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Muizz Mustapha
Nigerian rugby league footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Muizz Mustapha (born 3 April 2000) is a Nigerian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop forward for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.
He has previously played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League. He has spent time on loan and dual registration at Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League, at Featherstone Rovers, the Dewsbury Rams, the Bradford Bulls and the Batley Bulldogs in the RFL Championship, and at Newcastle Thunder in League 1.
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Background
Mustapha was born in Nigeria.[3] He moved to Leeds with his family as a young child, initially settling in Harehills then later Hunslet.[4]
Mustapha played junior rugby league for Hunslet Warriors. He joined the Leeds Rhinos youth system at scholarship level.[4]
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Leeds Rhinos
In 2018, he made a professional début on loan at Featherstone Rovers and has also spent time at the Dewsbury Rams in the Championship.
In 2019, he made début for Leeds v Workington Town in the Challenge Cup.[5]
On 18 November 2020, it was announced that Mustapha would join Hull KR on a season-long loan starting in 2021.[6]
Hull Kingston Rovers (loan)
Mustapha made a total of 8 appearances for Hull KR in the 2021 Super League season including the club's 28-10 semi-final defeat against the Catalans Dragons.[7][8][9]
Bradford Bulls (loan)
On 2 December 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Bradford in the RFL Championship on loan.[10]
Castleford Tigers
On 3 October 2022, the Castleford Tigers announced the signing of Mustapha from Leeds.[11] He would join on a one-year deal, with an option for a further year in the club's favour.[12] Head coach Lee Radford said, "His leg speed, his defence, his line speed is fantastic, and he is a different shape to a lot of front rowers kicking around in the competition."[13]
Mustapha made his Castleford debut on 26 February 2023 against St Helens.[14] He played 13 matches for Castleford in the Super League XXVIII season as the club finished 11th on the table narrowly avoiding relegation.[15]
Batley Bulldogs (DR loan)
On 20 Jun 2024, it was reported that he had signed for Batley Bulldogs in the RFL Championship on DR loan[16]
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International
On 11 September 2019, Mustapha was called up for the Nigeria 60-man training squad.[17]
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