Muhaymin Mustafa

Muhaymin Mustafa — Biography

Muhaymin Mustafa is a Sudanese-Turkish basketball player who plays shooting guard or small forward in the Basketbol Süper Ligi. He came out of the Anadolu Efes system and played in the EuroLeague at 18; in the summer of 2026 he signed with Karşıyaka Basket.

Born in North Nicosia to a Sudanese family, he grew up in Kyrenia. In primary school he won national titles in the long jump and the high jump. Anadolu Efes noticed him along with his brother, and he moved to Istanbul at 10. He made his professional debut in 2015-16 with Pertevniyal and then played for Efes's development team. He played his first BSL game on 8 October 2017 against Pınar Karşıyaka, made his EuroLeague debut on 29 December 2017 and got his first EuroLeague start against Žalgiris Kaunas on 23 February 2018. In 2020 he went to Greece with Ionikos Nikaias, averaging 8.4 points and 4.6 rebounds a game in 2021-22. He joined Galatasaray in June 2022, Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket in December 2023, Darüşşafaka in 2024 and Büyükçekmece Basketbol in January 2026.

With Turkey's youth teams he won bronze at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and silver at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Cup, and in 2017 he finished fourth in Europe with the under-18 side. He was called up to the national B team's camp in August 2021.