Richard Reda Mostafa Basha (Arabic: ريتشارد رضا مصطفي باشا; born 7 March 2002), known as Richard Basha, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lugano.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Reda Mostafa Basha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Verona, Italy[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Team Ticino | ||
| Youth career | |||
| A.C. Milan | |||
| Juventus | |||
| 2016 | Sharm Sporting Club | ||
| 2016–2018 | Al Ahly | ||
| 2018–2021 | Udinese | ||
| 2021– | Lugano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Team Ticino | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Egypt U19 | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 May 2022 | |||
Born in Verona, Italy, to an Egyptian father and Italian mother, Basha started his career with Italian giants A.C. Milan and Juventus.[2] Due to his father's work, Basha relocated to South Sinai, Egypt, where he played for Sharm El Sheikh Sporting Club.[2] He was soon scouted and signed by Egyptian top division side Al Ahly in 2016.[3]
In 2017, Basha's father stated that he would remain in Egypt with Al Ahly, after interest from former club Juventus.[4] Despite this, Basha did return to Italy, joining Udinese in 2018.[2]
In August 2021, Basha joined Swiss side Lugano.[5]
Basha is eligible to represent both Italy and Egypt at international level.[6] He has represented Egypt at youth international level.[2]
Richard's brother, Salah, is also a footballer, and moved to Udinese from Al Ahly with him.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Team Ticino | 2021–22 | Swiss 1. Liga | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||