Faridi Malik Mussa Shaha (born 21 June 1996) is a Tanzanian footballer who plays for Young Africans as a left winger.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Faridi Malik Mussa Shaha | ||
Date of birth | (1996-06-21) 21 June 1996 (age 26)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Morogoro, Tanzania | ||
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Young Africans | ||
Youth career | |||
Azam | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Azam | ||
2016–2020 | Tenerife B | 80 | (7) |
2020– | Young Africans | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013– | Tanzania | 37 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:15, 10 September 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Morogoro, Mussa started his career with Azam FC in 2013. In April 2016, he went on a trial at CD Tenerife,[2] and after impressing in friendly matches, he signed a two-year deal in May and was assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[3]
Mussa made his debut abroad on 14 January 2017, starting and scoring his team's second in a 2–2 away draw against CF Unión Viera.[4] On 30 April, he scored a brace in a 5–1 win at UD Lanzarote.[5]
On 12 August 2020, Mussa returned to his home country after signing for Young Africans.[6]
Mussa made his debut for the Tanzania national football team on 19 November 2013, coming on as a substitute in a 0–0 friendly draw against Zimbabwe.[7]
Tanzania squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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