Omar Mussa (footballer, born 2000)
Omar Mussa (born 20 August 2000) is a professional footballer who plays for English club Dagenham & Redbridge, as a midfielder. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Burundi national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Mussa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dagenham & Redbridge | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | KV Mechelen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Walsall | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Dover Athletic | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Weymouth | 34 | (1) |
| 2022– | Dagenham & Redbridge | 39 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Belgium U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Burundi | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:09, 20 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:41, 21 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
After playing youth football for KV Mechelen, Mussa signed for English club Walsall in January 2019.[4][5][6] He was released by Walsall at the end of the 2018–19 season,[7] having made one Football League appearance for the club.[8]
On 26 October 2020, Mussa joined National League club Dover Athletic, after appearing in pre-season for the Kent side.[9] The following day, Mussa came off the bench in the 75' minute of a 3–2 victory over Eastleigh to make his debut for the club.[10] Following's Dover's decision to not play any more matches in the 2020–21 season, made in late January, and subsequent null and voiding of all results, on 5 May 2021 it was announced that Mussa was out of contract and had left the club.[11]
On 11 August 2021, Mussa joined another National League side, Weymouth, ahead of the 2021–22 season.[12] A first career goal for Mussa came in October 2021 when he scored the only goal in a victory over King's Lynn Town.[13] After the match, Weymouth's manager Brian Stock came out and said that he had not "seen a player with his amount of ability".[14]
On 4 July 2022, Mussa signed for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge for an undisclosed fee.[15]
International career edit
Born in Belgium, Mussa is of Burundian descent. He was a Belgian under-18 international,[4] making 2 appearances in 2017.[16] He debuted with the Burundi national team in a friendly 3–1 loss to Indonesia national team on 25 March 2023.[17]
Personal life edit
Mussa's father, also named Omar Mussa, was a professional Burundian footballer who played in Belgium.[18]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 16 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Walsall | 2018–19[8] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Dover Athletic | 2020–21[2] | National League | 8 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Weymouth | 2021–22[2] | National League | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2022–23[2] | National League | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 30 | 3 | |
| 2023–24[2] | National League | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Total | 39 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 45 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 82 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 92 | 6 | ||
International edit
- As of match played 19 November 2023[19]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
References edit
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Leeds United" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Omar Mussa at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ Omar Mussa at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Omar Mussa: Walsall sign midfielder from Belgian side KV Mechelen". BBC Sport. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Profile". Walsall F.C. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ Masi, Joseph. "Omar Mussa adapting to life at Walsall". www.expressandstar.com.
- ^ "Walsall: New Saddlers boss releases 11 players following relegation to League Two". BBC Sport. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Omar Mussa in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "BELGIAN MIDFIELDER SIGNS ON". www.doverathletic.com. 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Dover Athletic 3–2 Eastleigh". BBC Sport. 27 October 2020.
- ^ "RETAINED AND RELEASED LIST". www.doverathletic.com. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Omar Mussa and Taofiq Olomowewe join Weymouth". Dorset Echo. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Weymouth 1–0 King's Lynn Town". BBC Sport. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Walton, Neil (1 November 2021). "Weymouth 1–0 King's Lynn Town: Terras applaud Omar Mussa". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Walton, Neil (4 July 2022). "Omar Mussa: Dagenham gazump Southend to sign Belgian midfielder". Dorset Echo. Newsquest. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Belgium profile at Belgian FA
- ^ "Jelang Lawan Timnas Indonesia di FIFA Matchday, Pemain Burundi Tebar Ancaman". OneFootball. 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Zo vader, zo zoon: Antwerpenaar Omar Mussa prof in Engelse vijfde klasse en binnenkort misschien naar Africa Cup met Burundi". Gazet van Antwerpen Mobile. 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Omar Mussa". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 November 2023.