Mustafa Abdullatif

Mustafa Abdullatif
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-12-15) 15 December 2003
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Emmen
Number 10
Youth career
–2015 Tennis Borussia Berlin
2015–2022 Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Hertha BSC II 55 (15)
2024–2026 Hannover 96 II 42 (3)
2026– Emmen 0 (0)
International career‡
2023– Syria U23 5 (3)
2024– Syria 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Mustafa Abdullatif (born 15 December 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Emmen. Born in Germany, he plays for the Syria national team.[1]

Club career

Abdullatif joined the youth ranks of Hertha BSC from Tennis Borussia Berlin in 2015.[2] In 2022, he was promoted to the club's reserve side. Over the next two seasons, he made fifty-five appearances for the club, scoring fifteen goals. In June 2024, it was announced that he had joined Hannover 96 II of the 3. Liga.[3] He debuted for the club in the opening match of the 2024–25 season, coming on as a substitute against Erzgebirge Aue.[4]

On 21 June 2026, Abullatif moved to the Netherlands and signed a two-year contract with Emmen in the second tier.[5]

International career

Abdullatif made his senior international debut for Syria on 3 September 2024 in a 2024 Intercontinental Cup match against Mauritius. In the match, his shot deflected off of a Mauritius defender and into the net.[6] He started the match and played seventy-four minutes of the 2–0 victory. Syria went on to win the tournament. Previously Abdullatif had made five appearances for the Syria national under-23 team, scoring three goals.[7][8][9] All three goals of his goals came in a 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification win over Brunei.[10]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 25 March 2025[9]
Syria
YearAppsGoals
202420
202510
Total30

References

  1. ↑ "Hannover 96: Ist U23-Zugang Mustafa Abdullatif der neue Lars Gindorf?" (in German). Neue Presse. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Mustafa Abdullatif wechselt von Hertha BSC II zur U23" (in German). Hannover 96. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Koch, Julian. ""Findet kreative Lösungen": 96 holt Hertha-Talent Abdullatif" (in German). 3. Liga Online. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Erzgebirge Aue nutzt Hannover-Patzer zum Auftaktsieg" (in German). Sport Schau. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "FC Emmen versterkt zich met Mustafa Abdullatif" [FC Emmen strengthens itself with Mustafa Abdullatif] (in Dutch). FC Emmen. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "So liefen die Länderspiele unserer 96-Akademiespieler" (in German). Hannover 96. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  7. ↑ Krebs, Florian. "Traumhafter Einstand : 96-Talent gewinnt Turnier in Indien" (in German). Bild. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  8. ↑ Krebs, Florian. "96 hat einen neuen A-Nationalspieler" (in German). Bild. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  9. 1 2 "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  10. ↑ Barir, Muhammad. "Daftar Topskor Kualifikasi Piala Asia U23, 8 Pemain Indonesia Cetak Gol, Brunei Terbanyak Bunuh Diri Artikel ini telah tayang di Tribunnews.com dengan judul Daftar Topskor Kualifikasi Piala Asia U23, 8 Pemain Indonesia Cetak Gol, Brunei Terbanyak Bunuh Diri" (in Indonesian). Tribun News. Retrieved 6 April 2025.