2018 Men's Soccer Roster
Mustafa, Moe
Jersey Number 4
Moe Mustafa
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Westlake, Ohio
- High School:
- Westlake
- Prev School:
- Columbus Crew Academy
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
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2018
An All-MAC First Team selection ... also named to the MAC All-Tournament Team ... ... named to the All-Ohio Team by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association ... was ranked No. 11 on Top Drawer Soccer's postseason list of the top-20 players in the MAC ... played in all 17 matches, starting 16 ... played a total of 1548 minutes, ranking third on the team and second among non-goalkeepers ... had five points on two goals and an assist ... started and played 69 minutes in the season opener vs. Northern Kentucky ... again drew the start at Penn State, playing 73 minutes ... came off the bench vs. Wright State, but wound up playing 89 of the 110 minutes and helping the Falcons post a shutout ... tied for the team lead with three shots, including one on goal ... scored what proved to be the match-winning goal in the Falcons' victory at Western Illinois, heading home a Chris Sullivan cross midway through the second half ... drew the start and played 68 minutes of that WIU match ... played all 90 minutes vs. No. 3 Michigan State, and was on the field for all 110 minutes of the Ohio State match ... played all 90 minutes at Cleveland State, with one shot attempt ... played all 91-plus minutes at Purdue Fort Wayne, and was on the pitch for the entire 90 minutes of the Falcons' win over Valparaiso ... helped the Falcons to a shutout in the MAC opener vs. Akron, playing all 110 minutes of that scoreless draw at Cochrane Stadium ... had two shot attempts, including a shot on goal, vs. the Zips ... played all 99-plus minutes of the Falcons' overtime victory at IUPUI ... had two shot attempts, including one on goal, vs. the Jaguars ... played all 96-plus minutes of BG's OT win at Northern Illinois ... had two shots, including one on goal, vs. the Huskies ... played all 110 minutes vs. Western Michigan, and had the primary assist on Vinny Worner's 80th-minute goal ... headed an Ebenezer Ackon serve into the path of the onrushing Worner to give the Falcons the lead ... played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 2-0 win at Cincinnati, helping the defense keep a clean sheet and firing two shots, including one on goal, at the other end ... played all 90 minutes and scored a goal just 3:45 into the contest at West Virginia ... on Senior Night, played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 2-0 win over SIUE, allowing the Cougars a total of just one shot on goal ... had a shot on goal of his own in that win, which clinched the number-two seed in the MAC Tournament for the Falcons ... played all 90 minutes of the conference tourney semifinal-round match vs. Western Michigan.
2017
Played in 12 matches, making 11 starts ... was third on the team in scoring, with nine points ... had four goals on the year to rank second on the Falcons ... was involved in the scoring of both BG goals while helping the Falcons keep a clean sheet in the regular-season opener, a 2-0 win over IUPUI ... had his first career three-point game, with the game-winning goal and an assist ... the GWG was the first of his collegiate career ... that goal, a header in the 10th minute, gave BG the lead for good, and he had the primary assist on Chris Brennan's goal just before halftime ... played all 90 minutes and helped the BG defense to another shutout vs. Cleveland State three days later ... scored the first two goals of BGSU's 3-0 win at Drexel ... the two-goal game was the first of his career ... had the second GWG of his career, and the second in a three-game span, vs. the Dragons ... played all 90 minutes of that shutout victory ... again played all 90 minutes of BGSU's 2-0 win at Penn, the Falcons' fourth consecutive clean sheet to start the season ... for his efforts in the CSU game and on the Philadelphia trip, was named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week on Sept. 5 ... also was one of four finalists for NCAA Soccer's Men's Player of the Week ... was the Falcons' leading scorer through four matches, but was injured in practice prior to the Western Illinois match and missed the next three contests ... returned to action at No. 1 Notre Dame, coming off the bench to play 39 minutes ... was back in the starting lineup at No. 25 Ohio State, and played all 90 minutes ... was on the pitch for all 101-plus minutes of BGSU's double-OT win over Duquesne, helping the Falcons to a shutout ... the DU match was his sixth start of the year, and the Falcons posted shutouts in five of them (and allowed only a PK goal in the sixth) ... scored his fourth goal of the season in the next match, heading home a long free kick by Tate Robertson in the final minute of the first half at SIUE ... played all 90 minutes in BG's next match, at Wright State ... scored a goal just 2:08 into that match, but it was disallowed ... played all 110 minutes in the Falcons' double-OT draw ... led the team with two shot attempts in that match, one of which was on goal ... played all 90-plus minutes of the Falcons' OT match at Akron, blocking several UA shots ... started and played all 90 minutes at No. 5 Western Michigan.
