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Yunus Dimoara Musah (born November 29, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Valencia and the United States national team.

Yunus Musah

Musah with Valencia in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Yunus Dimoara Musah[1]
Date of birth	(2002-11-29) November 29, 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth	New York City, New York, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Valencia
Number	4
Youth career
	Giorgione
2012–2019	Arsenal
2019	Valencia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Valencia B	17	(1)
2020–	Valencia	72	(2)
National team‡
2016–2017	England U15	7	(0)
2017–2018	England U16	8	(0)
2018–2019	England U17	9	(2)
2019	England U18	8	(2)
2020–	United States	19	(0)
Honours Representing  United States Men's soccer CONCACAF Nations League Winner 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 10, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 14, 2022

Born in the United States to Ghanaian parents, he grew up mostly in Italy and England. He was a youth international for England before committing to the United States in 2021.

Club career

Early career

Musah was born in New York City while his Ghanaian mother was on vacation in the United States.[3] His father is also Ghanaian.[4] He moved to Italy after his birth, living in Castelfranco Veneto and later starting his career at Giorgione Calcio 2000.[5][6] In 2012, at age nine, he moved to London and joined Arsenal's Academy.[7][4]

Valencia

In the summer of 2019, Musah joined Valencia, at the age of 16,[8] and was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[9][10] He made his debut with the B-team at the age of 16 on September 15, 2019, starting in a 0–0 home draw against CF La Nucía.[11] He scored his first senior goal on March 1, 2020, netting his team's only goal in a 2–1 loss at Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[12]

After the arrival of new manager Javi Gracia in Valencia's first team, Musah spent the 2020 pre-season with the main squad.[13] At age 17 years and eight months, he made his first team—and La Liga—debut on September 13 of that year, starting in a 4–2 home win against Levante UD.[14] In doing so, he became the first Englishman and American to debut for the club.[15]

On November 1, 2020, aged 17 years and 338 days, Musah scored a goal in a 2–2 draw against Getafe CF, becoming the youngest non-Spanish player to score for Valencia, breaking the previous record held by Lee Kang-in, aged 18 years and 219 days.[16] The following month, he extended his contract with Valencia until 2026.[17] On December 16, in the first round of the Copa del Rey, he came on with four minutes remaining away to Tercera División club Terrassa FC and scored an equalizing goal as his team won 4–2 after extra time.[18]

In the 2021–22 Copa del Rey, Musah scored in wins at CD Utrillas and CD Arenteiro in the early rounds.[19][20] In the final on April 23, he replaced Dimitri Foulquier after 100 minutes of a 1–1 draw against Real Betis and was the only player to miss in the penalty shootout.[21]

International career

As a youth, Musah was eligible to play for the United States, Ghana, Italy, and England.[22][23] He made his international debut with England's under-15s in 2016 and subsequently represented England up to the under-18 level. He was also called up to the under-19 squad in October 2020.[24] A Musah penalty earned England's under-18s a draw against Brazil's under-17s on September 8, 2019,[25] and he went on to score a crucial goal against Austria's under-18s on October 16, 2019, with England winning 3–2.[26] In total, Musah played more than 30 times for England at youth level.[27]

On November 2, 2020, Musah accepted a call-up to the United States senior squad to play in friendlies against Wales and Panama later that month.[28] He was part of a largely Europe-based squad which included 10 first-time selections and had an average age of 22.[29] Musah had been contacted by the United States Soccer Federation through Nico Estévez, a United States assistant manager who had connections with Valencia CF having previously managed their youth and reserve teams for eight years.[30] Musah made his senior international debut on November 11, starting in a 0–0 draw against Wales at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea.[31] He then started the following 6–2 win over Panama on November 16.[32]

Despite Musah having played for the United States at senior level, England senior manager Gareth Southgate revealed that he would attempt to persuade Musah to commit to continue playing for England in the long term, stating: "We're monitoring him. He's been with us in the last couple of months and we'd very much like his future to be with us."[4] England under-21 manager Aidy Boothroyd also stated: "I am hopeful we will see him in the U21s at some point. I don’t know [if he has made his decision]. I hope he hasn’t because I think if he came here and saw what we are all about that he would really enjoy it."[33] Meanwhile, United States management continued to connect with Musah after the November USMNT camp, with assistant manager Nico Estévez in day-to-day contact and also manager Gregg Berhalter holding conversations with Musah and his family.[34]

In the early months of 2021, Musah was reportedly undecided on the question of which nation to represent permanently.[4][23] On March 15, 2021, however, he officially committed to represent the United States internationally.[35]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played November 10, 2022[36]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[lower-alpha 1]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Valencia B	2019–20	Segunda División B	17	1	—		—		—		17	1
Valencia	2020–21	La Liga	32	1	3	1	—		—		35	2
	2021–22	La Liga	29	1	7	2	—		—		36	3
	2022–23	La Liga	11	0	0	0	—		0	0	11	0
	Total		72	2	10	3	—		0	0	82	5
Career total			89	3	10	3	0	0	0	0	99	6

International

As of match played June 14, 2022[37]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
United States	2020	2	0
	2021	9	0
	2022	8	0
Total		19	0

Honors

United States

• CONCACAF Nations League: 2019–20

References

External links

• Yunus Musah at BDFutbol
• Yunus Musah at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Yunus Musah

Yunus Dimoara Musah[1] (* 29. November 2002 in New York City, New York) ist ein amerikanisch-englischer Fußballspieler. Der zentrale Mittelfeldspieler steht beim spanischen Klub FC Valencia unter Vertrag. Musah spielte für englische Jugendnationalmannschaften und ist seit 2020 amerikanischer A-Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Yunus Musah

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[es] Yunus Musah

Yunus Dimoara Musah (Nueva York, Estados Unidos, 29 de noviembre de 2002) es un futbolista estadounidense que juega en la demarcación de centrocampista en el Valencia Club de Fútbol de la Primera División de España. Es internacional con la selección de Estados Unidos.

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[fr] Yunus Musah

Yunus Musah, né le 29 novembre 2002 à New York, est un joueur international américain de soccer. Il joue au poste d'ailier droit au Valence CF.

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[it] Yunus Musah

Yunus Diomara Musah (New York, 29 novembre 2002) è un calciatore statunitense con cittadinanza inglese, centrocampista del Valencia.

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[ru] Муса, Юнус

Юнус Димоара Муса (англ. Yunus Dimoara Musah; родился 29 ноября 2002, Нью-Йорк) — американский футболист, полузащитник испанского клуба «Валенсия» и сборной США.

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