Moustafa Zeidan Khalili (Arabic: مصطفى زيدان خليلي; born 7 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Rosenborg, on loan from Malmö FF.[3] He is a product of the Högaborg and Aston Villa academies. Born in Sweden, he represents Palestine at international level.
 Zeidan playing for Malmö FF in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Moustafa Zeidan Khalili[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsingborg, Sweden[2] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rosenborg | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Högaborg | |||
| 2014–2016 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Högaborg | 19 | (9) |
| 2016–2017 | Helsingborgs IF | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Syrianska | 13 | (1) |
| 2018 | Brommapojkarna | 15 | (0) |
| 2019 | Frej | 13 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Jönköpings Södra | 38 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Sirius | 28 | (4) |
| 2022– | Malmö FF | 23 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | → Hatta (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2024– | → Rosenborg (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | Sweden U17 | 17 | (4) |
| 2015–2017 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Palestine | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editOn 3 December 2019 Jönköpings Södra confirmed that Zeidan would join the club for the 2020 season, signing a two-year deal.[4]
International career
editSweden
editIn December 2021, Zeidan was selected for the Swedish national team's January tour, which was to be played in Portugal. The tour was later canceled. He was later called up again in December 2022.[5] He made his full international debut for Sweden on 9 January 2023, playing for 68 minutes in a friendly 2–0 win against Finland before being replaced by Bilal Hussein.[6]
Palestine
editIn June 2024, Zeidan was called up to the Palestine national team for the World Cup qualification games against Lebanon and Australia.[7]
Personal life
editZeidan was born in Sweden and is of Palestinian descent. He is the cousin of the footballers Imad and Abdul Khalili.[8]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 14 November 2024[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
| Palestine | 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
editMalmö FF
References
edit- ^ a b Profile at Fotbolltransfers, fotbolltransfers.com
- ^ Moustafa Zeidan till IK Frej Täby, laget.se, 15 January 2019
- ^ Moustafa Zeidan at Soccerway
- ^ MOUSTAFA ZEIDAN KLAR FÖR JÖNKÖPINGS SÖDRA!, jonkopingssodra.se, 3 December 2019
- ^ "Här är spelarna till Januariturnén 2022". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 3 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "PFA announces 27-man squad for upcoming WCQs vs. Lebanon and Australia". Football Palestinian. 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Palestine-Eligible Players -". footballpalestine.com. 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Moustafa Zeidan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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