Ahmed Musa
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Musa training with Nigeria at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ahmed Musa | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jos, Plateau, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Kano Pillars | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | GBS Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | GBS Academy | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | → JUTH (loan) | 18 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | → Kano Pillars (loan) | 25 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | VVV-Venlo | 37 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | CSKA Moscow | 125 | (42) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Leicester City | 21 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → CSKA Moscow (loan) | 10 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Al-Nassr | 50 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Kano Pillars | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Fatih Karagümrük | 34 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Sivasspor | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Kano Pillars | 23 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Nigeria U20 | 6 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Nigeria U23 | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010– | Nigeria | 111 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:00, 28 May 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Ahmed Musa OON MON (/ˈɑːxmɛd muːsə/ ⓘ; born 14 October 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Kano Pillars in the NPFL and the Nigeria national team.
Musa became the first Nigerian to score more than once in a FIFA World Cup match, after scoring twice against Argentina in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Musa is also the first Nigerian to score in two FIFA World Cup competitions, after scoring another brace against Iceland in the group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. With 111 appearances, he is Nigeria's most capped player since November 2021. Musa was a member of the Saudi club Al Nassr's squad that won the Saudi Premier League and Saudi Super Cup, both in 2019.