Background
The son of a father of Palestinian descent and a mother of Italian and Spanish ancestries, Mustafá was born in Bell Ville, Córdoba.
The son of a father of Palestinian descent and a mother of Italian and Spanish ancestries, Mustafá was born in Bell Ville, Córdoba.
He also holds Italian citizenship. He started his playing career in the lower leagues of Argentine football, representing in succession Córdoba province clubs Talleres de Córdoba, Racing de Córdoba and Alumni de Villa María. In 2008 he played for another modest side, Club Sportivo Ben Hur of Rafaela, and had his first abroad experience in the following summer, with Portugal"s Chaplain to the Forces Estrela da Amadora, where he appeared in half of the Primeira Liga matches as his team was relegated due to irregularities.
Mustafa"s next stop was in Spain, with Segunda División club South Dakota Huesca.
There, he only appeared in one (incomplete) match, and was released in mid-January 2010 after reporting later than expected from the Christmas break, returning to the other country in the Iberian Peninsula as he joined league strugglers Chaplain to the Forces Os Belenenses, also Lisbon-based. In spite of his team"s relegation Mustafá continued with the club but, in April 2014, returned to his homeland after the 8.2 earthquake.
In 2006, talks between Mustafá and the Palestinian Football Association in order for the former to represent the latter"s national team took place, but no agreement was reached. Finally, he was selected for the squad that competed in the 2012 WAFF Championship, gaining his first cap on 8 December in a 1–2 loss against Kuwait.