Mustafa Nadhim
![]() Nadhim with Iraq U23 in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mustafa Nadhim Jari Al-Shabbani[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 23 September 1993||
Place of birth | Al Diwaniyah, Iraq | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Center-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Zawraa | ||
Number | 44 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2010 | Al-Diwaniya | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Najaf | ||
2013–2014 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
2014–2015 | Erbil | ||
2015–2016 | Naft Al-Wasat | ||
2016–2017 | Al-Minaa | ||
2017–2018 | Najaf | ||
2018–2019 | Al-Shorta | 10 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Al-Zawraa | ||
2020 | Al-Shorta | ||
2020–2022 | Al-Diwaniya | ||
2022 | Al-Najma | ||
2022–2023 | Al-Faisaly | ||
2023 | → Al-Shorta (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2023– | Al-Zawraa | ||
International career‡ | |||
2011–2013 | Iraq U20 | 16 | (0) |
2011–2016 | Iraq U23 | 30 | (4) |
2013– | Iraq | 30 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2021 |
Mustafa Nadhim Jari Al-Shabbani (Arabic: مصطفى ناظم جاري, born 23 September 1993)[2] is an Iraqi footballer[3] who plays as a defender for Al-Zawraa, and the Iraq national team.
The defender played University football in Diwaniya, aged 16 when in Iraq most people would begin university at 18. In that same year, 2010, Mustafa helped guide his University to the Southern Universities Championship title for the first time with a comfortable 2–0 victory over Kufa University with one of the goals scored by future Olympic player Safa Jabar.[4]
Club career
[edit]Al Najaf
[edit]Mustafa started his career at Al Najaf where he spent three seasons with club, scoring nine goals.
Al Quwa Al Jawiya
[edit]Mustafa signed for Al Quwa Al Jawiya for the 2013/14 season in which the team finished 4th. He left the team at the end of the season, signing for Erbil.
Erbil SC
[edit]Mustafa spent 2015 with northern club Erbil, before leaving due to financial problems.
Naft Al Wasat
[edit]Mustafa signed for reigning champions Naft Al-Wasat ahead of the 2015/16 season, he left in the winter transfer window in 2017.
Al Mina'a
[edit]On 27 January 2017, Mustafa signed for Basrah Club Al-Minaa.[5] He made his debut vs Al-Hussein on February 24, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 away victory.
International career
[edit]Mustafa Nadhim was one of Hakim Shaker's youth players and after sitting on the bench throughout the 23rd Gulf Cup in Saudi Arabia, he was given his international debut by his mentor in an unofficial friendly against Malaysia. The defender played at right back that day and scored an acrobatic overhead kick.[4] On February 6, 2013 Mustafa Nadhim made his official International debut against Indonesia in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[6]
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.[7]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 6 October 2013 | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut | ![]() |
2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
2. | 21 February 2014 | Zabeel Stadium, Dubai | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
3. | 4 August 2018 | Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
4. | 12 January 2023 | Basra International Stadium, Basra | ![]() |
1–0 | 5–0 | 25th Arabian Gulf Cup |
Honors
[edit]Club
[edit]International
[edit]- Iraq Youth team
- 2012 AFC U-19 Championship: runner-up
- 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup: 4th Place
- Iraq U-23
- Iraq
- 21st Arabian Gulf Cup: runner-up
- 25th Arabian Gulf Cup: winner
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Iraq" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 4. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "fifa profile player". Archived from the original on May 15, 2016.
- ^ "Rio2016 Mustafa Nadhim". Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- ^ a b Mubarak, Hassanin. "Iraq Olympic Team Profile". Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ^ Soccer Iraq [@SoccerIraq] (27 January 2017). "📰" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Soccerway.com Iraq vs. Indonesia
- ^ "Fanar, Raad". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
External links
[edit]- Video on YouTube Defender Mustafa Nadhim
- Mustafa Nadhim – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Mustafa Nadhim at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Iraqi men's footballers
- Olympic footballers for Iraq
- Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Iraq
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Iraq men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Al-Minaa SC players
- Al-Shorta SC players
- Al-Diwaniya SC players
- Iraqi football biography stubs