Daniel Kabir Mustafá (born 2 August 1984) is a retired Palestinian footballer who played as a

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Club career

The son of a father of Palestinian descent and a mother of Italian and Spanish ancestries, Mustafá was born in Bell Ville, Córdoba. He started his playing career in the lower leagues of Argentine football, representing in quick succession Córdoba province clubs Talleres de Córdoba,

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and

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. In 2008, Mustafá played for another modest side, Club Sportivo Ben Hur of Rafaela, and had his first abroad experience in the following summer with Portugal's

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. With the latter team, he appeared in half of the

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matches as they were relegated due to irregularities. Mustafa's next stop was in Spain, with

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club SD Huesca. There, he only featured 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

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, also

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-based. On 14 June 2010, after suffering another top flight relegation in Portugal, Mustafá returned to Argentina, moving to

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side Club Atlético Tigre. In January 2013, after brief spells with

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and Boca Unidos, he joined San Marcos de Arica in the

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. 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.

International career

In 2006, talks between Mustafá and the

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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

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, gaining his first cap on 8 December in a 1–2 loss against Kuwait.

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mustafa, Daniel 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Córdoba Province, Argentina Argentine people of Palestinian descent Argentine footballers Palestinian footballers Association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Talleres de Córdoba footballers Club Atlético Tigre footballers Boca Unidos footballers Primeira Liga players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players C.F. Os Belenenses players Segunda División players SD Huesca footballers C.S.D. Independiente del Valle footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players San Marcos de Arica footballers Ñublense footballers Palestine international footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Palestinian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Ecuador Expatriate footballers in Chile Expatriate footballers in Venezuela Palestinian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Palestinian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Palestinian expatriate sportspeople in Chile Palestinian expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela 2019 AFC Asian Cup players