Moustafa Zeidan Khalili ( ar, مصطفى زيدان خليلي; born 7 June 1998) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Hatta, on loan from

Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as Malmö FF, Malmö, or MFF, is a professional football club and the most successful football club in Sweden in terms of trophies won. Formed in 1910 and affiliated with the Scania Football Association, ...

. He is a product of the Högaborg and

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academies. Born in Sweden, he represents the Palestine national team.

Club career

On 3 December 2019 Jönköpings Södra confirmed that Zeidan would join the club for the 2020 season, signing a two-year deal.

International career

Sweden

In December 2021, Zeidan was selected for the Swedish national team's January tour, which was to be played in Portugal. The tour was later canceled. He was later called up again in December 2022. He made his full international debut for

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on 9 January 2023, playing for 68 minutes in a friendly 2–0 win against

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before being replaced by

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Palestine

On June 2024, Zeidan was called up to the Palestine national team for the

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games against

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and

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Personal life

Zeidan was born in Sweden and is of Palestinian descent. He is the cousin of the footballers Imad and Abdul Khalili.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Malmö FF *

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References

1998 births Living people Footballers from Helsingborg Palestinian men's footballers Palestine men's international footballers Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Swedish people of Palestinian descent Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Högaborgs BK players Helsingborgs IF players Syrianska FC players IF Brommapojkarna players IK Frej players Jönköpings Södra IF players IK Sirius Fotboll players Malmö FF players Hatta Club players Allsvenskan players Superettan players UAE Pro League players Men's association football midfielders Dual internationalists (men's football) {{Sweden-footy-midfielder-stub