Ahmed Musa (footballer)’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

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Ahmed Musa (born 14 October 1992) is a Nigerian skilled footballer who performs as a ahead for Premier League membership Leicester Metropolis and the Nigeria nationwide workforce.
Musa is the primary Nigerian to attain greater than as soon as in a FIFA World Cup match after scoring twice towards Argentina within the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

 

Membership profession

Early profession

Musa started his profession within the GBS Soccer Academy.

Breakthrough in Nigeria

In September, 2007, a neighborhood publication in Jos, Nigeria featured Ahmed Musa on its Undiscovered Expertise column. In 2008 he was loaned to JUTH F.C. the place he performed 18 video games, scoring 4 objectives in his first two skilled seasons for the Healers. He was subsequently loaned to Kano Pillars F.C., within the 2009–10 season the place he set the league document scoring a number of essential objectives as Pillars completed second.

Musa beforehand held the document for the best objectives ever scored in a single season within the historical past of the Nigeria Premier League till November 2011 when Jude Aneke of Kaduna United F.C. set a brand new objectives document of 20 objectives.

VVV-Venlo

He transferred to Dutch membership VVV-Venlo in summer season 2010 however the transfer was held up as a result of he was solely 17 years of age and due to this fact not eligible for an ITC in accordance with the present FIFA guidelines. He was formally eligible to play for VVV-Venlo on 14 October 2010 when he ultimately turned 18 years of age.

Lower than per week after arriving on the membership, Musa made his debut for VVV-Venlo towards FC Groningen on 30 October. He began the sport for VVV-Venlo, was fouled within the fiftieth minute and acquired a penalty kick.

Rated by Purpose.com amongst the Scorching 100 younger soccer stars on the earth to look at in 2011, Lolade Adewuyi of Purpose.com put him on the checklist of Prime Ten Nigerian Worldwide Gamers of 2010 and was additionally included in IFFHS checklist of one of the best 140 gamers on the earth.

On 8 March 2011, Ahmed Musa gained the AIT footballer of the 12 months award (nationwide). The ceremony was held on the Presidential Lodge, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The occasion had in attendance, BBC African Footballer of the 12 months winner, Ghanaian Asamoah Gyan and the highest officers from the Nigerian soccer federation together with the president Aminu Maigari.

In April, Venlo’s soccer director Mario Captien stated that representatives of Tottenham Hotspur had visited the membership concerning the participant, additionally Ajax scout Tijani Babangida stated that Ajax had been fascinated with Musa however that the result could be determined on the finish of the season.

On 1 Could 2011, Musa hit a brace to sink Feyenoord 3–2 and finish any lingering fears of computerized relegation from the Eredivisie.

In August 2011, after getting back from the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia, Musa made his first look of the 2011/2012 season at dwelling towards AFC Ajax and scored two objectives.

In September VVV-Venlo chairman Hai Berden disclosed on Eredivisie Reside that VVV-Venlo had turned down a final minute bid of €10 million euros for Musa from the Bundesliga. The title of the Bundesliga membership was not disclosed.

CSKA Moscow

On 7 January 2012, Musa signed for Russian aspect CSKA Moscow for an undisclosed payment.

On 17 September 2014 he scored an 82nd minute comfort objective in a 5–1 UEFA Champions League away rout to A.S. Roma. On 1 June 2015, Musa signed a brand new four-year contract with CSKA till the top of the 2018–19 season. He completed the 2015–16 Russian Premier League season because the fifth highest scorer, changing into one in all solely seven gamers aged 23 or youthful to succeed in double figures for objectives in every of the previous two seasons in Europe’s high seven leagues.

Leicester Metropolis

On 8 July 2016, Musa moved to Leicester Metropolis for a membership document £16.6 million. He scored his first objectives with the membership in a pleasant towards Barcelona within the 2016 Worldwide Champions Cup which led to a 4–2 loss. He made his Premier League debut on 13 August 2016 within the membership’s opening day 2–1 defeat to Hull Metropolis. He scored his first Premier League with the opening objective in a 3–1 victory over Crystal Palace on 22 October 2016.

By January 2017, Musa was but to register an help for the membership, contributing a mean of 0.5 key passes, 0.3 crosses and 1.2 profitable dribbles per sport.

 

Worldwide profession

In April 2010 beneath Coach Lars Lagerbäck, he was known as as much as be a part of the Nigeria nationwide soccer workforce camp previous to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa after serving to the Nigerian workforce win within the 2010 WAFU Nations Cup the place he scored a objective towards Benin. In the identical event towards Burkina Faso, Musa’s objective deep into extra-time shot Nigeria into the finals of the event in Abeokuta. He was nevertheless compelled out of the Tremendous Eagles’ 30-man World Cup roster on account of an ankle damage.

