Haitham Mustafa

Hytham Mostafa Karar (Arabic: هيثم مصطفي كرار) (born 30 Aug 1978 in Khartoum North) is a Sudanese footballer playing for Al-Merrikh as midfielder. He was the captain of Al-Hilal Omdurman and the Sudan national football team.

Haitham Mustafa

Mustafa in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Haitham Mustafa Karar Ahmed
Date of birth	(1977-07-19) 19 July 1977
Place of birth	Khartoum Bahri, Khartoum State, Sudan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Manager
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993-1995	Al-Amir SC (Bahri)	17	(2)
1995–2012	Al-Hilal Club	578	(57)
2013–2014	Al-Merrikh SC
2015	Al-Ahly Shendi
National team‡
2000–2012	Sudan	66	(6)
Teams managed
2016	Al-Hilal Club U20
2017	Al Ahli SC (Khartoum)
2018	Alamal SC Atbara
2019	Al-Hilal Club assist
2019	Al-Hilal Club
2019-2020	Al-Falah SC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 23, 2019

He joined Al-Hilal in November 1995 after transferring from Al-Ameer Al-Bahrawi, a second league team. He is one of the promising players of Africa. He was on the verge to going to Everton in the transfer window in 2011, but it was declined.

Mustafa is one of Sudan's footballing legends. He is a highly rated player. In his youth years Haitham Mustafa was regarded as a highly talented holding midfielder, he led the Sudanese national team to qualify for the 2008 African Cup of Nations, which was the first time for the national team to qualify (then 2008) in over 30 years.

He is known for his high-ability of play making, his magical throw passes are present in almost every match since 1995.

He is a Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations.