| Mustafa Saadoon | |
| Fullname: | Mustafa Saadoon Abbood Al-Korji |
| Birth Date: | 25 May 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Corgi, Iraq |
| Height: | 1.82 m[1] |
| Position: | Right back |
| Currentclub: | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Youthyears1: | –2022 |
| Youthclubs1: | RCD Espanyol Academy Baghdad |
| Years1: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Al-Kahrabaa |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam1: | Iraq U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam2: | Iraq |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 29 April 2024 |
Mustafa Saadoon Abbood Al-Korji (Arabic: مصطفى سعدون; born 25 May 2001) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a right back for Iraq Stars League club Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and the Iraq national team.
Born in Corgi, Saadoon spent his youth career at the RCD Espanyol football academy in Baghdad. In 2022, he joined Al-Kahrabaa and played there during one season before joining Iraqi giant Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in August 2023.[2]
On 13 October 2023, Saadoon made his international debut for Iraq in the team's goaless draw against Qatar, as part of the 2023 Jordan International Tournament.[3]
In April 2024, Saadoon featured in Iraq U23's squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup. In the last group stage match against Saudi Arabia, he won a penalty for his team and later scored himself the winning goal for Iraq as the match ended in a 2–1 win for them, thus qualify Iraq to the quarter-finals as the group winner despite losing their first game.[4] [5] Saadoun continoued to feature for the team as they finished third overall in the tournament and qualified to the 2024 Olympic games
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | ||