Jamal Musiala

Jamal Musiala (born 26 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for German club Bayern Munich II. Born in Germany, Musiala currently represents the England U17s internationally.

Jamal Musiala
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-26) 26 February 2003
Place of birth Stuttgart, Germany[1]
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bayern Munich II
Number 37
Youth career
–2011 TSV Lehnerz
2011–2019 Chelsea
2019– Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Bayern Munich II 8 (2)
2020– Bayern Munich 1 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 England U15 3 (4)
2018–2019 England U16 9 (3)
2018 Germany U16 2 (0)
2019– England U17 6 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:50, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:54, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

Early Life

Musiala was born in the German city of Fulda, but then moved to England where he spent most of his childhood.[2] He went to primary school at Corpus Christi school in New Malden.[3] For secondary school he went to Whitgift in Croydon.[4] He was in the Chelsea academy for most of his childhood years.[5]

Club career

In July 2019, aged 16, Musiala left Chelsea to join Bayern Munich.[1] On 3 June 2020, Musiala made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute for Bayern Munich II in their 3–2 win over Preußen Münster in the 3. Liga.[6] On 20 June 2020, he made his Bundesliga debut against Freiburg, and he became the youngest player to play a match for Bayern in the Bundesliga.[7][8]

International career

Musiala was born in Germany to a Nigerian father and German mother. He moved to England at a young age, and back to Germany as a teenager.[9] Musiala has represented both England and Germany at youth international level.[1][10]

Honours

Club

Bayern Munich II

References
  1. "Bayern Munich sign 16-year-old Chelsea talents Jamal Musiala and Bright Arrey-Mbi". bundesliga.com. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. "Jamal Musiala: Who is Bayern Munich's half-English, half-German star of the future?". bundesliga.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  3. Slavin, Chris (27 May 2014). "Wembley glory for boys". afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. "PROSPECT | Jamal Musiala". getfootballnewsgermany.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  5. "Jamal Musiala: Who is Bayern Munich's half-English, half-German star of the future?". bundesliga.com. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  6. "Bayern München II vs. Preußen Münster 3 - 2". Soccerway. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  7. "Jamal Musiala: Jüngster Bundesliga-Debütant des FC Bayern". FC Bayern Munich (in German). 20 June 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  8. "Fünf Bayern-Talente feierten diese Saison ihr Bundesliga-Debüt". FC Bayern Munich (in German). 21 June 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  9. "Der Ex-Lehnerzer Jamal Musiala startet beim FC Bayern München durch". Fuldaerzeitung. 29 February 2020.
  10. "Jamal Musiala at DFB". dfb.de. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
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