Muizz Mustapha
Nigerian rugby league footballer
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Muizz Mustapha (born 3 April 2000) is a Nigerian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop forward for Doncaster R.L.F.C. in the RFL Championship.
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| Full name | Muizz Mustapha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 4 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has previously played for Leeds Rhinos and Castleford Tigers in the Super League. He has spent time on loan and dual registration at Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League, at Featherstone Rovers, Dewsbury Rams, Bradford Bulls and Batley Bulldogs in the RFL Championship, and at Newcastle Thunder in League 1.
Background
Career
Leeds Rhinos
In 2018, he made a professional debut while on loan at Featherstone Rovers and has also spent time at the Dewsbury Rams in the Championship.
In 2019, he made debut for Leeds against Workington Town in the Challenge Cup.[5]
On 18 November 2020, it was announced that Mustapha would join Hull Kingston Rovers on a season-long loan starting in 2021.[6]
Hull Kingston Rovers (loan)
Mustapha made a total of eleven appearances for Hull KR in the 2021 season including the club's 28–10 semi-final defeat against Catalans Dragons.[7][8][9]
Bradford Bulls (loan)
On 2 December 2021, it was announced that he had signed for Bradford in the RFL Championship on loan.[10]
Castleford Tigers
On 3 October 2022, the Castleford Tigers announced the signing of Mustapha from Leeds.[11] He would join on a one-year deal, with an option for a further year in the club's favour.[12] Head coach Lee Radford said, "His leg speed, his defence, his line speed is fantastic, and he is a different shape to a lot of front rowers kicking around in the competition."[13]
Mustapha made his Castleford debut on 26 February 2023 against St Helens.[14] He played thirteen matches for Castleford in the 2023 season as the club finished 11th on the table narrowly avoiding relegation.[15]
In the 2025 season, he made seventeen appearances for Castleford, scoring three tries.[1] On 10 October, Castleford announced Mustapha would depart the club to pursue playing opportunities elsewhere.[16][17]
Batley Bulldogs (DR)
In June 2024, Mustapha made two appearances for Batley Bulldogs in the RFL Championship, through their dual registration agreement with Castleford.[1]
Doncaster R.L.F.C.
On 26 October 2025, Mustapha signed for Doncaster R.L.F.C. in the RFL Championship on a two-year deal.[18]
International
Club statistics
| Club | Season | Tier | App | T | G | DG | Pts |
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 Leeds Rhinos |
2019 | Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Super League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
→  Featherstone Rovers (loan) |
2018 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
→  Dewsbury Rams (loan) |
2019 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
→  Newcastle Thunder (loan) |
2019 | League 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
→  Hull Kingston Rovers (loan) |
2021 | Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
→  Bradford Bulls (loan) |
2022 | Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Castleford Tigers |
2023 | Super League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Super League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Super League | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
→  Batley Bulldogs (DR) |
2024 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Doncaster R.L.F.C. |
2026 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 87 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||