Mostafa Matar

Mostafa Ali Matar (Arabic: مصطفى علي مطر‎, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ˈmosˤtˤɑfa mɑtˤɑr]; born 10 September 1995) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lebanese Premier League club Tripoli, on loan from Ahed, and the Lebanon national team. A fine shot-stopper, Matar is a quick and agile goalkeeper with good positioning and handling.[2]

Mostafa Matar
Matar with Lebanon at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Mostafa Ali Matar
Date of birth (1995-09-10) 10 September 1995
Place of birth Miniyeh, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Tripoli (on loan from Ahed)
Number 95
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Salam Zgharta 61 (0)
2020– Ahed 0 (0)
2020– → Tripoli (loan) 8 (0)
National team‡
2017 Lebanon U23 3 (0)
2019– Lebanon 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:15, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2019

Club career

Following five years at Salam Zgharta, on 2 July 2020 Matar joined AFC Cup champions Ahed on a five-year deal for LBP 525 million (around $333,000).[3][4] The fee was the highest ever paid by a Lebanese club.[5] He joined Tripoli on a one-year loan on 29 September 2020.[6]

International career

Matar played for the Lebanon national under-23 team at the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification, captaining them on one occasion.[7] In December 2018 he was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad for the senior team.[8] His debut came on 8 August 2019, against Yemen at the 2019 WAFF Championship.[9]

Honours

Individual

Awards

References
  1. "Mostafa Matar - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. "The final 23: who are they?". Lebanese Football Review. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  3. Mahfoud, Maroun (2 July 2020). "Official: Mostafa Matar joins Al Ahed FC". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. Khaled, Nasser (1 August 2020). حراس المرمى.. رقم صعب في معادلة الكرة اللبنانية [Goalkeepers ... a difficult number in the Lebanese football equation]. kooora.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. Mahfoud, Maroun (9 July 2020). "Official: Al Ahed FC loans out Ali Daher to Shabab Al Sahel". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  6. Abdallah, Rakan (28 September 2020). "Swap deal between Ahed FC and AC Tripoli". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. "Lebanon U23 vs Nepal U23 2 - 0 | AFC U-23 Qualifiers | 2018 China PR | Group Stage | World Football". www.worldfootball.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  8. "AC2019 Final Squads". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  9. "قدوح يقود تشكيلة لبنان أمام اليمن". كووورة. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  10. info@al-binaa.com. "مهرجان كرة المنار الـ 21 لونه "أصفر"" (in Arabic). Retrieved 26 February 2019.


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