Nor Mustafa

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Nor Mustafa
Mustafa in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-11-29) 29 November 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Eskilstuna, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Al-Ittihad
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Eskilstuna United 1 (0)
2020–2021 West Ham United 9 (0)
2021–2022 Le Havre 8 (0)
2022 Hibernian 23 (3)
2023– Al-Ittihad 7 (5)
International career
2019–2020 Sweden U19
2024– Syria 5 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:59, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

Nor Mustafa (Arabic: نور مصطفى; born 29 November 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Ittihad. Born in Sweden, she plays for the Syria national team.

Club career[edit]

Mustafa joined West Ham in July 2020, becoming West Ham's fifth signing of the summer.[1] Mustafa made her debut on 6 September coming on in the 81st minute in a 1–1 draw with Tottenham.[2] She was transferred to French Division 2 Féminine club Le Havre in September 2021.[3]

International career[edit]

On 12 February 2024, the Syrian Football Association announced that Mustafa had switched her FIFA nationality and became eligible to represent Syria at international stage.[4][5] She joined the team for the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship, and made her debut on 13 February 2024, in a pre-tournament friendly 1–0 defeat against Lebanon.[6]

Personal life[edit]

Mustafa is of Kurdish descent.[7]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 30 January 2021[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Eskilstuna United 2019 Damallsvenskan 1 0 1[a] 1 2 1
West Ham United 2020–21 FA WSL 4 0 0 0 4[b] 0 8 0
Le Havre AC 2021–22 8 0 8 0
Hibernian 2022–23 23 3 23 3
Al-Ittihad 2023–24 7 5 2 0 9 5
Career total 43 8 3 1 4 0 51 9
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the Svenska Cupen Damer
  2. ^ Appearances in the FA Women's League Cup

International[edit]

Statistics accurate as of match played 24 February 2024.
Syria
Year Apps Goals
2024 5 3
Total 5 3
As of match played 24 February 2024. Syria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mustafa goal.
No. Date Cap Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 February 2024 2 Safa Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Lebanon 1–3 1–3 Friendly
2 20 February 2024 3 King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  Nepal 1–3 1–4 2024 WAFF Women's Championship
3 24 February 2024 5 King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  Iraq 2–0 3–0 2024 WAFF Women's Championship

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nor Mustafa | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur vs. West Ham United – 6 September 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Nor Mustafa: West Ham forward leaves WSL to join Le Havre". BBC Sport. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  4. ^ "لاعبة منتخب سورية للسيدات نور مصطفى" [Syrian women's football player Nor Mustafa] (in Arabic). Syrian Football Association. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024 – via Facebook.
  5. ^ "الاتحاد الدولي يوافق على انضمام المهاجمة نور مصطفى لتمثيل منتخب سوريا" [FIFA approves the inclusion of the attacker Noor Mustafa to represent the Syrian national team.]. koraplus.com (in Arabic). 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  6. ^ "فوز سيدات لبنان على سوريا وديا" [Lebanese women's team win against Syria in a friendly match.]. the-lfa.com.lb (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  7. ^ Wrack, Suzanne (24 July 2020). "West Ham's Nor Mustafa: 'If I went to buy milk I had a football at my feet'". theguardian.com. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  8. ^ Nor Mustafa at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

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