Mohamed Musthaq (born 16 December 1998) is a Sri-Lankan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Up Country Lions SC of the Sri Lanka Champions League, and the Sri Lanka national football team.[1] [2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Mohidden Mohamed Musthaq | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Eravur, Sri Lanka | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Up Country Lions | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Young Star | ||
| 2020– | Up Country Lions | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Sri Lanka U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Sri Lanka | 1 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:33, 21 September 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:33, 21 September 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editMustaq played for Young Star SC from 2018 to 2020. He then joined Up Country Lions SC of the Sri Lanka Champions League.[1]
International career
editMusthaq represented Sri Lanka at the youth level, making three appearances for his nation during 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification.[1] He was called up to the senior national team for the first time in July 2018 for a pair of friendlies against Lithuania.[3] He eventually made his senior debut on 31 August 2019 in a 1–5 friendly defeat to the United Arab Emirates. He scored his team's only goal in the match, his first for Sri Lanka.[4] In 2021 he was called up to the senior squad again for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification and the SAFF Championship.[5][6]
International goals
editScores and results list Sri Lanka's goal tally first.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 31 August 2019 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |  United Arab Emirates |
1–3 | 1–5 | Friendly |
| Last updated 21 September 2021 | ||||||
International career statistics
edit- As of match played 31 August 2019.[4]
| Sri Lanka national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "GSA profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Nawaz, Althaf. "CFC vs UpCountry Lions takes top billing". Daily News. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "Sri Lanka to face Lithuania in international return". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "Football National Team Will Depart To The Korea Republic". footballsrilanka.tv. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Premalal, Susil. "FSL announce preliminary squad for SAFF Tourney". Daily Mirror. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
External links
edit- Mohamed Musthaq at the Asian Football Confederation
- Mohamed Musthaq at Soccerway
- Mohamed Mushtaq at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mohamed Mushtaq at Global Sports Archive
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