Yussif Moussa
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yussif Daouda Moussa | ||
Date of birth | 4 September 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Nima, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ilves | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Police | ||
2019–2020 | Ilves | 24 | (2) |
2020–2021 | Bnei Yehuda | 16 | (0) |
2022– | Ilves | 22 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017– | Niger | 15 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 April 2023 |
Yussif Daouda Moussaⓘ (born 4 September 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Finnish club Ilves. Born in Ghana, he plays for the Niger national football team.
Club career
On 9 December 2021, he agreed to return to Ilves in Finland on a one-year contract.[1]
International career
Born and raised in Ghana, Moussa was discovered by Nigerien scouts and moved to the country to find more opportunities. Naturalized as a Nigerien, he represented Niger youth national teams before debuting with the senior Niger national team in 2017.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 29 October 2019.[3]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ilves | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
Career total | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
- Notes
International
- As of match played 19 November 2019.[4]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Niger | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | |
2019 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 6 | 1 |
International goals
- Scores and results Niger's goal tally first.[4]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 19 November 2019 | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger | Madagascar | 2–6 | 2–6 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- ^ "YUSIF MOUSSA PALAA ILVEKSEEN!" (in Finnish). Ilves. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ ""Participating at the WAFU Cup in Ghana is a pleasure"- Moussa | SportsWorldGhana". 26 September 2017.
- ^ Yussif Moussa at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ a b Yussif Moussa at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Greater Accra Region
- Nigerien men's footballers
- Niger men's international footballers
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Nigerien people of Ghanaian descent
- Ghanaian emigrants to Niger
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ilves (football) players
- Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Nigerien expatriate men's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Nigerien football biography stubs