2016
Played in 16 matches, starting all 16 ... was on the pitch for 1527 of the 1531-plus minutes of those 16 games ... had three points on a goal and an assist ... the goal came in the season opener vs. IUPUI ... after a perfectly-timed run into the box, he headed home a Jacob Roth cross for BG's final goal in that 4-0 win ... had an assist in the Falcons' next game, outleaping the Appalachian State 'keeper to head the ball to a wide-open Keaton Reynolds for what proved to be the game-winning goal in the 45th minute ... his header hit the post in the third minute of the home match vs. Buffalo ... missed three games in mid-September due to injury ... returned for the Sept. 24 match vs. Ohio State and helped the BG defense post a shutout win over the Buckeyes ... beginning with that game, played every second of every remaining match of the season.
2015
Played in seven matches, starting five ... played a total of 340 minutes ... missed the last few matches of the season due to injury ... did not see action in the first eight matches of the season, then made his BGSU debut in the Michigan State game on Sept. 29 ... checked into that match with just under 12 minutes left in the first half, playing the remainder of the period ... then, played over 20 minutes of the second half vs. the Spartans ... the following match, vs. Northern Illinois on Oct. 3, saw him make his first collegiate start ... played all 96-plus minutes of that contest ... played 80 minutes at Ohio State, and was on the pitch for 79 minutes of BGSU's match vs. nationally-ranked Syracuse ... wore uniform #4 during his first year with the Falcons.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner at Westlake H.S. ('15) for coaches Mike Besu and Doug Khunz ... was an All-Southwestern Conference First-Team selection three times, after earning second-team honors as a freshman ... twice earned All-Greater Cleveland First-Team honors ... was the WHS Defensive MVP on two occasions ... helped the Demons to an overall record of 47-9-10 and trips to the district finals in each of his last two years ... Westlake advanced to the regional finals during his sophomore season.
PERSONAL
Mohammed Wael Mustafa was born on June 30, 1997 in Cleveland, Ohio ... son of Wael and Nabila Mustafa ... the fourth of five children ... has two older sisters, a younger sister and a younger brother ... a sport management major at BGSU ... has played club ball with several teams including the Columbus Crew Academy.
MUSTAFA - FINAL BGSU CAREER STATS
moo-STAH-fa
2018
An All-MAC First Team selection ... also named to the MAC All-Tournament Team ... ... named to the All-Ohio Team by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association ... was ranked No. 11 on Top Drawer Soccer's postseason list of the top-20 players in the MAC ... played in all 17 matches, starting 16 ... played a total of 1548 minutes, ranking third on the team and second among non-goalkeepers ... had five points on two goals and an assist ... started and played 69 minutes in the season opener vs. Northern Kentucky ... again drew the start at Penn State, playing 73 minutes ... came off the bench vs. Wright State, but wound up playing 89 of the 110 minutes and helping the Falcons post a shutout ... tied for the team lead with three shots, including one on goal ... scored what proved to be the match-winning goal in the Falcons' victory at Western Illinois, heading home a Chris Sullivan cross midway through the second half ... drew the start and played 68 minutes of that WIU match ... played all 90 minutes vs. No. 3 Michigan State, and was on the field for all 110 minutes of the Ohio State match ... played all 90 minutes at Cleveland State, with one shot attempt ... played all 91-plus minutes at Purdue Fort Wayne, and was on the pitch for the entire 90 minutes of the Falcons' win over Valparaiso ... helped the Falcons to a shutout in the MAC opener vs. Akron, playing all 110 minutes of that scoreless draw at Cochrane Stadium ... had two shot attempts, including a shot on goal, vs. the Zips ... played all 99-plus minutes of the Falcons' overtime victory at IUPUI ... had two shot attempts, including one on goal, vs. the Jaguars ... played all 96-plus minutes of BG's OT win at Northern Illinois ... had two shots, including one on goal, vs. the Huskies ... played all 110 minutes vs. Western Michigan, and had the primary assist on Vinny Worner's 80th-minute goal ... headed an Ebenezer Ackon serve into the path of the onrushing Worner to give the Falcons the lead ... played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 2-0 win at Cincinnati, helping the defense keep a clean sheet and firing two shots, including one on goal, at the other end ... played all 90 minutes and scored a goal just 3:45 into the contest at West Virginia ... on Senior Night, played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 2-0 win over SIUE, allowing the Cougars a total of just one shot on goal ... had a shot on goal of his own in that win, which clinched the number-two seed in the MAC Tournament for the Falcons ... played all 90 minutes of the conference tourney semifinal-round match vs. Western Michigan.
