Farouk Ben Mustapha Explained

Farouk Ben Mustapha
Fullname:Farouk Ben Mustapha[1]
Birth Date:1 July 1989
Birth Place:Bizerte, Tunisia
Height:1.92 m[2]
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:2009–2014
Clubs1:CA Bizertin
Caps1:106
Goals1:0
Years2:2014–2017
Clubs2:Club Africain
Caps2:62
Goals2:0
Years3:2017–2020
Clubs3:Al Shabab
Caps3:78
Goals3:0
Years4:2020–2022
Clubs4:Espérance de Tunis
Caps4:13
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2010–2022
Nationalteam1:Tunisia
Nationalcaps1:34
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:6 April 2022
Nationalteam-Update:24 January 2022

Farouk Ben Mustapha (Arabic: فَارُوق بَن مُصطَفى; born 1 July 1989) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Ben Mustapha was voted Ligue Professionnelle 1 player of the month for August 2009 by a fansite.[3]

He was called up to play for Tunisia for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations but did not play a match in the tournament.[4] [5]

In June 2018 he was named in Tunisia's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[6] [7] He was the substitute goalkeeper in the first Tunisia World Cup game versus England on 18 June 2018.

Career statistics

International

Tunisia
YearAppsGoals
201220
201330
201450
201520
201600
201710
201880
201950
Total260

Honours

CA Bizertin

Club Africain

Tunisia

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 4 June 2018 . 10 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180619164139/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF . 19 June 2018 . dead.
  2. Web site: FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Tunisia . . 15 . 4 December 2021 . 13 December 2022.
  3. News: Ben Mustapha et Jemâa les meilleurs en Août . Tunisie-Foot . 11 September 2009 . 7 February 2010 .
  4. Web site: CAN 2010: Tunisian soccer fans expect Carthage Eagles to fly high . 10 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091231161951/http://www.afriquejet.com/news/africa-news/can-2010:-tunisian-soccer-fans-expect-carthage-eagles-to-fly-high-2009122940876.html . 31 December 2009 . dead .
  5. https://archive.today/20120707063812/http://championsleague.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=26494 MTN Football Player Profile - Farouk Ben Mustapha
  6. Web site: Crawford . Stephen . Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists . Goal . 16 July 2019 . 4 June 2018.
  7. News: Okeleji . Oluwashina . Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City's Benalouane in 23-man squad . 17 July 2019 . BBC Sport . 2 June 2018.
  8. Web site: لوشيسكو وجوفينكو وبن مصطفى يحصدون جوائز الأفضلية لشهر يناير . 3 November 2021 . 5 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200205063030/https://spl.com.sa/ar/node/3252 . dead .