Mustafa Saadoon (footballer, born 1994)
 Saadoon with Al-Naft | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mustafa Saadoon Hantoosh[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Baghdad, Iraq | ||
| Date of death | 23 April 2021 (aged 27) | ||
| Place of death | Baghdad Medical City, Baghdad, Iraq | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | |||
| Al-Shorta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2015 | Al-Kahrabaa | ||
| 2015–2021 | Al-Naft | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mustafa Saadoon Hantoosh (Arabic: مصطفى سعدون حنتوش; 28 January 1994 – 23 April 2021) was an Iraqi professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
[edit]Saadoon started playing football from a young age, as a goalkeeper with his friends in the streets of Jisr Diyala, a neighbourhood in Baghdad, Iraq.[2] He played for the youth setups of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Shorta before moving to Al-Kahrabaa, where he played for multiple seasons.[2]
Saadoon joined Al-Naft on 17 July 2015,[3] and played in the 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup, Al-Naft's first participation in the competition.[2] He played for Al-Naft in the Iraqi Premier League up to and including the 2020–21 season,[4][5] until his death in 2021.[6]
International career
[edit]Saadoun was called up for the Iraq national under-20 team for the 2011 Arab Cup U-20 and for the Iraq national under-23 team for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship,[7] but did not play a game in either tournament.[1] His only call-up for the senior team came in 2018,[2] as an unused substitute in a friendly against Palestine.[8]
Personal life
[edit]In 2020, Saadoon volunteered for German humanitarian organization "Without Borders", providing assistance for people infected with COVID-19.[2]
Death
[edit]On 18 April 2021, Saadoon suffered from a sudden stroke during a training session with Al-Naft, and was transferred to the Baghdad Medical City.[6] He died five days later, on 23 April.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mustafa Saadoon". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "حارس المرمى مصطفى سعدون لـ (لشبكة): قدمت أجمل مستوياتي مع النفط". مجلة الشبكة العراقية,IMN Magazine (in Arabic). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "النفط يكمل تعاقدات الحراس بانضمام عمار علي". Al-Sumaria TV (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "كووورة يختار تشكيلة الجولة في الدوري العراقي". كووورة. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "صفحة المباراة". IPFL Official Website (in Arabic). 16 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "وفاة حارس مرمى النفط". كووورة. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "كاس العرب للشباب 2011". NIIIIS. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Match Report of Iraq vs Palestine". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Mustafa Saadoon at Soccerway
