Mostafa Afroto

Afroto

Personal information
Full name	Mostafa Mahmoud Selim
Date of birth	17 March 1989 (1989-03-17) (age 22)
Place of birth	Cairo, Egypt
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) [1]
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder, Second Striker
Club information
Current club	Al-Ahly
Number	33
Youth career
2007-2010	Al-Ahly
2008	→ Smouha S.C. (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2009-2011	Al-Ahly	4	(2)
2011	Al-Ittihad (loan)
National team‡
2009-	Egypt U-20	4	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 February 2010

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 African Club of the Century Al-Ahly, 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]

International career

Afroto was a part of the Egypt U-20 national team squad which participated in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup played on home soil. He scored the opening goal of the tournament for Egypt against Trinidad and Tobago in a 4-1 win. He later scored his second goal in the tournament against Paraguay in a 1-2 loss. Afroto also helped his teammates to achieve 4-2 win over Italy. However, the Egyptian national team failed to continue their run by losing to Costa Rica in the Second Round.

References

1. ^ Egypt U20 Squadlist fifa.com
2. ^ Afroto gives Ahli thrilling win filgoal.com

Persondata
Name	Afroto, Mostafa
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Date of birth	17 March 1989
Place of birth	Cairo, Egypt
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