Haitham Mustafa
Sudanese footballer
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Haitham Mostafa Karar (Arabic: هيثم مصطفي كرار; born 19 July 1977) is a Sudanese former footballer who played as midfielder. He was the captain of Al-Hilal Omdurman and the Sudan national team.
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Mustafa in 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Haitham Mustafa Karar Ahmed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Khartoum Bahri, Khartoum State, Sudan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993-1995 | Al-Amir SC (Bahri) | 17 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2012 | Al-Hilal Club | 578 | (57) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Al-Merrikh SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Al-Ahly Shendi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2012 | Sudan | 111[1] | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Al-Hilal Club U20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Al Ahli SC (Khartoum) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Alamal SC Atbara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Al-Hilal Club assist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Al-Hilal Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Al-Falah SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of June 24, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
He joined Al-Hilal in November 1995 after transferring from Al-Ameer Al-Bahrawi, a second league team. He was one of the most promising players of Africa at that time. He was on the verge to going to Everton in the transfer window in 2011, but it was declined.
International career
He led the Sudanese national team to qualify for the 2008 African Cup of Nations, which was the first time for the national team to qualify in over 30 years.
Honours
Clubs
Al-Hilal Club
- Sudan Premier League: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012
- Sudan Cup: 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2011
Al-Merrikh SC
- Sudan Premier League: 2013
- Sudan Cup: 2013, 2014
- CECAFA Clubs Cup: 2014
Sudan
Career statistics
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 25 December 2002 | Kuwait, Kuwait |  Morocco | 1-0 | Won | 2002 Arab Cup |
| 2. | 19 September 2003 | Sanaa, Yemen |  Yemen | 2-1 | Won | Friendly |
| 3. | 12 December 2004 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |  Kenya | 2-2 | Draw | 2004 CECAFA Cup |
| 4. | 18 December 2004 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |  Somalia | 4-0 | Won | 2004 CECAFA Cup |
| 5. | 22 December 2004 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |  Burundi | 1-2 | Lost | 2004 CECAFA Cup |
| 6. | 21 December 2006 | Beirut, Lubnan | Somalia | 6-1 | Won | 2009 Arab Nations Cup qualification |
| 7. | 3 May 2008 | Omdurman, Sudan |  Rwanda | 4-0 | Won | 2009 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 8. | 16 January 2011 | Cairo, Egypt |  Tanzania | 2-0 | Won | 2011 Nile Basin Tournament |
Trivia
Mustafa is one of Sudan's footballing legends. He is a highly rated player. In his youth years Haitham Mustafa was regarded as a highly talented holding midfielder.
He is a Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations.