Mustafa "Mos" Abdellaoue (born 1 August 1988) is a former Norwegian professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the younger brother of former Norway international Mohammed Abdellaoue.
 Abdellaoue with Vålerenga in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Skeid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Skeid | 28 | (17) |
| 2009–2012 | Vålerenga | 33 | (7) |
| 2011 | → Tromsø (loan) | 29 | (17) |
| 2012–2014 | Copenhagen | 14 | (4) |
| 2013 | → Vålerenga (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → OB (loan) | 26 | (9) |
| 2014–2017 | Aalesund | 98 | (37) |
| 2018–2019 | Strømsgodset | 40 | (10) |
| 2019–2021 | Sarpsborg 08 | 28 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Norway U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2007 | Norway U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Norway U23 | 1 | (1) |
| 2012 | Norway | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:11, 19 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 January 2012 | |||
Club career
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Abdellaoue was born in Oslo, Norway. He made his debut for Skeid in 2007, and played a total of six games during the relegation campaign from the First Division, the second tier in Norwegian football. He was loaned out to Lillestrøm and played games for their reserve team in Norwegian Second Division, scoring one goal, before returning to Skeid.[1][2] In 2008, he scored 17 goals in 20 matches when Skeid won the Second Division Group 2, and gained direct promotion back to the First Division.[3]
In September 2008, Abdellaoue and his teammate Dawda Leigh signed for Norwegian Premier League side Vålerenga IF under the Bosman rule, and joined the club on 1 January 2009.[4] His brother Mohammed had also joined the club from the same club the season before.
On 13 April 2009, Abdellaoue scored his first league goal for Vålerenga in a 2–0 victory away to Lillestrøm.[5]
In the 2010 season, he was named top-scorer of the Norwegian Second Division avd. 1 with Vålerenga's B team, scoring 27 goals. He scored 13 in that division the season before with the same team.[6]
Abdellaoue spent the 2011 season loaned out to Tromsø IL, where he became the top scorer of Tippeligaen with 17 goals. He finished runner-up in the league with Tromsø. After he returned from Tromsø, Vålerenga rejected a 5 mill NOK offer for him from F.C. Copenhagen in January 2012.[7]
Mostafa joined FC Copenhagen in January 2012. Mostafa scored his first goal in a friendly against FC Anzhi. In his third match he scored twice against his former club Vålerenga IF in his debut at Parken.
On 31 August 2013, Abdellaoue was sent on a one-year loan deal to OB.
In July 2014, Abdellaoue returned to the Tippeligaen permanently by signing for Aalesunds FK.[8]
On 24 January 2018, Strømsgodset announced that he had signed a four-year-contract with the club.[9]
International career
edit"Mos" made his debut for the senior team when he replaced Thomas Sørum at half time in a 1–1 friendly draw against Denmark on 15 January 2012.[10]
Personal life
editHe is the younger brother of former Norway international Mohammed Abdellaoue.
Career statistics
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edit- As of match played 19 September 2022[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Skeid | 2007 | Norwegian First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Norwegian Second Division | 22 | 17 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 17 | |||
| Total | 28 | 17 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 17 | ||||
| Vålerenga | 2009 | Tippeligaen | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 1[a] | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 20 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 7 | 5 | 4 | – | 1 | 0 | 39 | 11 | |||
| Tromsø (loan) | 2011 | Tippeligaen | 29 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 3[b] | 0 | – | 35 | 22 | |
| Copenhagen | 2011–12 | Danish Superliga | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 12 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 17 | 5 | ||||
| Vålerenga (loan) | 2013 | Tippeligaen | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 13 | 4 | ||
| OB (loan) | 2013–14 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 9 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 27 | 12 | ||
| Aalesund | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2015 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 28 | 7 | ||||
| 2016 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 5 | – | – | 32 | 18 | ||||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 30 | 16 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 33 | 18 | |||
| Total | 98 | 37 | 8 | 8 | – | – | 106 | 45 | ||||
| Strømsgodset | 2018 | Eliteserien | 24 | 7 | 7 | 8 | – | – | 31 | 15 | ||
| 2019 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 17 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 10 | 8 | 9 | – | – | 48 | 19 | ||||
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2019 | Eliteserien | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 7 | ||||
| Career total | 304 | 109 | 32 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 340 | 142 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Superfinalen
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
editSkeid
Copenhagen
Individual
- Tippeligaen Top goalscorer: 2011
- Norwegian Cup Top goalscorer: 2016, 2018
References
edit- ^ Langerød, Dag (13 April 2009). "- Ikke lært den av broderen". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 24 May 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
- ^ "Mostafa Abdellaoue" (in Norwegian). altomfotball.no. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
- ^ Kvatningen, Roy (25 October 2008). "VIF-kjøp scoret fem mål". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 28 October 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
- ^ Hjellen, Bjørnar (26 September 2008). "Signerte for Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ^ Sveen, Håkon (13 April 2009). "- Fint å holde det i familien når det kommer til å senke erkerivalen". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 April 2009.
- ^ "NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk". www.nifs.no. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Vålerenga takker nei til fem mill. for Mos". vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Mustafa 'Mos' Abdellaoue og El Mehdi Karnass blir presenterte som AaFK spillere på stadion i kveld". aafk.no (in Norwegian). Aalesunds FK. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Mos er klar for Godset". Strømsgodset (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Elyounoussi reddet Norge: – Dette lover godt". vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ "Mos" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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