Haitham Mustafa

Haitham Mustafa

Personal information
Full name	Haitham Mostafa Ahmed Karar
Date of birth	(1977-07-19) 19 July 1977
Place of birth	Khartoum North, Sudan
Height
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al-Merrikh
Number	8
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995	Al-Ameer Al-Bahrawi	17	(2)
1995–2012	Al-Hilal	578	(57)
2013–	Al-Merrikh
International career‡
2000–2012	Sudan	103	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 14, 2012

Hytham Mostafa Karar (Arabic: هيثم مصطفي كرار) (born 19 July 1977 in Khartoum North) is a Sudanese footballer playing for Al-Merrikh as midfielder. He was the captain of Al-Hilal Omdurman and the Sudan national football team.

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

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 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 (then 2008) in over 30 years.

He is known for his high-ability of play making, his magical throw passes are present in almost every match since 1995.

He is a Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations.

External links

• Haitham Mustafa at National-Football-Teams.com