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Moussa Wagué (IPA: [waɡe]; born 4 October 1998) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Prva HNL club Gorica and the Senegal national team.

Moussa Wagué

Wagué playing for Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Moussa Wagué[1]
Date of birth	(1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth	Bignona, Senegal[2]
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s)	Right-back
Club information
Current team	Gorica
Number	15
Youth career
2014–2016	Aspire Academy
2016–2017	Eupen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Eupen	23	(1)
2018–2019	Barcelona B	20	(2)
2019–2022	Barcelona	4	(0)
2020	→ Nice (loan)	5	(0)
2020	→ PAOK (loan)	7	(0)
2022–	Gorica	0	(0)
National team‡
2015–2017	Senegal U20	11	(1)
2017–	Senegal	21	(1)
Honours Men's football Representing  Senegal Africa Cup of Nations Runner-up 2019 Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:04, 30 November 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:41, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Eupen

Wagué joined K.A.S. Eupen from the Aspire Academy in November 2016.[4] He made his professional debut in a 0–1 loss to Genk on 21 January 2017.[5] Wagué spent two seasons with Eupen under coach Claude Makélélé, helping the team remain in the Belgian top division.[6]

Barcelona

In August 2018, Wagué completed a transfer from Eupen to FC Barcelona, for a fee of €5 million. He initially joined the reserves ahead of the 2018–19 season.[7] On 13 January 2019, Wagué scored his first goal for Barcelona B in a 2–0 win at the Miniestadi against CD Alcoyano.[8]

Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde named Wagué as one of the five promising young players to whom he hoped to give first team opportunities.[9] Wagué made his senior side debut on 6 March 2019, starting and playing the full 90 minutes of the Catalan Super Cup against Girona.[10] On 13 April 2019, he made his official debut in a La Liga match against Huesca where he played a full 90 minutes; he described it as a "dream come true".[11] Wagué again featured for the first team on 4 May 2019, impressing despite Barcelona's 0–2 defeat to Celta Vigo.[12] He would appear once more in Barcelona's La Liga finale, coming on as a second half substitute in a 2–2 draw with Eibar.

Wagué was officially promoted to the first team ahead of the 2019–20 season, and given the number 16 shirt.[13] He made his first Champions League start for Barcelona on 10 December 2019, as his side defeated Inter Milan 2–1.[14]

Loan to Nice

In 31 January 2020, French club OGC Nice confirmed a loan transfer for Wagué, keeping him until the end of the 2019–20 season, with an option to buy for €15,000,000.[15] He made his debut for Nice in their 2–1 victory over Lyon on 2 February 2020, coming on as a second half substitute.[16] On 7 March 2020, Wagué provided the winning assist in Nice's 2–1 derby victory against rivals AS Monaco.[17] Upon the cancellation of the Ligue 1 season due to the COVID-19 outbreak in France, he returned to Barcelona after Nice decided not to activate his purchase option.[18]

Loan to PAOK

On 21 September 2020, Barcelona confirmed the loan transfer of Wagué to Greek side PAOK on loan for the rest of the season.[19] On 13 December 2020, he suffered a severe knee injury during PAOK's local derby against Aris Thessaloniki. As a result he was slated to miss nine months of action.[20]

Gorica

On 18 July 2022, he joined Prva HNL club Gorica[21]

International career

Wagué was part of the Senegal U20s that came in 4rd place at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[22] He made his senior international debut in a friendly 1–1 tie with Nigeria on 23 March 2017.[23][24]

In June 2018, Wagué was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[25] He became the youngest African goalscorer in World Cup history when he scored in Senegal's match against Japan.[26]

Wagué represented Senegal in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, which took place in Egypt. He participated in the first two group stage games and the semifinal match for a Senegal squad that reached the tournament final. [27]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 December 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total		Ref.
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Eupen	2016–17	Belgian First Division A	6	1	1	0	—		8	0	15	1	[28]
	2017–18		17	0	2	0	—		9	0	28	0	[28]
	Total		23	1	3	0	0	0	17	0	43	1	–
Barcelona B	2018–19	Segunda División B	20	2	0	0	—				20	2	[29]
	Total		20	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	2	–
Barcelona	2018–19	La Liga	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	[29]
	2019–20		1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	[29]
	Total		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	–
Nice (loan)	2019–20	Ligue 1	5	0	0	0	—				5	0	–
PAOK (loan)	2020–21	Super League Greece	7	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	12	0	–
Career total			59	3	3	0	7	0	17	0	86	3	–

International

As of 13 November 2019[30]

Senegal
Year	Apps	Goals
2017	7	0
2018	6	1
2019	6	0
Total	19	1

International goal

As of match played 24 June 2018. Senegal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Wagué goal.[30]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	24 June 2018	Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg, Russia	Japan	2–1	2–2	2018 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Barcelona

• La Liga: 2018–19

PAOK

• Greek Cup: 2020-21

National

Senegal U23

• African Games: 2015[31]

Senegal

• Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2019[32]

References

External links

• Wague Maxifoot Profile

На других языках

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[de] Moussa Wagué

Moussa Wagué (* 4. Oktober 1998 in Bignona) ist ein senegalesischer Fußballspieler, der beim HNK Gorica unter Vertrag steht.

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- [en] Moussa Wagué

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[es] Moussa Wagué

Moussa Wagué (Bignona, Senegal, 4 de octubre de 1998) es un futbolista senegalés que juega como defensa para el F. C. Barcelona de la Primera División de España.

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[fr] Moussa Wagué

Moussa Wagué, né le 4 octobre 1998 à Bignona au Sénégal, est un footballeur international sénégalais. Il évolue au poste d'arrière droit avec le HNK Gorica.

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[it] Moussa Wagué

Moussa Wagué (Bignona, 4 ottobre 1998) è un calciatore senegalese, difensore dell'HNK Gorica, in prestito dal Barcellona, e della nazionale senegalese.

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[ru] Ваге, Мусса

Мусса́ Ваге́ (фр. Moussa Wagué; род. 4 октября 1998[1], Бигнона, Зигиншор) — сенегальский футболист, защитник клуба «Горица» и сборной Сенегала. Участник чемпионата мира 2018 года.

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