Riga Mustapha
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rahamat Riga Mustapha | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vitesse Arnhem | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | Vitesse Arnhem | 31 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | → RBC Roosendaal (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Sparta Rotterdam | 68 | (26) |
| 2005–2008 | Levante | 104 | (28) |
| 2008–2011 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | (0) |
| 2011 | Cartagena | 10 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Pune | 17 | (7) |
| National team | |||
| 1996–1997 | Netherlands U16 | 9 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | Netherlands U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | Netherlands U18 | 16 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Netherlands U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Netherlands U20 | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:35, 19 May 2014 (UTC). |
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Rahamat Riga Mustapha (born 10 October 1981) is an Ghanaian-born Dutch professional footballer who last played as a striker for Pune F.C. in the Indian I-League.
Born in Accra, Ghana, Mustapha began his career with Eredivisie side Vitesse as a youth and senior player. While with the Vitesse youth team, Mustapha actually worked under his future head coach at Sparta Rotterdam and Pune, Mike Snoei. He also went out on loan to RBC Roosendaal while with Vitesse. He then left Vitesse in 2003 to sign for Sparta Rotterdam in the Eerste Divisie. In his two seasons at Sparta, Mustapha scored a total of 30 goals.
In 2005 Mustapha left Sparta Rotterdam and the Netherlands to sign for Levante UD of the Segunda División on a free transfer. Mustapha stayed at the club till 2008 when he signed for Bolton Wanderers of the Premier League in England as a replacement for the departing El Hadji Diouf. However, after two and half seasons of failing to make an impact at Bolton, Mustapha was released by the club in January 2011 and eventually signed back in the Segunda División for Cartagena.
On 26 October 2013, after two seasons away from competitive football action, Mustapha signed for Pune F.C. of the I-League in India as a replacement for injured striker Raúl Fabiani. The move meant that he would reunite with his former coach Mike Snoei who is the current head coach of Pune. He made his debut for his new side on 2 November 2013 in a league match against Sporting Goa at the Duler Stadium. He played the full 90 minutes for Pune as the side went down 2–0. He then scored his first goal for Pune, and his career first since the 2007–08 La Liga season, against Salgaocar on 22 November 2013 from the penalty spot in the 60th minute to lead Pune to a 1–1 draw in the league. His second goal then came in the very next match against Dempo on 27 November 2013 in which his 51st-minute strike lead Pune to another 1–1 draw.
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