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Muizz Mustapha

Muizz Mustapha (born 3 April 2000) is a Nigerian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop forward for Doncaster R.L.F.C. in the RFL Championship.

Muizz Mustapha
Personal information
Full nameMuizz Mustapha
Born (2000-04-03) 3 April 2000 (age 26)
Nigeria
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight15 st 4 lb (97 kg)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–22 Leeds Rhinos 9 1 0 0 4
2018(loan) → Featherstone Rovers 1 0 0 0 0
2019(loan) → Dewsbury Rams 2 0 0 0 0
2019(loan) → Newcastle Thunder 7 3 0 0 12
2021(loan) → Hull Kingston Rovers 11 0 0 0 0
2022(loan) → Bradford Bulls 8 0 0 0 0
2023–25 Castleford Tigers 47 3 0 0 12
2024(DR) → Batley Bulldogs 2 0 0 0 0
2026– Doncaster R.L.F.C. 10 3 0 0 12
Total 97 10 0 0 40
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2025 Nigeria 1 1 0 0 4
Source: [1][2]
As of 19 September 2025

He has previously played for Leeds Rhinos and Castleford Tigers in the Super League. He has spent time on loan and dual registration at Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League, at Featherstone Rovers, Dewsbury Rams, Bradford Bulls and Batley Bulldogs in the RFL Championship, and at Newcastle Thunder in League 1.

Background

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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]

Career

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Leeds Rhinos

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In 2018, he made a professional debut while on loan at Featherstone Rovers and has also spent time at the Dewsbury Rams in the Championship.

In 2019, he made debut for Leeds against Workington Town in the Challenge Cup.[5]

On 18 November 2020, it was announced that Mustapha would join Hull Kingston Rovers on a season-long loan starting in 2021.[6]

Hull Kingston Rovers (loan)

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Mustapha made a total of eleven appearances for Hull KR in the 2021 season including the club's 28–10 semi-final defeat against Catalans Dragons.[7][8][9]

Bradford Bulls (loan)

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On 2 December 2021, it was announced that he had signed for Bradford in the RFL Championship on loan.[10]

Castleford Tigers

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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 thirteen matches for Castleford in the 2023 season as the club finished 11th on the table narrowly avoiding relegation.[15]

In the 2025 season, he made seventeen appearances for Castleford, scoring three tries.[1] On 10 October, Castleford announced Mustapha would depart the club to pursue playing opportunities elsewhere.[16][17]

Batley Bulldogs (DR)

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In June 2024, Mustapha made two appearances for Batley Bulldogs in the RFL Championship, through their dual registration agreement with Castleford.[1]

Doncaster R.L.F.C.

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On 26 October 2025, Mustapha signed for Doncaster R.L.F.C. in the RFL Championship on a two-year deal.[18]

International

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On 11 September 2019, Mustapha was called up for the Nigeria 60-man training squad.[19]

He played for Nigeria when they faced off against a combined Cumbria side in Barrow in November 2025, he started at loose forward and scored Nigeria's only try in the 70-6 loss.[20]

Club statistics

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Appearances and points in all competitions by year
ClubSeasonTier App T G DG Pts
Leeds Rhinos 2019 Super League 10000
2020 Super League 20000
2022 Super League 61004
Total 91004
→ Featherstone Rovers (loan) 2018 Championship 10000
→ Dewsbury Rams (loan) 2019 Championship 20000
→ Newcastle Thunder (loan) 2019 League 1 730012
→ Hull Kingston Rovers (loan) 2021 Super League 110000
→ Bradford Bulls (loan) 2022 Championship 80000
Castleford Tigers 2023 Super League 160000
2024 Super League 140000
2025 Super League 1730012
Total 4730012
→ Batley Bulldogs (DR) 2024 Championship 20000
Doncaster R.L.F.C. 2026 Championship 00000
Career total 8770028
As of match played 19 September 2025[1][2]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 RL Record Keepers' Club
  2. 1 2 Rugby League Project
  3. ↑ "Meet Elliot Wallis - The explosive Hull KR winger called up by new Nigerian national team". Mirror. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  4. 1 2 Heppenstall, Ross (26 July 2022). "Muizz Mustapha discusses Leeds Rhinos future after living a 'dream come true'". Leeds Live. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Challenge Cup: Leeds Rhinos 78-6 Workington Town". BBC. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Leeds forward Muizz Mustapha joins Hull KR on loan after extending Rhinos stay". www.loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 15 Dec 2020.
  7. ↑ "Catalans Dragons blast past Hull KR and into their first Super League Grand Final". The Guardian.
  8. ↑ "Barrie McDermott's 2021 Betfred Super League season review". www.skysports.com.
  9. ↑ "Super League: Warrington Wolves 0-19 Hull KR - Robins set up a semi-final at Catalans". BBC.
  10. ↑ "Leeds loan three players to Bradford". Love Rugby League. 2 Dec 2021. Retrieved 2 Dec 2021.
  11. ↑ "Muizz Mustapha: Castleford Tigers sign prop on one-year deal from Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  12. ↑ McKenna, Ben (3 October 2022). "Castleford Tigers sign forward Muizz Mustapha from Leeds Rhinos". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Muizz Mustapha moves to the Tigers". Castleford Tigers. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  14. ↑ Cartwright, Phil (26 February 2023). "Super League: Castleford Tigers 6-24 St Helens - club world champions claim win in domestic opener". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Castleford Tigers ace Alex Mellor delivers brutally honest assessment of 'awful' season; 'We've massively underperformed'". www.loverugbyleague.com.
  16. ↑ "Prop Mustapha released by Castleford". BBC Sport. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  17. ↑ Ben Olawumi (10 Oct 2025). "Castleford forward enters open market as Tigers confirm shock release". Love Rugby League.
  18. ↑ Ben Olawumi (26 Oct 2025). "Released Castleford Tigers prop lands new club as length of Championship deal confirmed". Love Rugby League.
  19. ↑ "60 Man Nigeria Squad". www.nigeriarugbyleague.org. 11 Sep 2019. Retrieved 24 Dec 2020.
  20. ↑ "Cumbria score 13 tries as Nigeria overrun – Total Rugby League". Retrieved 2026-04-09.
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