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.[2]
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.[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
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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