Moustafa Benshi (born 7 January 2002) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ettan Fotboll club IFK Berga.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Aleppo, Syria | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Kalmar FF | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016 | Kalmar Södra IF | ||
2016–2021 | Kalmar FF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Kalmar FF | 2 | (0) |
2022– | IFK Berga | 24 | (9) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Syria U23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2021 |
Born in Syria, Benshi emigrated to Sweden with his family in 2015.[2] He joined Kalmar Södra IF the following year. After spending few months at the club, he moved to youth academy of Kalmar FF. He made his senior team debut for the club on 18 August 2021 by scoring a goal in 3–1 cup win against Lunds BK.[3]
In August 2021, Benshi was named in Syria under-23 team squad for a training camp which was held in Amman.[4]
Born in Syria, Benshi left the country with his family in 2012 due to Syrian civil war. As a child, he worked in a textile factory in Turkey for an year to meet his family's financial requirements.[2]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kalmar FF | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | |
Career total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
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