Nor Mustafa

{{Short description|Syrian international footballer (born 2001)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nor Mustafa

| image = Nor Mustafa (50259845566) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Mustafa in 2020

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|11|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Eskilstuna, Sweden

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Al-Ittihad

| clubnumber = 9

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2019–2020

| clubs1 = Eskilstuna United

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2020–2021

| clubs2 = West Ham United

| caps2 = 9

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2021–2022

| clubs3 = Le Havre

| caps3 = 8

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2022

| clubs4 = Hibernian

| caps4 = 23

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2023–2024

| clubs5 = Al-Ittihad

| caps5 = 7

| goals5 = 5

| years6 = 2024–

| clubs6 = Eastern Flames

| caps6 = 3

| goals6 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2019–2020

| nationalteam1 = Sweden U19

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 = 2024–

| nationalteam2 = Syria

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 3

| club-update = 1 May 2023 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 10:59, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

}}

Nor Mustafa ({{langx|ar|نُور مُصْطَفَى}}; born 29 November 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Saudi Women's Premier League club Eastern Flames. Born in Sweden, she plays for the Syria national team.

Club career

Mustafa joined West Ham in July 2020, becoming West Ham's fifth signing of the summer.{{Cite web|title=Nor Mustafa {{!}} West Ham United|url=https://www.whufc.com/teams/women/squad/nor-mustafa|access-date=30 January 2021|website=www.whufc.com}} Mustafa made her debut on 6 September coming on in the 81st minute in a 1–1 draw with Tottenham.{{Cite web|title=Tottenham Hotspur vs. West Ham United – 6 September 2020 – Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/09/06/england/wsl/tottenham-hotspurs-lfc/west-ham-united-lfc/3331569/|access-date=30 January 2021|website=int.soccerway.com}} She was transferred to French Division 2 Féminine club Le Havre in September 2021.{{cite news |title=Nor Mustafa: West Ham forward leaves WSL to join Le Havre |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58441005 |access-date=18 September 2021 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=3 September 2021}}

International career

On 12 February 2024, the Syrian Football Association announced that Mustafa had switched her FIFA nationality and became eligible to represent Syria at international stage.{{cite web |date=13 February 2024 |title=لاعبة منتخب سورية للسيدات نور مصطفى |trans-title=Syrian women's football player Nor Mustafa |url=https://www.facebook.com/syrianfa/posts/792079026300037?ref=embed_post |access-date=13 February 2024 |publisher=Syrian Football Association |language=ar |via=Facebook}}{{cite web |date=13 February 2024 |title=الاتحاد الدولي يوافق على انضمام المهاجمة نور مصطفى لتمثيل منتخب سوريا |trans-title=FIFA approves the inclusion of the attacker Noor Mustafa to represent the Syrian national team. |url=https://koraplus.com/Article/134619/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%82-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B6%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%89-%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8 |access-date=13 January 2024 |website=koraplus.com |language=ar}} She joined the team for the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship, and made her debut on 13 February 2024, in a pre-tournament friendly 1–0 defeat against Lebanon.{{cite web |url=https://www.the-lfa.com.lb/news/Win_vs_syria_2024.php|title=فوز سيدات لبنان على سوريا وديا|language=ar|trans-title=Lebanese women's team win against Syria in a friendly match.|date=13 February 2024|website=the-lfa.com.lb|publisher=Lebanese Football Association|access-date=13 February 2024}}

Personal life

Mustafa is of Syrian Kurdish descent.{{cite web |last=Wrack |first=Suzanne |date=24 July 2020 |title=West Ham's Nor Mustafa: 'If I went to buy milk I had a football at my feet' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jul/24/west-ham-nor-mustafa-swedish-forward-zlatan-ibrahimovic-womens-football |access-date=12 October 2020 |website=theguardian.com}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|30 January 2021}}{{Soccerway|nor-mustafa/606713|accessdate=16 June 2020}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup

!colspan="2"|League cup

!colspan="2"|Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

Eskilstuna United

|2019

|Damallsvenskan

|1

01{{efn|name=SCD|Appearances in the Svenska Cupen Damer}}1colspan="2"|–21
West Ham United

|2020–21

|FA WSL

|4

0004{{efn|name=WSLC|Appearances in the FA Women's League Cup}}080
Le Havre AC

|2021–22

|

|8

080
Hibernian

|2022–23

|

|23

3233
Al-Ittihad

|2023–24

|

|7

52095
colspan="3"|Career total

!43

83140519

;Notes

{{notelist}}

=International=

:Statistics accurate as of match played 24 February 2024.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! colspan=3|Syria

YearAppsGoals
202453
Total||5||3

: As of match played 24 February 2024. Syria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mustafa goal.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" |No.

! scope="col" data-sort-type="date" |Date

! scope="col" |Cap

! scope="col" |Venue

! scope="col" |Opponent

! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Score

! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Result

! scope="col" |Competition

1

|{{sortdate|2024|02|15|format=dmy}}

| align="center" |2

|Safa Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon

|{{fbw|LBN}}

| align="center" |1–3

| align="center" |1–3

|Friendly

2

|{{sortdate|2024|02|20|format=dmy}}

| align="center" |3

|King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

|{{fbw|NEP}}

| align="center" |1–3

| align="center" |1–4

|2024 WAFF Women's Championship

3

|{{sortdate|2024|02|24|format=dmy}}

| align="center" |5

|King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

|{{fbw|IRQ}}

| align="center" |2–0

| align="center" |3–0

|2024 WAFF Women's Championship

References

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