Mustafa Nadhim

Mustafa Nadhim Jari Al-Shabbani (Arabic: مصطفى ناظم جاري, born 23 September 1993)^[2] is an Iraqi footballer^[3] who plays as a defender for Al-Zawraa, and the Iraq national team.

Mustafa Nadhim

Nadhim with Iraq U23 in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Mustafa Nadhim Jari Al-Shabbani[1]
Date of birth	(1993-09-23) 23 September 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Al Diwaniyah, Iraq
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Center-back
Team information
Current team	Al-Zawraa
Number	44
Youth career
2009–2010	Al-Diwaniya
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Najaf
2013–2014	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2014–2015	Erbil
2015–2016	Naft Al-Wasat
2016–2017	Al-Minaa
2017–2018	Najaf
2018–2019	Al-Shorta	10	(0)
2019–2020	Al-Zawraa
2020	Al-Shorta
2020–2022	Al-Diwaniya
2022	Al-Najma
2022–2023	Al-Faisaly
2023	→ Al-Shorta (loan)	6	(0)
2023–	Al-Zawraa
International career‡
2011–2013	Iraq U20	16	(0)
2011–2016	Iraq U23	30	(4)
2013–	Iraq	30	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2021

The defender played University football in Diwaniya, aged 16 when in Iraq most people would begin university at 18. In that same year, 2010, Mustafa helped guide his University to the Southern Universities Championship title for the first time with a comfortable 2–0 victory over Kufa University with one of the goals scored by future Olympic player Safa Jabar.^[4]

Club career

Al Najaf

Mustafa started his career at Al Najaf where he spent three seasons with club, scoring nine goals.

Al Quwa Al Jawiya

Mustafa signed for Al Quwa Al Jawiya for the 2013/14 season in which the team finished 4th. He left the team at the end of the season, signing for Erbil.

Erbil SC

Mustafa spent 2015 with northern club Erbil, before leaving due to financial problems.

Naft Al Wasat

Mustafa signed for reigning champions Naft Al-Wasat ahead of the 2015/16 season, he left in the winter transfer window in 2017.

Al Mina'a

On 27 January 2017, Mustafa signed for Basrah Club Al-Minaa.^[5] He made his debut vs Al-Hussein on February 24, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 away victory.

International career

Mustafa Nadhim was one of Hakim Shaker's youth players and after sitting on the bench throughout the 23rd Gulf Cup in Saudi Arabia, he was given his international debut by his mentor in an unofficial friendly against Malaysia. The defender played at right back that day and scored an acrobatic overhead kick.^[4] On February 6, 2013 Mustafa Nadhim made his official International debut against Indonesia in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification.^[6]

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.^[7]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 October 2013	Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut	Yemen	2–1	3–2	Friendly
2.	21 February 2014	Zabeel Stadium, Dubai	North Korea	1–0	2–0	Friendly
3.	4 August 2018	Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram	Palestine	2–0	3–0	Friendly
4.	12 January 2023	Basra International Stadium, Basra	Yemen	1–0	5–0	25th Arabian Gulf Cup

Honors

Club

Al-Shorta

• Iraqi Premier League: 2018–19, 2022–23

Al-Faisaly

• Jordanian Pro League: 2022
• Jordan Shield Cup: 2023

International

Iraq Youth team

• 2012 AFC U-19 Championship: runner-up
• 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup: 4th Place

Iraq U-23

• AFC U-22 Championship: 2013

Iraq

• 21st Arabian Gulf Cup: runner-up
• 25th Arabian Gulf Cup: winner