This article is about the footballer. For the politician, see Ahmed Musa (politician).
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)
2008–2009
→ 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)
2022–2024
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 (/ˈɑːxmɛdmuːsə/ⓘ; born 14 October 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward and left winger for the Nigeria national team.
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]
^"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.
^"Ahmed Musa: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
^"Ahmed Musa". Leicester City F.C. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
^Oluwashina Okeleji (26 June 2014). "World Cup 2014: Musa revels in Nigerian goals record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
^"Nigeria vs Iceland : Ahmed Musa first Nigerian to score at two World Cups". Vanguard. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
^"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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