Daniel Mustafá Explained

Daniel Mustafá
Fullname:Daniel Kabir Mustafá
Birth Date:2 August 1984
Birth Place:Bell Ville, Argentina
Position:Centre-back
Youthyears1:1998–2003
Youthclubs1:Talleres
Years1:2004–2006
Caps1:8
Goals1:0
Years2:2005–2006
Clubs2:Racing de Córdoba (loan)
Caps2:25
Goals2:0
Years3:2007
Caps3:8
Goals3:3
Years4:2007–2008
Caps4:29
Goals4:2
Years5:2008–2009
Caps5:15
Goals5:0
Years6:2009–2010
Caps6:1
Goals6:0
Years7:2010
Caps7:10
Goals7:1
Years8:2010–2011
Caps8:2
Goals8:0
Years9:2011–2012
Caps9:17
Goals9:0
Years10:2012
Caps10:4
Goals10:0
Years11:2013–2014
Caps11:39
Goals11:4
Years12:2014–2015
Caps12:30
Goals12:3
Years13:2015
Caps13:10
Goals13:0
Years14:2016
Caps14:14
Goals14:1
Years15:2017–2018
Caps15:15
Goals15:0
Totalcaps:227
Totalgoals:14
Nationalyears1:2012–2019
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0

Daniel Kabir Mustafá (born 2 August 1984) is a retired Palestinian footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career

The son of a father of Palestinian descent and a mother of Italian and Spanish ancestries,[1] Mustafá was born in Bell Ville, Córdoba. He started his playing career in the lower leagues of Argentine football, representing in quick succession Córdoba province clubs Talleres de Córdoba, Racing de Córdoba and Alumni de Villa María.

In 2008, Mustafá played for another modest side, Club Sportivo Ben Hur of Rafaela, and had his first abroad experience in the following summer with Portugal's C.F. Estrela da Amadora. With the latter team, he appeared in half of the Primeira Liga matches as they were relegated due to irregularities.[2] [3] [4]

Mustafa's next stop was in Spain, with Segunda División club SD Huesca. There, he only featured in one (incomplete) match, and was released in mid-January 2010 after reporting later than expected from the Christmas break,[5] returning to the other country in the Iberian Peninsula as he joined league strugglers C.F. Os Belenenses, also Lisbon-based.[6]

On 14 June 2010, after suffering another top flight relegation in Portugal, Mustafá returned to Argentina, moving to Primera División side Club Atlético Tigre.[7] In January 2013, after brief spells with Independiente José Terán and Boca Unidos, he joined San Marcos de Arica in the Chilean Primera División.[8]

In spite of his team's relegation, Mustafá continued with the club but, in April 2014, returned to his homeland after the 8.2 earthquake.[9]

International career

In 2006, talks between Mustafá and the Palestinian Football Association in order for the former to represent the latter's national team took place, but no agreement was reached. Finally, he was selected for the squad that competed in the 2012 WAFF Championship, gaining his first cap on 8 December in a 1–2 loss against Kuwait.[10] He was selected in Palestine's 23-man final squad for AFC Asian Cup 2019.[11]

Notes and References

  1. http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/videohub/video/clipDeportes?id=1665572&cc=7586 Israel y Palestina, unidos por el fútbol (Israel and Palestine, joined by football)
  2. News: V. Setúbal vence E. Amadora em casa por 1–0. V. Setúbal beat E. Amadora at home by 1–0. TSF. Portuguese. 31 August 2008. 29 November 2017.
  3. News: O defesa-goleador Sidnei fura a resistência dos sem-salário. Scorer-defender Sidnei breaks resistance of the unpaid. Público. Portuguese. 17 November 2008. 29 November 2017.
  4. News: Setúbal procura urgentemente pontos na Reboleira. Setúbal desperately seeking points at the Reboleira. Público . Portuguese. 7 February 2009. 29 November 2017.
  5. http://www.marca.com/2010/01/06/futbol/equipos/huesca/1262802406.html Mustafa llega a Huesca pero es apartado de la plantilla (Mustafa arrives at Huesca but is ousted from squad)
  6. News: Mustafa reforça defesa do Belenenses. Mustafa bolsters Belenenses defence. Mais Futebol. Portuguese. 21 January 2010. 29 November 2017. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030914/http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/belenenses/mustafa-belenenses-huesca-mercado-maisfutebol/1133304-1463.html. dead.
  7. News: Cae gente al baile.... They keep coming.... Olé. Spanish. 14 June 2010. 11 July 2010. 16 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055955/http://www.ole.com.ar/tigre/Cae-gente-baile_0_280172063.html. dead.
  8. News: San Marcos de Arica presentó a Nicolás Trecco y a un defensor de 1,91 metros. San Marcos de Arica presented Nicolás Trecco and 1,91 meters defender. Soy Chile. Spanish. 5 January 2013. 14 July 2014.
  9. News: Terremoto en el fútbol: Jugadores de San Marcos sufren con sismos. Earthquake in football: San Marcos players suffer with tremors. Radio Cooperativa. Spanish. 7 April 2014. 14 July 2014.
  10. News: Kuwait 2–1 Palestine. The WAFF. 8 December 2012. 10 July 2014.
  11. Web site: 2018-12-28 . Every AFC Asian Cup 2019 Squad Revealed - Final 23-man lists Goal.com . 2024-07-18 . www.goal.com . en.