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| Full name | Mustafa Saadoon Abbood Al-Korji | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2001-05-25) 25 May 2001 (age 23) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Corgi, Iraq | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2022 | RCD Espanyol Academy Baghdad | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Al-Kahrabaa | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Iraq U23 | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Iraq | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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.
Club career
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.
International career
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.
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. Saadoun continoued to feature for the team as they finished third overall in the tournament and qualified to the 2024 Olympic games
Career statistics
International
- As of matches played 28 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
References
- "Mustafa Saadoun" (in Arabic). Koora.
- "القوة الجوية يحسم صفقتي علي جاسم وسعدون" (in Arabic). Koora. 2 August 2023.
- "دولي سابق: هذا الثنائي كان الأبرز في المنتخب العراقي" (in Arabic). Al Maalomah. 14 October 2023.
- "الأولمبي العراقي يتأهل إلى دور الثمانية ببطولة آسيا" (in Arabic). Al Khaleej. 22 April 2024.
- "5 لاعبين وراء تأهل الأولمبي العراقي إلى ربع نهائي كأس آسيا" (in Arabic). winwin. 22 April 2024.
External links
Mustafa Saadoon at Soccerway
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