Yusuf Mohammed Usman Edu[1] (born 2 March 1994) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Israeli club Maccabi Bnei Reineh.
 Usman at the 2016 Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammed Usman [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1994 | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Bnei Reineh | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2013 | Ranchers Bees | ||
| 2013–2016 | Taraba | ||
| 2016–2017 | União Madeira | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Sarpsborg 08 | 11 | (1) |
| 2019 | Pyunik | 13 | (2) |
| 2019 | Tambov | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Shakhter Karagandy | 18 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Hapoel Hadera | 37 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Sektzia Ness Ziona | 27 | (1) |
| 2023– | Maccabi Bnei Reineh | 37 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Nigeria U23 | 3 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:57, 1 June 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
editInternational
On 22 May, 2018 GOtvMaxCup match played on Tuesday, the Super Eagles were beaten 3-2 by Europa League winners Atletico Madrid, but Usman Mohammed a name to remember from the encounter. The triple shimmy combined with a neat step-over had Javi Montero twisted and confused, which created the opening, in which Mohammed calmly rolled in the ball for the Eagles’ equaliser in the 80th minute.
Club
editUsman started his professional career in Nigeria with Kaduna-based club Ranchers Bees. After a year, he left and joined Taraba whom he later helped to the gain promotion to the Nigerian Premier League. Usman was later named the captain of the club at 18, which made him the youngest captain in the league.
On 1 June 2019, FC Pyunik announced that they had released Usman by mutual consent.[2]
He was released by Russian club FC Tambov in December 2019.[3]
Honours
editNigeria U23
References
edit- ^ a b "Mohammed Usman".
- ^ "6 ֆուտբոլիստներ հեռացան Փյունիկից". fcpyunik.am/ (in Armenian). FC Pyunik. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Павел Худяков: об итогах года, о межсезонье и трансферах" (in Russian). FC Tambov. 1 January 2020.
External links
edit- Muhammed Usman Edu at Soccerway
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