Musa Yahaya
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Musa Auwal Yahaya | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rudar | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Mutunchi Academy | ||
| 2012–2013 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 2014 | → Celta de Vigo (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | → Ferroviário Maputo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Portimonense (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2016 | Portimonense | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Porto B | 70 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Vizela | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Académico de Viseu | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Radnik Hadžići | 19 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | TOŠK Tešanj | 24 | (0) |
| 2024– | Rudar | 20 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Nigeria U17 | 9 | (4) |
| 2015 | Nigeria U20 | 6 | (4) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 March 2016 | |||
Musa Auwal Yahaya (born 16 December 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Montenegrin club Rudar.
Club career
[edit]Born in Kaduna, Northern Nigeria, Musa started his football career at Mutunchi Academy before he was selected to represent Nigeria at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Musa made his debut on 28 February 2016 in the Segunda Liga after coming on as a 46th minute replacement for Theo Ryuki.[1]
On 22 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Académico de Viseu.[2]
International career
[edit]Musa has represented Nigeria at major international tournaments including the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup and 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 28 February 2016.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portimonense S.C. | 2015–16 | Segunda Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Musa Yahaya finally debuts in Portugal". African Football. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "Yahaya é Viriato nas próximas 2 épocas" (in Portuguese). Académico de Viseu. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ↑ "Iheanacho & Yahaya Handed International Recalls". Soccer Lamuda. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
External links
[edit]- Musa Yahaya at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Musa Yahaya at Soccerway
- Musa Yahaya – FIFA competition record (archived)
Categories:
- 1997 births
- Footballers from Kaduna
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Nigeria men's youth international footballers
- Nigeria men's under-20 international footballers
- Portimonense S.C. players
- FC Porto B players
- F.C. Vizela players
- Académico de Viseu F.C. players
- FK Radnik Hadžići players
- FK Rudar Pljevlja players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen