Mustafa Karim

Mustafa Karim
Personal information
Full name Mustafa Karim Abdullah
Date of birth (1987-07-21) July 21, 1987
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Youth career
2002–2004 Al-Talaba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Al-Kahraba 24 (16)
2005–2006 Al-Shorta 19 (14)
2006–2007 Arbil 13 (7)
2007–2009 Al-Ismaily 52 (21)
2009–2010 Al-Sharjah 10 (8)
2010 Al-Sailiya 2 (2)
2010–2011 Baniyas 10 (3)
2011–2012 Al-Ittihad Al-Iskandary 55 (29)
2012 Arbil (0)
2012–2013 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (18)
2013–2014 Al-Shorta (7)
2014–2015 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (7)
2015 Al-Muharraq (2)
2015– Naft Al-Wasat (4)
National team‡
2006 Iraq U-19 1 (1)
2006–2007 Iraq U-23 7 (8)
2008 Iraq U-21 2 (1)
2008– Iraq 48 (7)
2013 Iraq Military

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 20, 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 14, 2013

Mustafa Karim Abdullah (Arabic: مصطفى كريم عبدالله‎‎) (born July 21, 1987 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an Iraqi footballer. He currently plays for Naft Al-Wasat. He plays as striker, and is known for his ability to score with both feet.

Career: Youth, Olympic and National Team

Youth Team

In 2005, Mustafa Karim took part with Iraq Youth team in the AFC Youth Championship Qualification, scored the qualifying goal against Kuwait and sent Iraq to the AFC Youth Championship 2006, but he couldn't join the team due to injury.

Olympic Team

In 2006, Mustafa Karim won the Silver Medal in the Asian Games with Iraq Olympic team. Mustafa Karim scored 4 goals in the Asian Games, 2 goals against Indonesia and one goal against Singapore in the 1st Round, while his fourth goal was the most precious goal against Malaysia, Iraq was leading the match 3-0 against Malaysia and Iraq needed a 4-0 win to qualify to the quarterfinals as the best second place runner, Mustafa Karim substituted in and scored the 4th goal from the first touch to send the Iraq Olympic team to the quarterfinals.

In 2007, Iraq Olympic team failed to qualify to the 2008 Olympic Games and finished behind Australia by 1 point, Mustafa Karim played most of the Olympic Games qualifications matches as substitution, and scored only 2 goals.

Iraq National Team Debut

In 2008, Mustafa Karim made his debut to the Iraq national team in a friendly match against Jordan On 24 January 2008.

Clubs Achievements

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 September 2010 King Abdullah Stadium, Amman  Palestine 1–0 3-0 2010 WAFF Championship
2. 29 September 2010 King Abdullah Stadium, Amman  Palestine 2–0 3-0 2010 WAFF Championship
3. 1 October 2010 King Abdullah Stadium, Amman  Iran 1–1 1-2 2010 WAFF Championship
4. 16 July 2011 Amman International Stadium, Amman  Jordan 1–1 1-1 (4-5 pk) 2011 Fochs Int. Football Tournament
5. 29 February 2012 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha  Singapore 5–1 7-1 2014 FIFA World Cup qual.
6. 24 June 2012 Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, KSA  Lebanon 1–0 1-0 2012 Arab Nations Cup
7. 3 July 2012 Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, KSA  Morocco 1–2 1-2 2012 Arab Nations Cup

Honours

Country

Club

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Al Shorta SC Hall of Fame
Awards
Preceded by
Abandoned due to War		 Iraq League top scorer
2004-05 		Succeeded by
Iraq Sahib Abbas
Preceded by
Iraq Ali Mohammed		 Runner-up Iraq League top scorer
2005-06 		Succeeded by
Iraq Sahib Abbas
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