Ahmed Musa
Ahmed Musa OON MON (/ˈɑːxmɛd muːsə/ ⓘ; born 14 October 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward and left winger for the Nigeria national team.
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Musa training with Nigeria at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ahmed Musa | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jos, Plateau, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | ShamsAzar Qazvin | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | GBS Football Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | GBS Football Academy | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | → JUTH (loan) | 18 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | → Kano Pillars (loan) | 25 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | VVV-Venlo | 37 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | CSKA Moscow | 125 | (42) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Leicester City | 21 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → CSKA Moscow (loan) | 10 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Al Nassr | 50 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Kano Pillars | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Fatih Karagümrük | 34 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Sivasspor | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Nigeria U20 | 6 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Nigeria U23 | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010– | Nigeria | 109 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:30, 21 January 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Musa became the first Nigerian to score more than once in a FIFA World Cup match, after scoring twice against Argentina in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Musa is also the first Nigerian to score in two FIFA World Cup competitions, after scoring twice against Iceland in the group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. With 108 appearances, he is Nigeria's most capped player since November 2021. Musa was a member of the Al Nassr squad that won the Saudi Premier League and Saudi Super Cup, both in 2019.
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