Al-Mu'attasim Billah Ali Mohamed Al-Musrati (; born 6 April 1996), known simply as Al-Musrati, is a Libyan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Vitória de Guimarães

Reserve team

In January 2017, Al-Musrati signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Portuguese side

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on the recommendation of former player Romano Sion. He began playing for their

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, and on 4 March 2018 scored his first goal to equalise in a 1–1 draw away to União.

First team

On 5 August 2019, Al-Musrati made his debut for the first team, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 win at

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in the second round of the

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. Thirteen days later he made his

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debut in a 1–1 home draw with Boavista and was third-place in the vote for the league's best midfielder of the month, behind

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and Pizzi. On 12 December, he scored his only goal for the first team, equalising in a 3–2 comeback win at

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in the group stage of the

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; his club was already eliminated.

Loan to Rio Ave

Al-Musrati was loaned to

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of the same league on 29 January 2020, for the rest of the season. He,

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and Nuno Santos were sent off on 17 June in a 2–1 home loss to Benfica.

Braga

On 31 July 2020, Al-Musrati signed a four-year deal at

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, joining his former Rio Ave manager

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. His first goal was on 26 November, to open a 3–3 home draw with

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in the Europa League group stage; three days later he struck for the first time in the top flight to win at the

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against Farense. He was voted the league's Player of the Month for February 2021. On 15 August 2023, he scored a goal in a 4–1 away victory over

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during the 2023–24 Champions League third qualifying round, to be the first Libyan to score in

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. A month later, on 20 September, he made his Champions League group stage debut in a 2–1 defeat against

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, to be the second Libyan to achieve this feat.

Beşiktaş

On 9 February 2024, Al-Musrati joined Turkish

club

on loan from Braga until the end of the 2023–24 season, in exchange for a €1 million loan fee, with a subsequent mandatory buy-clause of €11 million (conditional on performance), which could rise to €13.5 million with add-ons. On 13 February 2024, the club officially announced that they used mandatory buy-clause of €11 million and Al-Musrati completed a permanent transfer to Beşiktaş. Al-Musrati thus became the most expensive transfer in Beşiktaş history. Later that year, on 23 May, he scored his first goal for the club in the fourth minute of stoppage time in the Turkish Cup final, securing the winning goal in a 3–2 victory over

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Loan to Monaco

On 3 February 2025,

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announced the transfer of Musrati on loan from Beşiktaş until the end of the season, with a purchase option. On 7 February 2025, he played his first game with the club, a 1-4

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defeat against

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, becoming the first Libyan to play in Ligue 1. On 3 May 2025, he scored Monaco’s second goal in a 3-1 win against

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, becoming the first ever Libyan to score in

. However, he was severely injured during the game, and it was his last appearance for Monaco. On 19 May 2025, Monaco announced that it will not purchase Al-Musrati, and that he is going back to

International career

Al-Musrati was first called up for

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at the

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in South Africa, and played all but one game including the penalty shootout win over

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in the final. On 8 October 2024, Al-Musrati announced his retirement from international football, citing personal reasons.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals :''Scores and results list Libya's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Elmusrati goal.''

Honours

Braga *

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: 2023–24 Beşiktaş *

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: 2023–24 *

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Libya *

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Individual *

Player of the Month: February 2021 *

Midfielder of the Month: February 2021

References

External links

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