Free agent Mustapha Carayol joined the Grecians in September on a short term deal until January 20, 2025.

Free agent Mustapha, 36, joined up with Gary Caldwell's side after completing the PFA's pre-season training programme and has been training with the team for the last couple of weeks. 

The experienced attacker, who predominantly operates as a left or right winger has been without a club since leaving fellow League One side Burton Albion last season, where he played 30 times, scoring once.

Mustapha arrives at the club having had a fantastic career so far. He began as a youth player at Swindon Town before moving to MK Dons. He would get his first taste of men's football at Crawley Town during the 2007-08 season.

Mustapha's big break came in 2012 when he joined Championship side Middlesbrough making 50 appearances and scoring 11 times. Further loans in the Championship to Brighton,  Huddersfield Town and Leeds United saw him gain futher playing time before joining Nottingham Forest permanently. 

After a further spell at Ipswich Town, Mustapha headed to Apollon Limassol of the Cypriot First Division and then Adana Demirspor of TFF 1. Lig in Turkey before heading back to England for spells at Gillingham and Burton Albion. Mustapha has also made seven appearances for his national side Gambia.