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Mostafa Matar
Lebanese footballer (born 1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mostafa Ali Matar (Arabic: مصطفى علي مطر, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ˈmosˤtˤɑfa mɑtˤɑr]; born 10 September 1995) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lebanese Premier League club Safa and the Lebanon national team.
![]() Matar with Ahed in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mostafa Ali Matar[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Miniyeh, Lebanon[1] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2][3] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Safa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2020 | Salam Zgharta | 63 | (0) |
2020–2024 | Ahed | 44 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Tripoli (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Al-Orobah (loan) | 23 | (0) |
2024– | Safa | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Lebanon U23 | 3 | (0) |
2019– | Lebanon | 29 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:12, 30 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 |
Matar began his senior career in 2015 with Salam Zgharta in the Lebanese Premier League. In summer 2020, he joined league champions Ahed for a national-record fee of LBP 525 million, and was promptly moved to Tripoli on a one-year loan. Matar returned to Ahed in 2021 and was their first-choice goalkeeper in their 2021–22 league title win. In summer 2022, he moved to Saudi side Al-Orobah on loan.
Having represented Lebanon internationally at under-23 level, Matar was called up for the senior team to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. He made his senior debut at the 2019 WAFF Championship, and participated in the qualifications for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.