Moussa Wagué
Moussa Wagué (IPA: [waɡe]; born 4 October 1998) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Spanish club Barcelona and the Senegal national team.
Wagué playing for Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Moussa Wagué[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 4 October 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bignona, Senegal[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Barcelona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Aspire Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Eupen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Eupen | 23 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Barcelona B | 20 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019– | Barcelona | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | → Nice (loan) | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Senegal U20 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017– | Senegal | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:30, 14 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:41, 13 November 2019 (UTC) |
Club career
Eupen
Wagué joined K.A.S. Eupen from the Aspire Academy in November 2016.[4] He made his professional debut in a 0–1 loss to Genk on 21 January 2017.[5] Wagué spent two seasons with Eupen under coach Claude Makélélé, helping the team remain in the Belgian top division.[6]
Barcelona
In August 2018, Wagué completed a transfer from Eupen to FC Barcelona, for a fee of €5 million. He initially joined Barcelona's B team to begin the 2018–19 Season.[7] On 13 January 2019, Wagué scored his first goal for Barcelona B in a 2–0 win at the Miniestadi against CD Alcoyano.[8]
Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde named Wagué as one of the five promising young players to whom he hoped to give first team opportunities.[9] Wagué made his senior side debut on 6 March 2019, starting and playing the full 90 minutes of the Catalan Super Cup against Girona.[10] On 13 April 2019, he made his official debut in a La Liga match against Huesca where he played a full 90 minutes; he described it as a "dream come true".[11] Wagué again featured for the first team on 4 May 2019, impressing despite Barcelona's 0–2 defeat to Celta Vigo.[12] He would appear once more in Barcelona's La Liga finale, coming on as a second half substitute in a 2–2 draw with Eibar.
Wagué was officially promoted to the first team ahead of the 2019–20 season, and given the number 16 shirt.[13] He made his first Champions League start for Barcelona on 10 December 2019 as his side defeated Inter Milan 2–1.[14]
Loan to Nice
In 31 January 2020, French club OGC Nice confirmed a loan transfer for Wagué, keeping him until the end of the 2019–20 season, with an option to buy for €15,000,000.[15] He made his debut for Nice in their 2–1 victory over Lyon on 2 February 2020, coming on as a second half substitute.[16] On 7 March 2020, Wagué provided the winning assist in Nice's 2–1 derby victory against rivals AS Monaco.[17] Upon the cancellation of the 2019-20 Ligue 1 season, he returned to Barcelona after Nice decided not to activate his purchase option.[18]
International career
Wagué was part of the Senegal U20s that came in 4th place at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[19] He made his senior international debut in a friendly 1–1 tie with Nigeria on 23 March 2017.[20][21]
In June 2018 Wagué was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[22] He became the youngest African goalscorer in World Cup history when he scored in Senegal's match against Japan.[23]
Wagué represented Senegal in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, which took place in Egypt. He participated in the first two group stage games and the semifinal match for a Senegal squad that reached the tournament final. [24]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 15 February 2020
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | Ref. | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Eupen | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 15 | 1 | [25] | |
2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 28 | 0 | [25] | ||
Total | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 43 | 1 | – | ||
Barcelona B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | [26] | |||
Total | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | – | ||
Barcelona | 2018–19 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | [26] |
2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | [26] | ||
Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | ||
Nice (loan) | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | – | |||
Career total | 52 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 74 | 3 | – |
International goal
- As of match played 24 June 2018. Senegal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Wagué goal.[27]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 24 June 2018 | Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg, Russia | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
Barcelona
References
- "Acta del Partido celebrado el 04 de mayo de 2019, en Vigo" [Minutes of the Match held on 4 May 2019, in Vigo] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- GALSENFOOT. "MOUSSA WAGUÉ NE VEUT PAS SE PROJETER PLUS LOIN QUE LA CAN U 23Galsenfoot". galsenfoot.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- "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 28 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- "Moussa Wague quitte l'Aspire Academy vers la KAS Eupen". AS Eupen (in French). 20 October 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- "BELGIQUE, Ligue Jupiler AS Eupen-Racing Genk: 0 – 1 – Football". Maxifoot. Advimedia. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- "IN MY OWN WORDS: Moussa Wagué". FC Barcelona. FC Barcelona. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- "Teenager Moussa Wague Joins Barcelona After Impressive World Cup". Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- "Barça B 2-0 CD Alcoyano: First win of the year". FC Barcelona. FC Barcelona. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- "Barcelona's Chosen 5: How Much Potential Do La Masia's New Generation Have?". Bleacher Report. Bleacher Report. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- "Todibo makes Barça debut". FC Barcelona. FC Barcelona. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- "Moussa Wague: Barcelona defender's La Liga debut 'a dream come true'". BBC Sport. 14 April 2019.
- "The boys from La Masia impressed more than Barcelona's usual substitutes". Marca. Marca. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- "Moussa Wagué, with the first team". FC Barcelona. FC Barcelona. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- "Ansu Fati Makes History: What We Learned From FC Barcelona Versus Inter Milan". Forbes. Forbes. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- "Moussa Wague leaves FC Barcelona for Nice loan". 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "Dolberg strikes as Nice end Lyon unbeaten run". 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- "AS Monaco lose to Nice in Riviera Derby". 9 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- "OFFICIAL: OGC Nice will not use their buy option on Moussa Wagué". Barca Blaugranes. SB Nation. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- "Tournois FIFA Joueurs & Entraîneurs – Moussa WAGUE". FIFA.com (in French). Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- "Nigeria v Senegal". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 March 2017.
- La Rédaction (23 March 2007). "Amical : Nigeria et Sénégal se quittent bons amis". Afrik Foot. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- "Wague And Honda Make History With World Cup Goals". BeIN Sports. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- "Wague and Senegal advance to knockout stage". FC Barcelona. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- "Moussa Wagué » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- Moussa Wagué at Soccerway
- "Moussa Wagué". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/allafricagamesmencongo2015/MatchDetails?MatchId=oP8B8vCB10u9KtV1ZruBsnXkcoj49eYM9yi%2f1DXxE5nRfI1qeqpu8mXEGJxeoA6V