Ahmed Musa
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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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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 | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]