Musa Muhammed
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Musa Muhammed Shehu | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kano, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gorica | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | FC Heart Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Željezničar (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Lokomotiv Plovdiv (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2018– | HNK Gorica | 26 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | Nigeria U17 | 9 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Nigeria U20 | 9 | (4) |
| 2016– | Nigeria | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:08, 25 June 2019(CAT) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:18, 25 June 2019 (CAT) | |||
Musa Muhammed Shehu (born 31 October 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Croatian club HNK Gorica as a defender. Musa's style of play has been likened to that of Dani Alves, one of the best fullbacks in football history.
Club career
Born in Kano, Muhammed has played club football for İstanbul Başakşehir.[1][2]
On 3 February 2017, Muhammed signed for Željezničar Sarajevo.[3]
On 7 September 2017, Muhammed was loaned to Bulgarian First League club Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[4]
International career
He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2016, against Mali in an international friendly.[1] and he was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ Musa Muhammed at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/zvanicno-nigerijski-reprezentativac-musa-muhammed-novi-fudbaler-zeljeznicara/170203085
- ^ "Локомотив привлече под наем нигерийския национал Мохамед Муса" (in Bulgarian). lokomotivpd.com. 7 September 2017.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
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