Mustafa Saadoon (footballer, born 1994)

Not to be confused with Mustafa Saadoon (footballer, born 2001).

Mustafa Saadoon Hantoosh (Arabic: مصطفى سعدون حنتوش; 28 January 1994 – 23 April 2021) was an Iraqi professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Mustafa Saadoon

Saadoon with Al-Naft
Personal information
Full name	Mustafa Saadoon Hantoosh[1]
Date of birth	(1994-01-28)28 January 1994
Place of birth	Baghdad, Iraq
Date of death	23 April 2021(2021-04-23) (aged 27)
Place of death	Baghdad Medical City, Baghdad, Iraq
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
	Al-Shorta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–2015	Al-Kahrabaa
2015–2021	Al-Naft
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Saadoon started playing football from a young age, as a goalkeeper with his friends in the streets of Jisr Diyala, a neighbourhood in Baghdad, Iraq.^[2] He played for the youth setups of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Shorta before moving to Al-Kahrabaa, where he played for multiple seasons.^[2]

Saadoon joined Al-Naft on 17 July 2015,^[3] and played in the 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup, Al-Naft's first participation in the competition.^[2] He played for Al-Naft in the Iraqi Premier League up to and including the 2020–21 season,^[4][5] until his death in 2021.^[6]

International career

Saadoun was called up for the Iraq national under-20 team for the 2011 Arab Cup U-20 and for the Iraq national under-23 team for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship,^[7] but did not play a game in either tournament.^[1] His only call-up for the senior team came in 2018,^[2] as an unused substitute in a friendly against Palestine.^[8]

Personal life

In 2020, Saadoon volunteered for German humanitarian organization "Without Borders", providing assistance for people infected with COVID-19.^[2]

Death

On 18 April 2021, Saadoon suffered from a sudden stroke during a training session with Al-Naft, and was transferred to the Baghdad Medical City.^[6] He died five days later, on 23 April.^[6]