Mustafa Bassas
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mustafa Mahdi Bassas | ||
| Date of birth | June 2, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Al-Ahli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2020 | Al-Ahli | 89 | (18) |
| 2018 | → Ohod (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Al-Faisaly | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2015 | Saudi Arabia U-23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012– | Saudi Arabia | 15 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:50, 9 March 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:15, 22 March 2017 (UTC) | |||
Mustafa Mahdi Bassas (Arabic: مصطفى مهدي بصاص; born 25 June 1993) is a Saudi professional footballer who last played for Pro League club Al-Faisaly as a winger.
Club career
Early years
Mustafa began and spent all of his career to date with Al-Ahli. He played for the Al-Ahli academy junior and youth teams. Bassas plays in more than one position: right back, central midfielder, attacking midfielder, winger, and second striker. He is known for his pace, shot power, and leadership skills. Czech coach Karel Jarolím gave him his debut in the Al-Ahli first team.
2012–present
On 7 October 2012, he played his first game with the senior team against Najran club in 2012–13 Saudi Professional League.
In the 2012 AFC Champions League, Bassas played in his first rivalry match in Jeddah against Ittihad, proving to be best player on the pitch, showing a lot of skill and talent when on the ball even though his side lost the first leg 1-0. The second leg, however, was won by Al-Ahli 2-0,[2] with Bassas producing a man of the match display with an assist to Victor Simões, who also scored the second goal in the 83rd minute and to help the team qualify for the final against eventual winners Ulsan Hyundai.[3] Al-Bassas helped Al-Ahli in obtaining Saudi Federation Cup 2012-13. Al-Ahli fans chose Al-Bassas as Player of the Season in 2012-13.[4]
Al-Bassas has played 10 matches and scored 4 goals in the 2013 AFC Champions League. His 4 goals were against Al-Gharafa, He scored twice against Sepahan and once against El-Jaish. Al-Bassas has played 19 matches in the 2012–13 Saudi Professional League this season and scored 5 goals.
International career
Bassas made his debut in the Saudi Arabia national team against Argentina and the result was a draw.
Sponsorship
In 2013, Al-Bassas is featured, alongside Lionel Messi, on the official cover of the video game FIFA 14 as distributed for the Middle East for all platforms except the Wii and Nintendo 3DS versions. He did not appear on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game either, although those versions featured a revised cover.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 30 May 2021[5]
| Club | Season | League | King Cup | Crown Prince Cup [a] | Asia | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Ahli | 2011–12 | Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | Pro League | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | – | – | 31 | 10 | |
| 2013–14 | Pro League | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 7 | |
| 2014–15 | Pro League | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 33 | 6 | |
| 2015–16 | Pro League | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | Pro League | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Al-Ahli Total | 89 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 136 | 27 | ||
| Ohod (loan) | 2017–18 | Pro League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| Al-Faisaly | 2019–20 | Pro League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |
| Al-Faisaly Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 106 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 27 | ||
International
- Statistics accurate as of match played 10 September 2019.[6]
| Saudi Arabia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Saudi Professional League: 2015–16
- King Cup : 2016
- Saudi Crown Prince Cup : 2014–15
- Saudi Super Cup: 2016
- Saudi Federation Cup: 2012–13
- AFC Champions League Runner-up: 2012
International
- Saudi Arabia U-23
Individual
- Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations most valuable player: 2012
- Al-Ahli player of the season: 2012–13
References
- ^ 2017–2018 Player Profile [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Al Ahli 2-0 Al Ittihad (2-1 agg.)". the-afc. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- ^ "Ulsan Hyundai win 2012 AFC Champions League". the-afc. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
- ^ نجم الموسم جماهير الأهلي عبر الإمبراطور تختار [مصطفى بصاص] نجماً للموسم و تتوجه بـ [الكرة الذهبية] (in Arabic). Al-Ahli website. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ^ "MUSTAFA AL BASSAS".
- ^ "( Mustafa ALBASSAS ) Matches Played".
External links
- Mustafa Bassas – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Mustafa Al-Bassas at Goal.com
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