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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maýa Begenjowna Musaskaýa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Dudullu Spor | 12 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | MFA Žalgiris | 65 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Turkmenistan (futsal) | 11 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Turkmenistan U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019– | Turkmenistan | 9 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 April 2024 | |||
Maýa Begenjowna Musaskaýa (born 6 January 2000) is a Turkmen professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lithuanian Moterų A lyga club MFA Žalgiris and the Turkmenistan national team.
Club career
[edit]Dudullu Spor
[edit]Musaskaýa began her senior career in 2022 by signing with Dudullu Spor in the Turkish Women's Football Super League, becoming the first Turkmen woman to play professionally and abroad.[2][3] On 30 October 2022, she debuted for the team in a 1–1 draw to Beşiktaş.[4]
MFA Žalgiris
[edit]Musaskaýa moved to MFA Žalgiris in the Lithuanian Women's A League for the 2023 season. On 27 February she made her debut for the club in a 2–1 against FK Vilnius.[5] On 15 May 2023, she scored her first goal for the club; scoring in the 41st minute against FK Banga Gargždai.[6] In March 2024, it was announced by the club that the contract was renewed for another season.[7]
On early 2026 announced that Maýa Musaskaýa left MFA Žalgiris-MRU.[8]
International career
[edit]In 2018, Musaskaýa was included in the inaugural campaign of the Turkmenistan women's national futsal team in the AFC Women's Futsal Championship.[9]
In February 2019, Musaskaýa was called up to the Turkmen national football team for their first-ever international match against Kazakhstan and was included in the final squad for the 2019 Turkish Women's Cup.[10] She made her official debut against Romania, where she started in the country biggest lost to date.[11] Musaskaýa was called up to represent Turkmenistan at the 2022 CAFA Women's Championship.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 28 May 2023[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dudullu Spor | 2022–23 | Süper Ligi | 12 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| MFA Žalgiris | 2023 | A lyga | 22 | 6 | — | 22 | 6 | |
| 2024 | A lyga | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 28 | 7 | — | 28 | 7 | |||
International
[edit]- As of match played 13 July 2023[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkmenistan | 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Maýa Musaskaýa - Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ↑ "The football player of the national team of Turkmenistan 'Maya Musaskaya' moved to a foreign club". turkmenportal.com. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ↑ "Türkmenistanly gyz Türkiýäniň «Dudulluspor» futbol toparynda çykyş eder" [A Turkmen girl will play for Turkey's Dudulluspor football team.]. salamnews.tm (in Turkmen). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ↑ "Maýa Musaskaýa türk toparyndaky ilkinji resmi duşuşygyny geçirdi" [Maýa Musaskaýa played her first official match with the Turkish team]. turkmenportal.com (in Turkmen). 30 October 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ↑ "Türkmenistanly gyz Litwanyň futbol klubunda çykyş edip başlady" [A Turkmen girl started playing for a Lithuanian football club.]. salamnews.tm (in Turkmen). 27 February 2024. Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ↑ "Maýa Musaskaýa «Žalgirisdäki» ilkinji goluny geçirdi" [Maýa Musaskaýa scored her first goal for Žalgiris]. turkmenportal.com (in Turkmen). 15 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ↑ "Į naują sezoną – ant pokyčių bangos" [Into the new season – riding the wave of changes]. mfazalgiris.lt (in Lithuanian). 16 March 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ↑ Raudondvaryje 2026 m. moteru A lygos sezonas startas
- ↑ "Türkmenistanyň zenanlar futzal ýygyndysy Aziýa çempionatynda çykyş eder" [The Turkmenistan women's futsal team will compete in the Asian Championship.]. turkmenportal.com (in Turkmen). 19 May 2024. 30 April 2018.
- ↑ "Türkmenistanyň zenanlar ýygyndysy Turkish Women's Cup 2019-a gatnaşar" [Turkmenistan women's national team will participate in the 2019 Turkish Women's Cup] (in Turkmen). Football Federation of Turkmenistan. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2024 – via Facebook.
- ↑ "România – Turkmenistan 13-0, cea mai categorică victorie din istorie" [Romania – Turkmenistan 13-0, the most decisive victory in history]. frf.ro (in Romanian). 27 February 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ↑ "Turkmen football players tied with the team of Tajikistan at the CAFA-2022 championship in Dushanbe". turkmenistan.gov.tm. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ↑ "Maya Musaskaya / statistics data". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Maýa Musaskaýa at Global Sports Archive
- Maya Musaskaya at lietuvosfutbolas.lt
- Maya Musaskaya at the Turkish Football Federation website
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Turkmen women's footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Turkmenistan women's international footballers
- Turkmen expatriate women's footballers
- Turkmenistan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate women's footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate women's footballers in Lithuania