Moustafa Zeidan
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.jpg) Zeidan playing for Malmö FF in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Moustafa Zeidan Khalili[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsingborg, Sweden[2] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Masry | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Högaborg | |||
| 2014–2016 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Högaborg | 19 | (9) |
| 2016–2017 | Helsingborgs IF | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Syrianska | 13 | (1) |
| 2018 | Brommapojkarna | 15 | (0) |
| 2019 | Frej | 13 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Jönköpings Södra | 38 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Sirius | 28 | (4) |
| 2022–2025 | Malmö FF | 23 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | → Hatta (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Rosenborg (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2026– | Al Masry | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | Sweden U17 | 17 | (4) |
| 2015–2017 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Palestine | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 December 2025 | |||
Moustafa Zeidan Khalili (Arabic: مصطفى زيدان خليلي; born 7 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[3] Born in Sweden, he plays for the Palestine national team.
He is a product of the Högaborg and Aston Villa academies.
On 3 December 2019, Jönköpings Södra confirmed that Zeidan would join the club for the 2020 season, signing a two-year deal.[4]
International career
Sweden
In December 2021, Zeidan was selected for the Swedish national team's January tour, which was to be played in Portugal. The tour was later canceled. He was later called up again in December 2022.[5] He made his full international debut for Sweden on 9 January 2023, playing for 68 minutes in a friendly 2–0 win against Finland before being replaced by Bilal Hussein.[6]
Palestine
In June 2024, Zeidan was called up to the Palestine national team for the World Cup qualification games against Lebanon and Australia.[7]
Personal life
Zeidan was born in Sweden and is of Palestinian descent. He is the cousin of the footballers Imad and Abdul Khalili.[8]
