصة حب أحمد سيد زيزو وزوجته". مصراوي.كوم.
  10. ^ Zizo at National-Football-Teams.com
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