Mohamed Musthaq

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Mohamed Musthaq
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Mohidden Mohamed Musthaq
Date of birth (1998-12-16) 16 December 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Eravur, Sri Lanka
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Up Country Lions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020
2020– Up Country Lions
National team‡
2019 Sri Lanka U23 3 (0)
2019– Sri Lanka 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:33, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:33, 21 September 2021 (UTC)

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]

Club career[]

Mustaq played for from 2018 to 2020. He then joined Up Country Lions SC of the Sri Lanka Champions League.[1]

International career[]

Musthaq 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[]

Scores 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[]

As of match played 31 August 2019.[4]
Sri Lanka national team
Year Apps Goals
2019 1 1
Total 1 1

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "GSA profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Nawaz, Althaf. "CFC vs UpCountry Lions takes top billing". Daily News. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka to face Lithuania in international return". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Football National Team Will Depart To The Korea Republic". footballsrilanka.tv. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  6. ^ Premalal, Susil. "FSL announce preliminary squad for SAFF Tourney". Daily Mirror. Retrieved September 21, 2021.

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