Mustafa Eskihellaç (born 5 May 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Gaziantep.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1997-05-05) 5 May 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Trabzon, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left midfielder[1] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gaziantep | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Çağlayanspor | ||
| 2009–2015 | Düzyurtspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Düzyurtspor | 58 | (11) |
| 2018–2022 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 63 | (4) |
| 2019 | → Elazığspor (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | → Boluspor (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2022– | Gaziantep | 6 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2018 | Turkey U20 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2022 | |||
On 18 January 2018, Mustafa signed for Yeni Malatyaspor from Düzyurtspor after successful seasons in the TFF Third League.[2] He made his professional debut with Malatyaspor in a 1-1 Süper Lig tie with Kasımpaşa S.K. on 9 February 2018.[3]
On the last day of the January transfermarket 2019, Eskihellaç was one of 22 players in two hours who signed for Turkish club Elazığspor.[4] It had been placed under a transfer embargo but managed to negotiate it with the Turkish FA, leading to them going on a mad spree of signing and registering a load of players despite not even having a permanent manager in place. In just two hours, they managed to snap up a record 22 players - 12 coming in on permanent contracts and a further 10 joining on loan deals until the end of the season. He arrived on a loan for the rest of the season.
On 23 July 2022, Eskihellaç signed a three-year contract with Gaziantep.[5]
Mustafa represented the Turkey U20 at the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[6]
Gaziantep F.K. – current squad | |
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