Mustafa Mustafa (footballer)

Mustafa Mustafa

Personal information
Full name	Mustafa Mustafa
Date of birth	August 22, 1979
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder[1]
Club information
Current team	Cairnlea FC
Number	22
Youth career
1997–1998	VIS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1996–1998	Albion Redsox	36	(1)
1998–2001	South Melbourne FC	13	(0)
2000–2001	Port Melbourne SC	14	(3)
2002-2004	Albion Rovers Soccer Club	61	(13)
2005–2008	Hume City FC	110	(13)
2009–2011	Port Melbourne SC	41	(5)
2011-2012	Brunswick City SC	42	(17)
2013–current	Cairnlea FC	61	(18)
Total		378	(70)
National team
1999	Australia U20	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2015. † Appearances (goals)

Mustafa Mustafa (born 22 August 1979 in Melbourne) is an Australian football (soccer) player of Turkish Cypriot descent currently playing with Cairnlea FC in the Victorian State League Division 1 N/W competition.^[2] Predominantly a two footed left-sided midfielder, Mustafa was awarded a full scholarship at age 17 to train with the Victorian Institute of Sport under coach Ernie Merrick before signing for National Soccer League giants South Melbourne FC under coach Ange Postecoglou. His time at South Melbourne FC included winning an NSL title in 1999, winning the 1999 Oceania Club Championship as well as competing in the inaugural 2000 FIFA Club World Cup in Brazil.

Mustafa was loaned out at the end of the NSL 2000/2001 season to Victorian Premier League side Port Melbourne SC however a return to South Melbourne did not eventuate after a change in Coaching and direction by the club, and was released.

References

1. "Australian Player Database". Oz Football. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
2. "Mustafa Mustafa". World Football. Retrieved 17 March 2015.