Yussif Daouda Moussa (born 4 September 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Iraqi club Al-Talaba. Born in Ghana, he plays for the Niger national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yussif Daouda Moussa | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Nima, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Talaba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Police | ||
| 2019–2020 | Ilves | 24 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Bnei Yehuda | 16 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Ilves | 33 | (0) |
| 2024– | Al-Talaba | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Niger | 15 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 April 2023 | |||
Club career
editOn 9 December 2021, he agreed to return to Ilves in Finland on a one-year contract.[1]
International career
editBorn and raised in Ghana, Moussa was discovered by Nigerien scouts and moved to the country to find more opportunities. Naturalized as a Nigerien, he represented Niger youth national teams before debuting with the senior Niger national team in 2017.[2]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 29 October 2019.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ilves | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| Career total | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
- Notes
International
edit- As of match played 19 November 2019.[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | |
International goals
edit- Scores and results Niger's goal tally first.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 November 2019 | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger |  Madagascar |
2–6 | 2–6 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
edit- ^ "YUSIF MOUSSA PALAA ILVEKSEEN!" (in Finnish). Ilves. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ ""Participating at the WAFU Cup in Ghana is a pleasure"- Moussa | SportsWorldGhana". 26 September 2017.
- ^ Yussif Moussa at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ a b Yussif Moussa at National-Football-Teams.com
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