Musa Juwara (born 26 December 2001) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Vejle Boldklub and the Gambia national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Tujereng, The Gambia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vejle | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Virtus Avigliano | ||
| 2017–2019 | Chievo | ||
| 2019 | → Torino (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Chievo | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Bologna | 12 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Boavista (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Crotone (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | → OB (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Vejle | 31 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Gambia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2020 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editJuwara was born in the Gambia and embarked as a migrant to Italy in 2016. There, he started playing football with Virtus Avigliano and after a successful season was scouted by Chievo. He was banned from transferring to Chievo by the FIGC, but he challenged the hearing and eventually joined them.[2]
Juwara briefly joined Torino F.C. on loan for the 2019 Torneo di Viareggio, where he scored 3 goals in 3 matches, before returning to Verona for the end of the season.[3]
He made his professional debut for Chievo in a 0–0 Serie A tie with Frosinone Calcio on 25 May 2019, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute for Manuel Pucciarelli.[4]
Bologna
editOn 8 July 2019, Juwara signed a deal with Bologna.[5] Although he was assigned to their Under-19 squad for the 2019–20 season, he quickly began falling into Siniša Mihajlović's first-team plans, making his debut on December 4 by playing the full 90 minutes in a 4-0 Coppa Italia defeat at the hands of Udinese.[6]
His Serie A debut for the club came on February 4, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute for fellow-countryman Musa Barrow in a 3–2 victory at Roma. This would be followed by appearances off the bench against Genoa and Udinese, before the competition was halted on March 9 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
After the competition resumed he would be given a lot more first-team opportunities as a result of the heavy playing schedule and new 5-substitute rule, impressing in the first game back in a 2–0 loss at Juventus on June 22, where he replaced Riccardo Orsolini in the 82nd minute.[8]
His first Serie A goal came on July 5, in a convincing performance at San Siro, where he would score the equaliser and secure the sending-off of Alessandro Bastoni in a 2–1 win over Inter Milan.[9]
Loan to Boavista
editOn 6 October 2020, he joined Portuguese club Boavista on loan with an option to purchase.[10]
Loan to Crotone
editOn 13 July 2021, he moved on loan to Crotone.[11] On 31 January 2022, the loan was terminated early.[12]
Loan to OB
editOn 19 January 2023, Juwara joined OB in Denmark on loan until 31 December 2023, with an option to buy.[13] After a 6-month stay, Juwara had yet to make his debut. For this reason, on June 8, 2023, the club decided to terminate the rental agreement 6 months early.[14]
Vejle
editOn 3 July 2023, Juwara joined newly promoted Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub on a deal until June 2026.[15]
International career
editJuwara debuted with Gambia in a friendly 1–0 win over Congo on 9 October 2020.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Juwara, Musa Juwara - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com.
- ^ "Anche il Chievo ha il suo Musa: Juwara, talento immigrato che ha sfidato la Figc". Calciomercato.com - Tutte le news sul calcio in tempo reale.
- ^ d’Avanzo, Diego. "Viareggio Cup - Juwara del Chievo in prestito al Torino". 11giovani.
- ^ "Frosinone vs. Chievo - 25 May 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Bologna, preso Juwara dal Chievo a titolo definitivo". Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Coppa Italia: poker Udinese, 4-0 al Bologna. Per i friulani c'è la Juve". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: All sport in Italy suspended because of outbreak". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Bologna-Juventus 0-2, Ronaldo e Dybala guidano la riscossa dei bianconeri". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Bologna, la favola di Musa Juwara: dall'arrivo col barcone 4 anni fa al gol a San Siro". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Juwara to Boavista". Bologna. 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Una freccia per l'attacco, benvenuto Musa Juwara!" (in Italian). Crotone. 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Operazioni di mercato" (Press release) (in Italian). Crotone. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "OB lejer Musa Juwara i Bologna F.C." (in Danish). OB. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ OB ophæver lejeaftale med Musa Juwara, bold.dk, 8 June 2023
- ^ Musa Juwara skriver med Vejle Boldklub, vejle-boldklub.dk, 3 July 2023
- ^ "Gambia 1-0 Congo In Friendly International". THE GFF | Official Website. 9 October 2020.
External links
edit- Musa Juwara at Soccerway
- Lega Serie A Profile[dead link]