Kusu Moses Makasi (born 22 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Moses Makasi
Personal information
Full name Kusu Moses Makasi[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-22) 22 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Lewisham, England[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 West Ham United 0 (0)
2015Chelmsford City (loan) 6 (0)
2018Plymouth Argyle (loan) 7 (1)
2019Stevenage (loan) 14 (0)
2019–2020 FC Eindhoven 24 (1)
2020–2021 Brage 49 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2021

Career

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Makasi signed his first professional contract with West Ham United in 2014.[4] He spent time on loan at Chelmsford City in August and September 2015,[5] making six league appearances.[6] He signed a new contract with West Ham in May 2016.[7]

Makasi began the 2017–18 season as captain of the U23 squad and scored in the EFL Trophy win over Swindon Town in August 2017. He was named on the bench for five first-team matches.[4]

In January 2018 he joined Plymouth Argyle on loan for the remainder of the season.[8] He made his first team debut on 13 February 2018, in a 4–2 home win against AFC Wimbledon, coming on as a substitute for Antoni Sarcevic.[9] He scored his first goal for the club in his next game, his first start, in a 1–1 draw away at Fleetwood Town.[9]

In total Makasi played seven league games for Argyle, scoring once.[9] He returned to West Ham in April for cartilage surgery after a knee injury cut short his loan spell.[10] In June 2018 he signed a new one-year contract with West Ham.[11]

Makasi joined League Two club Stevenage on loan on 11 January 2019, signing for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.[12]

Makasi was released by West Ham at the end of the 2018–19 season.[13]

On 30 August 2019, Makasi joined Dutch club FC Eindhoven on a free transfer.[14]

On 5 August 2020 he signed for Swedish club Brage.[15][16]

Personal life

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Makasi was born in England and is of Nigerian descent.[17]

Career statistics

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As of 6 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Ham United 2015–16[18] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[19] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[9] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[20] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chelmsford City (loan) 2015–16[6] National League South 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2017–18[9] League One 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Stevenage (loan) 2018–19[20] League Two 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
FC Eindhoven 2019–20[21] Eerste Divisie 24 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 27 1
Brage 2020[21] Superettan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 54 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 57 2

References

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  1. ^ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Moses eyes big weekend". FootballSquads.co.uk. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Plymouth Argyle 2017/2018". FootballSquads.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Profile". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Makasi enjoying non-league experience". West Ham United F.C. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Profile". Chelmsford City F.C. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Midfielder Makasi signs new contract". West Ham United F.C. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Moses Makasi: Plymouth Argyle sign West Ham United midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Games played by Moses Makasi in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  10. ^ Chris Errington (23 April 2018). "How Moses Makasi played through injury during his Argyle loan spell". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Midfielder Makasi pens new contract". West Ham United F.C. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Moses Makasi: Stevenage sign West Ham midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Andy Carroll, Adrian and Samir Nasri to leave West Ham in summer". BBC Sport. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  14. ^ "FC EINDHOVEN SLAAT DUBBELSLAG OP TRANSFERMARKT!" (in Dutch). FC Eindhoven. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Moses Makasi klar för IK Brage | IK Brage". 5 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Officiellt: Moses Makasi klar för IK Brage". Fotbolltransfers.com.
  17. ^ Christian Okpara (18 April 2016). "Does the English Premiership hold the key to Nigeria's revival?". Nigerian Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Games played by Moses Makasi in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  19. ^ "Games played by Moses Makasi in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  20. ^ a b "Games played by Moses Makasi in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  21. ^ a b Moses Makasi at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2020.