Mostafa Mahmoud Mohamed Selim (born 17 March 1989), known as Mostafa Afroto (), is an Egyptian

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who plays as an

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or a

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. He currently plays for

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. 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 12 February 2010, when he came as a substitute for

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in the 63rd minutes, when his team was down 0–1 against

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. 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

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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 until the end of the match. On 21 August 2012, it was announced that he had officially signed for Azerbaijani giants Qarabağ. After only four games for Qarabağ joined

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on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Afroto, Mostafa 1989 births Living people Egyptian men's footballers Egypt men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Al Ahly SC players ACS Poli Timișoara players Qarabağ FK players Al Ittihad Alexandria Club players Misr Lel Makkasa SC players Ismaily SC players Egyptian Premier League players Azerbaijan Premier League players Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Romania 21st-century Egyptian sportsmen