Mustafa Hadid (Persian: مصطفی حدید; born 25 August 1988) is an Afghan former footballer who played as a right-back or forward. Hadid also played for the Afghanistan national team.

Mustafa Hadid
Hadid with Afghanistan in 2015
Personal information
Full name Mustafa Hadid
Date of birth (1988-08-25) 25 August 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Kabul, Afghanistan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back, forward
Youth career
1998–2004 TuS Germania Schnelsen
2004–2006 Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 TuS Germania Schnelsen 5 (2)
2007–2009 Eintracht Norderstedt 47 (20)
2009–2019 Altona 93 173 (29)
Total 225 (51)
International career
2009–2018 Afghanistan[1] 39 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Afghanistan
SAFF Championship
Winner 2013 Nepal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Born in Kabul, Hadid moved to Hamburg with his family in 2016, escaping the Third Afghan Civil War (1996–2001).[2] He began his career in 1998 in the youth side of TuS Germania Schnelsen before joining the U-19 of Hamburger SV in summer 2004.[citation needed] He played in the Under 19 Bundesliga for Hamburger SV[3] and returned to his first club TuS Germania Schnelsen in 2006.[citation needed] After one season in the Oberliga Hamburg for TuS Germania Schnelsen, he signed in summer 2007 for Eintracht Norderstedt.[4] In August 2008, it was announced Hadid would play his former club Germania Schnelsen with Eintracht Norderstedt.[5]

Hadid joined Altona 93 in 2009,[2] where he was deployed as a right-back instead of a forward as he had been previously.[3] In April 2016, while at Altona 93, he suffered an Anterior cruciate ligament injury in match against former club Eintracht Norderstedt.[6]

International career edit

Hadid played in Afghanistan national team's first friendly match at home in ten years against Pakistan.[3] He won the 2013 SAFF Championship with Afghanistan.[3] In January 2016, he competed with Afghanistan at the 2015 SAFF Championship. He played the full 120 minutes in the final against India which Afghanistan lost 2–1.[2]

Personal life edit

Hadid studied Environmental technology at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Bergedorf.[3]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1]
Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
TuS Germania Schnelsen 2006–07 Oberliga Hamburg 5 2
Eintracht Norderstedt 2007–08 Verbandsliga Hamburg 20 9
2008–09 Oberliga Hamburg 27 11
Total 47 20
Altona 93 2009–10 Oberliga Hamburg 30 9
2010–11 Oberliga Hamburg 28 8
2011–12 Oberliga Hamburg 17 1
2012–13 Oberliga Hamburg 30 0
2013–14 Oberliga Hamburg 24 3
2014–15 Oberliga Hamburg 25 3
2015–16 Oberliga Hamburg 17 5
2016–17 Oberliga Hamburg 0 0
2017–18 Regionalliga Nord 2 0
Total 173 29
Career total 225 51

International edit

Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Hadid goal.[1]
International goal scored by Mustafa Hadid
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 6 June 2008 Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka   Bangladesh 2–0 2–2 2008 SAFF Championship [7]
2 9 April 2011 Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal   Sri Lanka 1–0 1–0 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

Honours edit

Afghanistan

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Mustafa Hadid at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ a b c d "Altonas Hadid verliert Südasien-Finale". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 4 January 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Schneider, Mirko (2 November 2013). "Mustafa Hadid als Held in einem afghanischen Fußballmärchen". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. ^ Schäffer, Manfred (20 October 2007). "Mustafa Hadid rennt allen Verteidigern davon" [Mustafa Hadid runs away from all defenders]. Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Hadid returns!". germania-liga.de (in German). 4 August 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Personalsorgen lassen Altonas Trainer schlecht schlafen". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 1 June 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  7. ^ "South Asian Gold Cup 2008 (Colombo and Malé)". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 March 2021.