Musa Auwal Yahaya (born 16 December 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Portuguese club Académico de Viseu.
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| Full name | Musa Auwal Yahaya | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 (age 24) | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Académico de Viseu | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Mutunchi Academy | |||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Tottenham Hotspur | |||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Celta de Vigo (loan) | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | → Ferroviário Maputo (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Portimonense (loan) | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | Portimonense | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Porto B | 70 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Vizela | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2021– | Académico de Viseu | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Nigeria U17 | 9 | (4) | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | Nigeria U20 | 6 | (4) | |||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 March 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
Born in Kaduna, Northern Nigeria, Musa started his football career at Mutunchi Academy before he was selected to represent Nigeria at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Musa made his debut on 28 February 2016 in the Segunda Liga after coming on as a 46th minute replacement for Theo Ryuki.[1]
On 22 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Académico de Viseu.[2]
Musa has represented Nigeria at major international tournaments including the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup and 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portimonense S.C. | 2015–16 | Segunda Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Académico de Viseu F.C. – current squad | |
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