Ahmed Musa

Ahmed Musa
Musa training with Nigeria at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Musa[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-14) 14 October 1992 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Jos, Plateau, Nigeria
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2005–2008 GBS Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 GBS Football Academy 0 (0)
2008–2009JUTH (loan) 18 (4)
2009–2010Kano Pillars (loan) 25 (18)
2010–2012 VVV-Venlo 37 (8)
2012–2016 CSKA Moscow 125 (42)
2016–2018 Leicester City 21 (2)
2018CSKA Moscow (loan) 10 (6)
2018–2020 Al Nassr 50 (9)
2021 Kano Pillars 8 (0)
2021–2022 Fatih Karagümrük 34 (2)
2022–2024 Sivasspor 19 (0)
International career
2011 Nigeria U20 6 (3)
2011 Nigeria U23 1 (1)
2010– Nigeria 109 (16)
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2013 South Africa
Runner-up 2023 Ivory Coast
*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)

Ahmed Musa OON MON (/ˈɑːxmɛd msə/ ; born 14 October 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who last played as a forward and Winger for Sivasspor, he represents the Nigeria national team internationally.

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.[4] Musa is also the first Nigerian to score in two FIFA World Cup competitions, after scoring another brace against Iceland in the group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[5] With 108 appearances, he is Nigeria's most capped player since November 2021. Musa was a member of the Saudi club Al Nassr's squad that won the Saudi Premier League and Saudi Super Cup, both in 2019.[6]

  1. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Ahmed Musa: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Ahmed Musa". Leicester City F.C. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  4. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (26 June 2014). "World Cup 2014: Musa revels in Nigerian goals record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Nigeria vs Iceland : Ahmed Musa first Nigerian to score at two World Cups". Vanguard. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Super Eagles star Ahmed Musa wins prestigious title with his club in Saudi Arabia". www.msn.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

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