Mostafa Ziko
Squad number 11 · Pyramids
Their 2026 World Cup
Mostafa Ziko travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Egypt, wearing number 11, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 5 matches (1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat) and bowed out in the round of 16, beaten by Argentina 3-2.
Midfield went to Marwan Attia (5 matches, 434′) and Mohamed Salah (5 matches, 428′).
Another 5 players in the Egypt squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Egypt team page.
Biography
Mostafa Mohamed Zaky Abdelraouf (Arabic: مصطفى محمد زكي عبد الرؤوف; born 27 April 1997), known as Mostafa Ziko, is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Egyptian Premier League club Pyramids and the Egypt national team. His nickname 'Ziko' references the Brazilian footballer Zico, since his father admired the athlete. Ziko began his career with Gomhoriat Shebin, before joining Haras El Hodoud in 2019, where he developed as a winger in the Egyptian Premier League. In 2023, he joined ZED, and was the club's top scorer in the 2024–25 season. After attracting interest from clubs including Zamalek, Ziko joined Pyramids, where he won the Egypt Cup, the CAF Super Cup, and the FIFA African–Asian–Pacific Cup in his first season. Uncapped at youth level, Ziko made his debut for the Egyptian senior side in 2026 at the age of 29. Although himself not expecting inclusion, he was subsequently named in Egypt's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where he emerged as a focal player in Egypt's run to the round of 16, scoring two goals.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Bryan Berlin · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)