Mustafa Abdellaoue

Mustafa "Mos" Abdellaoue (born 1 August 1988) is a Norwegian football forward who plays for Eliteserien side Sarpsborg 08.

Mustafa Abdellaoue

Personal information
Full name	Mustafa Abdellaoue
Date of birth	(1988-08-01) 1 August 1988
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Sarpsborg 08
Number	30
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–	Sarpsborg 08	22	(5)
National team^‡
2006	Norway U18	4	(1)
2007	Norway U19	1	(0)
2011	Norway U23	1	(1)
2012	Norway	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 January 2012

Life

Born in Oslo, Norway, he is the younger brother of Norwegian international Mohammed Abdellaoue, who most recently played for Vålerenga Fotball before his retirement.

Club career

Mos in action for Skeid

Abdellaoue got 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 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 3rd match he scored twice against his former club Vålerenga IF in his debut at Parken.

On 31 August 2013 Abdellaoue was sent on a 1-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 4-year-contract with the club.[9]

International career

"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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 August 2020[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Skeid	2007	1. divisjon	6	0	0	0	-		-		6	0
	2008	2. divisjon	22	17	1	0	-		-		23	17
	Total		28	17	1	0	-	-	-	-	29	17
Vålerenga	2009	Tippeligaen	15	2	3	1	-		1	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	0	-		35	22
	Total		29	17	3	5	3	0	-	-	35	22
Copenhagen	2011–12	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
	Total		10	1	3	3	-	-	-	-	13	4
OB (loan)	2013–14	Superliga	26	9	1	3	-		-		27	12
	Total		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		11	4	0	0	-		-		11	4
	Total		22	5	0	0	-	-	-	-	22	5
Career total			298	107	32	33	3	0	1	0	334	140

Honours

Club

Skeid

• Norwegian Second Division Group 2: 2008

Copenhagen

• Danish Superliga: 2012–13
• Danish Cup: 2011–12

Individual

• Tippeligaen top scorer: 2011

References

1. 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.
2. "Mostafa Abdellaoue" (in Norwegian). altomfotball.no. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
3. 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.
4. Hjellen, Bjørnar (26 September 2008). "Signerte for Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
5. 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.
6. "NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk". www.nifs.no. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
7. "Vålerenga takker nei til fem mill. for Mos". vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
8. "Mustafa 'Mos' Abdellaoue og El Mehdi Karnass blir presenterte som AaFK spillere på stadion i kveld". http://www.aafk.no (in Norwegian). Aalesunds FK. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2014. External link in |website= (help)
9. "Mos er klar for Godset". Strømsgodset (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 24 January 2018.
10. "Elyounoussi reddet Norge: – Dette lover godt". vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
11. "Mos" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 21 October 2018.

External links

• F.C. Copenhagen profile