Suley Musah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Suley Musah | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back/Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Afienya United FC | ||
| 1998–2004 | East Bengal | (30) | |
| 2004–2005 | Tollygunge Agragami | ||
| 2005–2006 | Mohammedan SC | ||
| 2006–2008 | Air India | ||
| 2008–2009 | East Bengal | (1) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Suley Musah (born 6 May 1979) is a retired Ghanaian professional footballer who played as a defender and last played for East Bengal FC in 2008.[1][2]
Career
Suley Musah began his career at Afienya United FC as a right back in the Ghana Premier League. In 1998, he signed for East Bengal FC along with fellow countrymen Jackson Egypong and Emmanuel Opoku[3] to play in the National Football League. Musah spent 6 seasons in the East Bengal colours before leaving for Tollygunge Agragami in 2004–05. In 2005-06 he joined Mohammedan Sporting and after 1 season, he joined Air India in 2006 where he spent 2 seasons. He returned to play for East Bengal in 2008–09 season, before retiring from professional football.[2]
In 2000–01 season, Suley Musah along with countryman Jackson Egypong, under coach Monoranjan Bhattacharya helped East Bengal FC win their first National Football League title. East Bengal conceded just 9 goals, the fewest goals they ever conceded in the league till date.[4]
In 2002–03 season, Suley Musah had the best season in India with East Bengal FC, under coach Subhash Bhowmick, as the Red and Gold brigade won all 5 tournaments that they had participated in: 2002 Calcutta Football League, 2002 IFA Shield, 2002 Durand Cup, 2002-03 National Football League and Independence Day Cup;[5] equaling their own record of winning 5 trophies in a season which they achieved back in 1972-73 and 1973–74 season.[6]
In 2003–04 season, Suley Musah captained[7] the East Bengal FC side and won 2003-04 National Football League, 2003 Calcutta Football League and 2003 ASEAN Club Championship held in Jakarta, Indonesia defeating 2002–03 AFC Champions League runners-up BEC Tero Sasana 3–1 in the final.[citation needed]
In his illustrious career in Indian football with East Bengal FC, Suley Musah has scored 41 goals[8] in the Red and Gold colours and have won 19 trophies including 3 National Football League titles.[6]
Honours
Club
- East Bengal
- ASEAN Club Championship (1): 2003
- National Football League (3): 2000-01, 2002-03, 2003-04
- Calcutta Football League (6): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004
- IFA Shield (3): 2000, 2001, 2002
- Durand Cup (2): 2002, 2004
- All Airlines Gold Cup (1): 2001
- Independence Day Cup (1): 2002-03
- San Miguel International Cup (1): 2004
- McDowell Cup (1): 2000
References
- ^ The 10 best foreigners to have played for East Bengal goal.com
- ^ a b "Indian Football Transfers 2008". indianfootball.de. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Indian Football Transfers 1998". indianfootball.de. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "East Bengal's performance in NFL / I League". East Bengal Club. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Independence Day Cup". indianfootball.de. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Trophy Room". East Bengal Club. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Musah named East Bengal skipper". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "East Bengal Club - Legends". East Bengal Club. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
External links
- Suley Musah at Soccerway
- Suley Musah - WorldFootball.net
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| Preceded by Anit Ghosh
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Kingfisher East Bengal captain 2003-2004 |
Succeeded by |