Moustafa Zeidan

Moustafa Zeidan
Zeidan playing for Malmö FF in 2022
Personal information
Full name Moustafa Zeidan Khalili[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-07) 7 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Helsingborg, Sweden[2]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rosenborg
Number 5
Youth career
Högaborg
2014–2016 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Högaborg 19 (9)
2016–2017 Helsingborgs IF 3 (0)
2017 Syrianska 13 (1)
2018 Brommapojkarna 15 (0)
2019 Frej 13 (2)
2020–2021 Jönköpings Södra 38 (5)
2021–2022 Sirius 28 (4)
2022– Malmö FF 23 (3)
2023–2024 → Hatta (loan) 4 (1)
2024– → Rosenborg (loan) 12 (0)
International career‡
2013–2015 Sweden U17 17 (4)
2015–2017 Sweden U19 3 (0)
2023 Sweden 2 (0)
2024– Palestine 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Moustafa Zeidan Khalili (Arabic: مصطفى زيدان خليلي; born 7 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Rosenborg, on loan from Malmö FF.[3] He is a product of the Högaborg and Aston Villa academies. Born in Sweden, he represents Palestine at international level.

Club career

On 3 December 2019 Jönköpings Södra confirmed that Zeidan would join the club for the 2020 season, signing a two-year deal.[4]

International career

Sweden

In December 2021, Zeidan was selected for the Swedish national team's January tour, which was to be played in Portugal. The tour was later canceled. He was later called up again in December 2022.[5] He made his full international debut for Sweden on 9 January 2023, playing for 68 minutes in a friendly 2–0 win against Finland before being replaced by Bilal Hussein.[6]

Palestine

In June 2024, Zeidan was called up to the Palestine national team for the World Cup qualification games against Lebanon and Australia.[7]

Personal life

Zeidan was born in Sweden and is of Palestinian descent. He is the cousin of the footballers Imad and Abdul Khalili.[8]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 14 November 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2023 2 0
Total 2 0
Palestine 2024 5 0
Total 5 0
Career total 7 0

Honours

Malmö FF

References

  1. ^ a b Profile at Fotbolltransfers, fotbolltransfers.com
  2. ^ Moustafa Zeidan till IK Frej Täby, laget.se, 15 January 2019
  3. ^ Moustafa Zeidan at Soccerway
  4. ^ MOUSTAFA ZEIDAN KLAR FÖR JÖNKÖPINGS SÖDRA!, jonkopingssodra.se, 3 December 2019
  5. ^ "Här är spelarna till Januariturnén 2022". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 3 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. ^ "PFA announces 27-man squad for upcoming WCQs vs. Lebanon and Australia". Football Palestinian. 2 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Palestine-Eligible Players -". footballpalestine.com. 9 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Moustafa Zeidan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 November 2024.


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