Mustafa Bassas

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.

Mustafa Bassas
Personal information
Full name Mustafa Mahdi Bassas
Date of birth (1993-06-02) June 2, 1993
Place of birth Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)[1]
Youth career
2005–2012 Al-Ahli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2020 Al-Ahli 89 (18)
2018Ohod (loan) 6 (0)
2020–2021 Al-Faisaly 11 (0)
International career
2011–2015 Saudi Arabia U-23 6 (0)
2012– Saudi Arabia 15 (0)
*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)

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 [lower-alpha 1] Asia Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al-Ahli 2011–12 Pro League0000003030
2012–13 Pro League1954110743110
2013–14 Pro League2245132307
2014–15 Pro League205204071336
2015–16 Pro League152202030222
2016–17 Pro League1221010101[lower-alpha 2]0152
2017–18 Pro League00000000
2018–19 Pro League0000000000
2019–20 Pro League10000010
Al-Ahli Total 89181421122151013627
Ohod (loan) 2017–18 Pro League600060
Al-Faisaly 2019–20 Pro League700070
2020–21 Pro League400040
Al-Faisaly Total 11000000000110
Career Total 106181421122151015527
  1. Discontinued in September 19, 2017
  2. Appearance in Super Cup

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 10 September 2019.[6]
Saudi Arabia
YearAppsGoals
201210
201350
201480
201510
Total150

Honours

Club

Al-Ahli
Al-Faisaly

International

Saudi Arabia U-23

Individual

References

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