Haitham Mustafa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Haitham Mostafa Ahmed Karar | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Khartoum North, Sudan | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Amir SC | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995 | Al-Amir SC | 17 | (2) |
| 1995–2012 | Al-Hilal Club | 578 | (57) |
| 2013–2014 | Al-Merrikh SC | ||
| 2015 | Al-Ahly Shendi | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2012 | Sudan | 103 | (7) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 14, 2012 | |||
Hytham Mostafa Karar (Arabic: هيثم مصطفي كرار) (born 19 July 1977 in Khartoum North) is a Sudanese footballer playing for Al-Merrikh as midfielder. He was the captain of Al-Hilal Omdurman and the Sudan national football team.
He joined Al-Hilal in November 1995 after transferring from Al-Ameer Al-Bahrawi, a second league team. He is one of the promising players of Africa. He was on the verge to going to Everton in the transfer window in 2011, but it was declined.
Mustafa is one of Sudan's footballing legends. He is a highly rated player. In his youth years Haitham Mustafa was regarded as a highly talented holding midfielder, he led the Sudanese national team to qualify for the 2008 African Cup of Nations, which was the first time for the national team to qualify (then 2008) in over 30 years.
He is known for his high-ability of play making, his magical throw passes are present in almost every match since 1995.
He is a Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations.
External links
- Haitham Mustafa at National-Football-Teams.com
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