On 5 August 2010, on the age of 17, Musa made his debut for the Nigeria senior workforce in a qualification match for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations towards Madagascar, the place he got here on as an alternative choice to John Obi Mikel in a 2–0 win. Musa scored his first objective for the Tremendous Eagles in a March 2011 pleasant towards Kenya.

In April 2011, Ahmed Musa was included within the Nigeria nationwide under-20 soccer workforce squad to symbolize the nation within the 2011 African Youth Championship qualifiers, regardless that VVV Venlo had declared him unavailable for the event on account of membership commitments. After some intense negotiations with the Nigerian Federation, VVV Venlo and Musa’s representatives it was agreed that Musa will shuttle between the Netherlands and South Africa to take part within the event with the nationwide workforce. After the opening sport towards defending champions Ghana, Musa gained essentially the most priceless participant award and boarded the subsequent flight again to the Netherlands.

In August 2011, Musa represented Nigeria U20 within the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Colombia, the place he scored three objectives in 5 matches. Musa was included by FIFA in shortlist of 10 candidates for the Adidas Golden Ball, which was awarded to essentially the most excellent participant of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

On 7 December 2011, Ahmed Musa was one of many 4 nominees named for the Confederation of African Soccer Most Promising Expertise Award, nevertheless the award went to Côte d’Ivoire’s Souleymane Coulibaly.

Musa was known as as much as Nigeria’s 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. He scored in a 4–1 semi-final defeat of Mali and appeared in its place towards Burkina Faso within the last, because the Tremendous Eagles gained their fifth continental title. General he appeared in 5 of the workforce’s six matches. On the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, he began in all three of the workforce’s matches as they had been eradicated within the group stage.

After showing in all of Nigeria’s qualifying matches, Musa was named in Stephen Keshi’s squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He scored two objectives within the workforce’s last Group F match, a 3–2 defeat to Argentina.

 

Profession statistics

Membership

As of match performed 7 January 2017

Membership	Season	League			Nationwide Cup		Continental		Different		Complete
		Division	Apps	Objectives	Apps	Objectives	Apps	Objectives	Apps	Objectives	Apps	Objectives
VVV-Venlo	2010–11	Eredivisie	23	5	0	0	–		4	2	27	7
	2011–12		14	3	1	0	–		–		15	3
	Complete		37	8	1	0	0	0	4	2	42	10
CSKA Moscow	2011–12	Russian Premier League	11	1	0	0	2	0	–		13	1
	2012–13		28	11	5	4	2	0	–		35	15
	2013–14		26	7	4	1	6	1	1	0	37	9
	2014–15		30	10	2	0	6	1	1	0	39	11
	2015–16		29	13	1	0	10	4	0	0	40	17
	Complete		124	42	12	5	26	6	2	0	164	54
Leicester Metropolis	2016–17	Premier League	14	2	1	2	1	0	1	0	18	4
	Complete		14	2	1	2	1	0	1	0	18	4
Profession complete			176	54	14	7	27	6	7	2	224	68

Worldwide

Nigeria
12 months	Apps	Objectives
2010	2	0
2011	10	1
2012	6	2
2013	16	2
2014	12	4
2015	10	2
2016	5	0
Complete	61	11

Statistics correct as of match performed 12 November 2016

Worldwide objectives

Scores and Outcomes present Nigeria’s objective tally first

Purpose	Date	Venue	Opponent	Rating	Outcome	Competitors	Ref.
1.	29 March 2011	Nationwide Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria	Kenya	1–0	3–0	Pleasant
2.	16 June 2012	U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar, Nigeria	Rwanda	1–0	2–0	2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.	13 October 2012	U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar, Nigeria	Liberia	2–0	6–1	2013 African Cup of Nations qualification
4.	6 February 2013	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa	Mali	4–0	4–1	2013 African Cup of Nations
5.	5 June 2013	Moi Worldwide Sports activities Centre, Kasarani, Kenya	Kenya	1–0	1–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	25 June 2014	Estádio Beira-Rio, Praia de Belas, Brazil	Argentina	1–1	2–3	2014 FIFA World Cup
7.				2–2
8.	15 October 2014	Nationwide Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria	Sudan	1–0	3–1	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9.				3–1
10.	28 March 2015	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, South Africa	South Africa	1–0	1–1	Pleasant
11.	8 September 2015	Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Niger	1–0	2–0	Pleasant

 

Honours

Membership

CSKA

• Russian Premier League (3): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16
• Russian Cup: 2012–13
• Russian Tremendous Cup (2): 2013, 2014

Worldwide

Nigeria U20

• African Youth Championship: 2011

Nigeria

• WAFU Nations Cup: 2010
• Africa Cup of Nations: 2013

Particular person

• Nigeria Premier League Prime Scorer: 2009–10
• CAF Group of the 12 months: 2014
• Russian Cup Prime Scorer: 2012–13
• Within the checklist of 33 greatest soccer gamers of the championship of Russia: 2012/13