Farouk Ben Mustapha

Farouk Ben Mustapha (Arabic: فاروق بن مصطفى; born 1 July 1989) ia a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Tunisia national team.

Farouk Ben Mustapha
Mustapha with Tunisia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-07-01) 1 July 1989
Place of birth Bizerte, Tunisia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 CA Bizertin 106 (0)
2014–2017 Club Africain 62 (0)
2017–2020 Al Shabab 78 (0)
National team
2009– Tunisia 26 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 July 2019

Career

Ben Mustapha was voted Ligue Professionnelle 1 player of the month for August 2009 by a fansite.[2]

He was called up to play for Tunisia for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations but did not play a match in the tournament.[3][4]

In June 2018 he was named in Tunisia’s 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[5][6] He was the substitute goalkeeper in the first Tunisia World Cup game versus England on 18 June 2018.

Career statistics

International

As of 17 July 2019[7]
Tunisia
YearAppsGoals
201220
201330
201450
201520
201600
201710
201880
201950
Total260

Honours

CA Bizertin

Club Africain

International

References

  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. "Ben Mustapha et Jemâa les meilleurs en Août". Tunisie-Foot. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  3. "CAN 2010: Tunisian soccer fans expect Carthage Eagles to fly high". Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  4. MTN Football Player Profile - Farouk Ben Mustapha
  5. Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  6. Okeleji, Oluwashina (2 June 2018). "Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City's Benalouane in 23-man squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  7. "Farouk Ben Mustapha". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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