| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mustafa Karim Abdullah | ||
| Date of birth | July 21, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Baghdad, Iraq | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | El-Ittihad El-Iskandary | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Al-Talaba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2005 | Al-Kahraba | 24 | (16) |
| 2005–2006 | Al-Shorta | 19 | (14) |
| 2006–2007 | Arbil FC | 13 | (7) |
| 2007–2009 | Ismaily SC | 52 | (21) |
| 2009–2010 | Sharjah FC | 10 | (8) |
| 2010 | Al-Sailiya Sport Club | 2 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Baniyas SC | 10 | (3) |
| 2011 | Al-Shorta | ||
| 2011- | El-Ittihad El-Iskandary | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Iraq U-19 | 1 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Iraq U-23 | 7 | (8) |
| 2008 | Iraq U-21 | 2 | (1) |
| 2008– | Iraq | 35 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10/2/2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Mustafa Karim Abdullah (Arabic: مصطفى كريم عبدالله) (born July 21, 1987 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an Iraqi footballer. He currently plays for El-Ittihad El-Iskandary in Egypt. He plays as striker, and is known for his ability to score with both feet.
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In 2005, Mostafa Karim took part with Iraq Youth team in the AFC Youth Championship Qualification, scored the qualifying goal against Kuwait and sent Iraq to the AFC Youth Championship 2006, but he couldn't join the team due to injury.
In 2006, Mostafa Karim won the Silver Medal in the Asian Games with Iraq Olympic team. Mostafa Karim scored 4 goals in the Asian Games, 2 goals against Indonesia and one goal against Singapore in the 1st Round, while his fourth goal was the most precious goal against Malaysia, Iraq was leading the match 3-0 against Malaysia and Iraq needed a 4-0 win to qualify to the quarterfinals as the best second place runner, Mostafa Karim substituted in and scored the 4th goal from the first touch to sent Iraq Olympic team to the quarterfinals.
In 2007, Iraq Olympic team failed to qualify to the 2008 Olympic Games and finished behind Australia by 1 point, Mostafa Karim played most of the Olympic Games qualifications matches as substitution, and scored only 2 goals.
In 2008, Mostafa Karim made his debut to the Iraq national team in a friendly match against Jordan On 24 January 2008.
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Abandoned due to War |
Iraq League top scorer 2004-05 |
Succeeded by Sahib Abbas |
| Preceded by Ali Mohammed |
Runner-up Iraq League top scorer 2005-06 |
Succeeded by Sahib Abbas |
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