Mustafa Saadoon

Mustafa Saadoon Hantoosh (Arabic: مصطفى سعدون حنتوش; 28 January 1994 – 23 April 2021) was an Iraqi professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Mustafa Saadoon
Saadoon with Al-Naft
Personal information
Full name Mustafa Saadoon Hantoosh[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-28)28 January 1994
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Date of death 23 April 2021(2021-04-23) (aged 27)
Place of death Baghdad Medical City, Baghdad, Iraq
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Shorta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2015 Al-Kahrabaa
2015–2021 Al-Naft
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Saadoon started playing football from a young age, as a goalkeeper with his friends in the streets of Jisr Diyala, a neighbourhood in Baghdad, Iraq.[2] He played for the youth setups of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Shorta before moving to Al-Kahrabaa, where he played for multiple seasons.[2]

Saadoon joined Al-Naft on 17 July 2015,[3] and played in the 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup, Al-Naft's first participation in the competition.[2] He played for Al-Naft in the Iraqi Premier League up to and including the 2020–21 season,[4][5] until his death in 2021.[6]

International career

Saadoun was called up for the Iraq national under-20 team for the 2011 Arab Cup U-20 and for the Iraq national under-23 team for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship,[7] but did not play a game in either tournament.[1] His only call-up for the senior team came in 2018,[2] as an unused substitute in a friendly against Palestine.[8]

Personal life

In 2020, Saadoon volunteered for German humanitarian organization "Without Borders", providing assistance for people infected with COVID-19.[2]

Death

On 18 April 2021, Saadoon suffered from a sudden stroke during a training session with Al-Naft, and was transferred to the Baghdad Medical City.[6] He died five days later, on 23 April.[6]

References
  1. "Mustafa Saadoon". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. "حارس المرمى مصطفى سعدون لـ (لشبكة): قدمت أجمل مستوياتي مع النفط". مجلة الشبكة العراقية,IMN Magazine (in Arabic). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  3. "النفط يكمل تعاقدات الحراس بانضمام عمار علي". Al-Sumaria TV (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. "كووورة يختار تشكيلة الجولة في الدوري العراقي". كووورة. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  5. "صفحة المباراة". IPFL Official Website (in Arabic). 16 April 2021.
  6. "وفاة حارس مرمى النفط". كووورة. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  7. "كاس العرب للشباب 2011". NIIIIS. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  8. "Match Report of Iraq vs Palestine". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
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