Mustafa Karim Abdullah (Arabic: مصطفى كريم عبدالله) (born 21 July 1987) is an Iraqi footballer. He last played for Al-Talaba. He plays as striker, and is known for his ability to score with both feet.
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Full name | Mustafa Karim Abdullah | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1987-07-21) 21 July 1987 (age 35) | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Baghdad, Iraq | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||
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 | Erbil | 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 | Erbil | (0) | |||||||||||
2012–2013 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | (18) | |||||||||||
2013–2014 | Al-Shorta | (7) | |||||||||||
2014–2015 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | (7) | |||||||||||
2015 | Al-Muharraq | (2) | |||||||||||
2015–2017 | Naft Al-Wasat | (7) | |||||||||||
2017 | Al-Zawraa | (3) | |||||||||||
2017–2018 | Al-Talaba | (0) | |||||||||||
2018–2019 | Al-Minaa | 13 | (8) | ||||||||||
2019–2020 | Amanat Baghdad | ||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya | ||||||||||||
2021 | Al-Talaba | ||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||
2006 | Iraq U17 | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||
2006–2007 | Iraq U23 | 7 | (8) | ||||||||||
2008 | Iraq U20 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||
2008–2015 | Iraq | 48 | (7) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 12, 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 14, 2013 |
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.
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.
Mustafa Karim Signed for Iraqi champions Al Zawraa from Naft Al Wasat on the January transfer window of 2017.[1] He made his debut as a second half substitute Vs Al-Hedood and scored the winning goal in the dying moments of the match.[2]
In 2008, Mustafa Karim made his debut to the Iraq national team in a friendly match against Jordan On 24 January 2008.
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 29 September 2010 | King Abdullah Stadium, Amman | ![]() | 1–0 | 3-0 | 2010 WAFF Championship |
2. | 29 September 2010 | King Abdullah Stadium, Amman | ![]() | 2–0 | 3-0 | 2010 WAFF Championship |
3. | 1 October 2010 | King Abdullah Stadium, Amman | ![]() | 1–1 | 1-2 | 2010 WAFF Championship |
4. | 16 July 2011 | Amman International Stadium, Amman | ![]() | 1–1 | 1-1 (4-5 pk) | 2011 Fochs Int. Football Tournament |
5. | 29 February 2012 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha | ![]() | 5–1 | 7-1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qual. |
6. | 24 June 2012 | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, KSA | ![]() | 1–0 | 1-0 | 2012 Arab Nations Cup |
7. | 3 July 2012 | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, KSA | ![]() | 1–2 | 1-2 | 2012 Arab Nations Cup |
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Preceded by![]() |
Runner-up Iraq League top scorer 2005-06 |
Succeeded by![]() |
Iraqi Premier League top scorers | |
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Al-Mina'a SC – current squad | |
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