2017
Played in 12 matches, making 11 starts ... was third on the team in scoring, with nine points ... had four goals on the year to rank second on the Falcons ... was involved in the scoring of both BG goals while helping the Falcons keep a clean sheet in the regular-season opener, a 2-0 win over IUPUI ... had his first career three-point game, with the game-winning goal and an assist ... the GWG was the first of his collegiate career ... that goal, a header in the 10th minute, gave BG the lead for good, and he had the primary assist on Chris Brennan's goal just before halftime ... played all 90 minutes and helped the BG defense to another shutout vs. Cleveland State three days later ... scored the first two goals of BGSU's 3-0 win at Drexel ... the two-goal game was the first of his career ... had the second GWG of his career, and the second in a three-game span, vs. the Dragons ... played all 90 minutes of that shutout victory ... again played all 90 minutes of BGSU's 2-0 win at Penn, the Falcons' fourth consecutive clean sheet to start the season ... for his efforts in the CSU game and on the Philadelphia trip, was named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week on Sept. 5 ... also was one of four finalists for NCAA Soccer's Men's Player of the Week ... was the Falcons' leading scorer through four matches, but was injured in practice prior to the Western Illinois match and missed the next three contests ... returned to action at No. 1 Notre Dame, coming off the bench to play 39 minutes ... was back in the starting lineup at No. 25 Ohio State, and played all 90 minutes ... was on the pitch for all 101-plus minutes of BGSU's double-OT win over Duquesne, helping the Falcons to a shutout ... the DU match was his sixth start of the year, and the Falcons posted shutouts in five of them (and allowed only a PK goal in the sixth) ... scored his fourth goal of the season in the next match, heading home a long free kick by Tate Robertson in the final minute of the first half at SIUE ... played all 90 minutes in BG's next match, at Wright State ... scored a goal just 2:08 into that match, but it was disallowed ... played all 110 minutes in the Falcons' double-OT draw ... led the team with two shot attempts in that match, one of which was on goal ... played all 90-plus minutes of the Falcons' OT match at Akron, blocking several UA shots ... started and played all 90 minutes at No. 5 Western Michigan.
2016
Played in 16 matches, starting all 16 ... was on the pitch for 1527 of the 1531-plus minutes of those 16 games ... had three points on a goal and an assist ... the goal came in the season opener vs. IUPUI ... after a perfectly-timed run into the box, he headed home a Jacob Roth cross for BG's final goal in that 4-0 win ... had an assist in the Falcons' next game, outleaping the Appalachian State 'keeper to head the ball to a wide-open Keaton Reynolds for what proved to be the game-winning goal in the 45th minute ... his header hit the post in the third minute of the home match vs. Buffalo ... missed three games in mid-September due to injury ... returned for the Sept. 24 match vs. Ohio State and helped the BG defense post a shutout win over the Buckeyes ... beginning with that game, played every second of every remaining match of the season.
2015
Played in seven matches, starting five ... played a total of 340 minutes ... missed the last few matches of the season due to injury ... did not see action in the first eight matches of the season, then made his BGSU debut in the Michigan State game on Sept. 29 ... checked into that match with just under 12 minutes left in the first half, playing the remainder of the period ... then, played over 20 minutes of the second half vs. the Spartans ... the following match, vs. Northern Illinois on Oct. 3, saw him make his first collegiate start ... played all 96-plus minutes of that contest ... played 80 minutes at Ohio State, and was on the pitch for 79 minutes of BGSU's match vs. nationally-ranked Syracuse ... wore uniform #4 during his first year with the Falcons.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner at Westlake H.S. ('15) for coaches Mike Besu and Doug Khunz ... was an All-Southwestern Conference First-Team selection three times, after earning second-team honors as a freshman ... twice earned All-Greater Cleveland First-Team honors ... was the WHS Defensive MVP on two occasions ... helped the Demons to an overall record of 47-9-10 and trips to the district finals in each of his last two years ... Westlake advanced to the regional finals during his sophomore season.
PERSONAL
Mohammed Wael Mustafa was born on June 30, 1997 in Cleveland, Ohio ... son of Wael and Nabila Mustafa ... the fourth of five children ... has two older sisters, a younger sister and a younger brother ... a sport management major at BGSU ... has played club ball with several teams including the Columbus Crew Academy.
MUSTAFA - FINAL BGSU CAREER STATS
| Season | GP-GS | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | PK-Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7-5 | 340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 16-16 | 1527 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | .071 | 6 | .429 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 12-11 | 1060 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | .308 | 8 | .615 | 2 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 17-16 | 1548 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | .118 | 8 | .471 | 1 | 0-0 |
| TOTAL | 52-48 | 4475 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 45 | .156 | 22 | .489 | 3 | 0-0 |
| SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: Points: 4, at Drexel -- Sep 01, 2017 Goals: 2, at Drexel -- Sep 01, 2017 Assists: 1, IUPUI -- Aug 26, 2017 ; Appalachian State -- Aug 28, 2016 ; Western Michigan -- Oct 20, 2018 Shots: 3, Wright State -- Aug 31, 2018 ; at Drexel -- Sep 01, 2017 |
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