Musa Juwara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Musa Juwara | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Tujereng, The Gambia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bologna | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Virtus Avigliano | ||
| 2017–2019 | Chievo | ||
| 2019 | → Torino (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Chievo | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Bologna | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:38, 5 July 2020 (UTC) | |||
Musa Juwara (born 26 December 2001) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Bologna.
Club career
Early career
Juwara was born in the Gambia and embarked as a migrant to Italy in 2016. There, he started playing football with Virtus Avigliano and after a successful season was scouted by Chievo. He was banned from transferring to Chievo by the FIGC, but he challenged the hearing and eventually joined them.[2]
Juwara briefly joined Torino F.C. on loan for the 2019 Torneo di Viareggio, where he scored 3 goals in 3 matches, before returning to Verona for the end of the season.[3]
He made his professional debut for Chievo in a 0–0 Serie A tie with Frosinone Calcio on 25 May 2019, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute for Manuel Pucciarelli.[4]
Bologna
On 8 July 2019, Juwara signed a deal with Bologna.[5] Although he was assigned to their Under-19 squad for the 2019–20 season, he quickly began falling into Siniša Mihajlović's first-team plans, making his debut on December 4 by playing the full 90 minutes in a 4-0 Coppa Italia defeat at the hands of Udinese.[6]
His Serie A debut for the club came on February 4, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute for fellow-countryman Musa Barrow in a 3-2 victory at Roma. This would be followed by appearances off the bench against Genoa and Udinese, before the competition was halted on March 9 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
After the competition resumed he would be given a lot more first-team opportunities as a result of the heavy playing schedule and new 5-substitute rule, impressing on the first game back in a 2-0 loss at Juventus on June 22, where he replaced Riccardo Orsolini in the 82nd minute.[8]
His first Serie A goal came on July 5, in a convincing performance at San Siro, where he would score the equaliser and secure the sending-off of Alessandro Bastoni in a 2-1 win over Inter Milan.[9]
References
- ^ "Juwara, Musa Juwara - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com.
- ^ "Anche il Chievo ha il suo Musa: Juwara, talento immigrato che ha sfidato la Figc". Calciomercato.com - Tutte le news sul calcio in tempo reale.
- ^ d’Avanzo, Diego. "Viareggio Cup - Juwara del Chievo in prestito al Torino". 11giovani.
- ^ "Frosinone vs. Chievo - 25 May 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Bologna, preso Juwara dal Chievo a titolo definitivo". Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Coppa Italia: poker Udinese, 4-0 al Bologna. Per i friulani c'è la Juve". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: All sport in Italy suspended because of outbreak". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Bologna-Juventus 0-2, Ronaldo e Dybala guidano la riscossa dei bianconeri". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Bologna, la favola di Musa Juwara: dall'arrivo col barcone 4 anni fa al gol a San Siro". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
External links
- Musa Juwara at Soccerway
- Lega Serie A Profile