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.
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]
In January 2019, Zizo returned to Egypt, signing for Zamalek, after one and a half seasons at Moreirense.[5]
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]
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]
He was married on 4 August 2019, and has one daughter.[9]
| 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 |
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