Mustafa Bassas Explained

Mustafa Bassas
Fullname:Mustafa Mahdi Bassas
Birth Date:2 June 1993
Birth Place:Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height:[1]
Youthyears1:2005–2012
Youthclubs1:Al-Ahli
Years1:2012–2020
Clubs1:Al-Ahli
Caps1:89
Goals1:18
Years2:2018
Clubs2:Ohod (loan)
Caps2:6
Goals2:0
Years3:2020–2021
Clubs3:Al-Faisaly
Caps3:11
Goals3:0
Nationalteam1:Saudi Arabia U-23
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears1:2011–2015
Nationalteam2:Saudi Arabia
Nationalcaps2:15
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears2:2012–
Pcupdate:18:50, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
Ntupdate:23:15, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

Mustafa Mahdi Bassas (Arabic: مصطفى مهدي بصاص; born 25 June 1993) is a Saudi professional footballer who last played for Pro League club Al-Faisaly as a winger.

Club career

Early years

Mustafa began and spent all of his career to date with Al-Ahli. He played for the Al-Ahli academy junior and youth teams. Bassas plays in more than one position: right back, central midfielder, attacking midfielder, winger, and second striker. He is known for his pace, shot power, and leadership skills. Czech coach Karel Jarolím gave him his debut in the Al-Ahli first team.

2012–present

On 7 October 2012, he played his first game with the senior team against Najran club in 2012–13 Saudi Professional League.

In the 2012 AFC Champions League, Bassas played in his first rivalry match in Jeddah against Ittihad, proving to be best player on the pitch, showing a lot of skill and talent when on the ball even though his side lost the first leg 1-0. The second leg, however, was won by Al-Ahli 2-0,[2] with Bassas producing a man of the match display with an assist to Victor Simões, who also scored the second goal in the 83rd minute and to help the team qualify for the final against eventual winners Ulsan Hyundai.[3] Al-Bassas helped Al-Ahli in obtaining Saudi Federation Cup 2012-13.Al-Ahli fans chose Al-Bassas as Player of the Season in 2012-13.[4]

Al-Bassas has played 10 matches and scored 4 goals in the 2013 AFC Champions League. His 4 goals were against Al-Gharafa, He scored twice against Sepahan and once against El-Jaish. Al-Bassas has played 19 matches in the 2012–13 Saudi Professional League this season and scored 5 goals.

International career

Bassas made his debut in the Saudi Arabia national team against Argentina and the result was a draw.

Sponsorship

In 2013, Al-Bassas is featured, alongside Lionel Messi, on the official cover of the video game FIFA 14 as distributed for the Middle East for all platforms except the Wii and Nintendo 3DS versions. He did not appear on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game either, although those versions featured a revised cover.

Career statistics

Club

[5]

ClubSeasonLeagueKing CupAsiaOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al-Ahli2011–12Pro League0000003030
2012–13Pro League1954110743110
2013–14Pro League2245132307
2014–15Pro League205204071336
2015–16Pro League152202030222
2016–17Pro League12210101010152
2017–18Pro League00000000
2018–19Pro League0000000000
2019–20Pro League10000010
Al-Ahli Total89181421122151013627
Ohod (loan)2017–18Pro League600060
Al-Faisaly2019–20Pro League700070
2020–21Pro League400040
Al-Faisaly Total11000000000110
Career Total106181421122151015527

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 10 September 2019.[6]

Saudi Arabia
YearAppsGoals
201210
201350
201480
201510
Total150

Honours

Club

Al-Ahli

2015–16

2016

2012–13

Al-Faisaly

International

Saudi Arabia U-23

2012

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://slstat.com/spl2017-2018en/player.php?id=983 2017–2018 Player Profile
  2. Web site: the-afc. Al Ahli 2-0 Al Ittihad (2-1 agg.). 2012-10-31.
  3. Web site: the-afc. Ulsan Hyundai win 2012 AFC Champions League. 2012-11-10.
  4. Web site: Al-Ahli website. ar:نجم الموسم جماهير الأهلي عبر الإمبراطور تختار [مصطفى بصاص] نجماً للموسم و تتوجه بـ [الكرة الذهبية]. http://www.alrage.net/vb/t363620.html. Arabic. 2013-10-16.
  5. Web site: MUSTAFA AL BASSAS .
  6. Web site: (Mustafa ALBASSAS) Matches Played .