Haitham Mustafa

Haitham Mustafa
Mustafa in 2013
Personal information
Full name Haitham Mustafa Karar Ahmed
Date of birth (1977-07-19) 19 July 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Khartoum Bahri, Khartoum State, Sudan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993-1995 Al-Amir SC (Bahri) 17 (2)
1996–2012 Al-Hilal Club 578 (57)
2013–2014 Al-Merrikh SC
2015 Al-Ahly Shendi
International career‡
1998–2012 Sudan 111[1] (8)
Managerial career
2016 Al-Hilal Club U20
2017 Al Ahli SC (Khartoum)
2018 Alamal SC Atbara
2019 Al-Hilal Club assist
2019 Al-Hilal Club
2019-2020 Al-Falah SC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 24, 2024

Haitham Mostafa Karar (Arabic: هيثم مصطفي كرار; born 19 July 1977) is a Sudanese former footballer who played as midfielder. He was the captain of Al-Hilal Omdurman and the Sudan national team.

Club career

He joined Al-Hilal in November 1995 after transferring from Al-Ameer Al-Bahrawi, a second league team. He was one of the most promising players of Africa at that time. He was on the verge to going to Everton in the transfer window in 2011, but it was declined.

International career

He led the Sudanese national team to qualify for the 2008 African Cup of Nations, which was the first time for the national team to qualify in over 30 years.

Honours

Clubs

Al-Hilal Club

Al-Merrikh SC

Sudan

Career statistics

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 December 2002 Kuwait, Kuwait  Morocco 1-0 Won 2002 Arab Cup
2. 19 September 2003 Sanaa, Yemen  Yemen 2-1 Won Friendly
3. 12 December 2004 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Kenya 2-2 Draw 2004 CECAFA Cup
4. 18 December 2004 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Somalia 4-0 Won 2004 CECAFA Cup
5. 22 December 2004 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Burundi 1-2 Lost 2004 CECAFA Cup
6. 21 December 2006 Beirut, Lubnan  Somalia 6-1 Won 2009 Arab Nations Cup qualification
7. 3 May 2008 Omdurman, Sudan  Rwanda 4-0 Won 2009 African Nations Championship qualification
8. 16 January 2011 Cairo, Egypt  Tanzania 2-0 Won 2011 Nile Basin Tournament

Trivia

Mustafa is one of Sudan's footballing legends. He is a highly rated player. In his youth years Haitham Mustafa was regarded as a highly talented holding midfielder.

He is a Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations.

References

  1. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Haitham Mustafa Karar Ahmed". RSSSF.