Mostafa Afroto
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mostafa Mahmoud Selim | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder, Second Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ala'ab Damanhour | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007-2010 | Al-Ahly | ||
| 2008 | → Smouha S.C. (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009-2011 | Al-Ahly | 10 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Al-Ittihad (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2012-2013 | FK Qarabağ | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | Misr El-Makasa | 5 | (0) |
| 2013-2014 | ACS Poli Timișoara | 0 | (0) |
| 2014- | Ala'ab Damanhour | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Egypt U-20 | 8 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mostafa Mohamed Selim, more commonly known as Mostafa Afroto (Arabic: مصطفى عفروتو), is an Egyptian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a second striker. He currently plays for Misr El-Makasa, as well as the Egyptian U-23 national team. Mostafa is nicknamed "Afroto" (or Little Genie) for his speed, pace and unpredictable moves on the pitch.
Career
Afroto made his first squad club debut on February 12, 2010, when he came as a substitute for Osama Hosny in the 63rd minutes, when his team was down 0-1 against Ittihad El-Shorta. Afroto scored the equalizer for his club from a marvelous long distance free kick. He moved on to inspire his teammates to achieve a 4-2 win by gaining a penalty scored by his teammate Mohamed Samir and scoring his second goal in the 90th minute in an exciting come back. This his made the thrilled fans of Al-Ahly to chant his name till the end of the match.[2]
On 21 August 2012, it was announced that he had officially signed for Azerbaijani giants Qarabağ.[3] After only four games for Qarabağ joined Misr El Makasa on a two and a half year contract.[4]
References
- ↑ Egypt U20 Squadlist FIFA.com
- ↑ Afroto gives Ahli thrilling win filgoal.com
- ↑ "Official: Afroto joins Azerbaijani club". http://www.kingfut.com/. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ↑ "Hossam Hassan boosts Maqassa by landing exAhly Afroto". http://english.ahram.org.eg/. Retrieved 20 November 2013.