Musa Muhammed
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.
| 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] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club 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) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | Nigeria U17 | 9 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Nigeria U20 | 9 | (4) |
| 2016– | Nigeria | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:08, 25 June 2019(CAT) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:18, 25 June 2019 (CAT) | |||
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]
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References
- "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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