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Full name | Muizz Mustapha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nigeria | 3 April 2000|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 15 st 4 lb (97 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 12 July 2024 |
Muizz Mustapha (born 3 April 2000) is a Nigerian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop forward for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.
He has previously played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League. He has spent time on loan and dual registration at Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League, at Featherstone Rovers, the Dewsbury Rams, the Bradford Bulls and the Batley Bulldogs in the RFL Championship, and at Newcastle Thunder in League 1.
Mustapha was born in Nigeria. [3] He moved to Leeds with his family as a young child, initially settling in Harehills then later Hunslet. [4]
Mustapha played junior rugby league for Hunslet Warriors. He joined the Leeds Rhinos youth system at scholarship level. [4]
In 2018 he made professional début on loan at Featherstone Rovers and has also spent time at the Dewsbury Rams in the Betfred Championship.
In 2019 he made début for Leeds v Workington Town in the Challenge Cup. [5]
On 18 November 2020 it was announced that Mustapha would join Hull KR on a season-long loan starting in 2021. [6]
Mustapha made a total of 8 appearances for Hull KR in the 2021 Super League season including the club's 28-10 semi-final defeat against the Catalans Dragons. [7] [8] [9]
On 2 December 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Bradford in the RFL Championship on loan. [10]
On 3 October 2022, the Castleford Tigers announced the signing of Mustapha from Leeds. [11] He would join on a one-year deal, with an option for a further year in the club's favour. [12] Head coach Lee Radford said, "His leg speed, his defence, his line speed is fantastic, and he is a different shape to a lot of front rowers kicking around in the competition." [13]
Mustapha made his Castleford debut on 26 February 2023 against St Helens. [14] He played 13 matches for Castleford in the Super League XXVIII season as the club finished 11th on the table narrowly avoiding relegation. [15]
On 20 Jun 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Batley Bulldogs in the RFL Championship on DR loan [16]
On 11 September 2019 Mustapha was called up for the Nigeria 60-man training squad. [17]
Club | Season | Tier | App | T | G | DG | Pts |
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![]() | 2019 | Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2022 | Super League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
→ ![]() | 2018 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
→ ![]() | 2019 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
→ ![]() | 2019 | League 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
→ ![]() | 2021 | Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
→ ![]() | 2022 | Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 2023 | Super League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
→ ![]() | 2024 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 61 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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