Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 December 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Beuningen, Netherlands [1] | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger [2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
Number | 45 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2009 | VV Ewijk | ||
2009–2014 | NEC | ||
2014–2018 | Vitesse | ||
2018–2019 | NEC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | NEC | 28 | (7) |
2020–2023 | Monaco | 0 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 29 | (6) |
2021–2022 | → Heerenveen (loan) | 31 | (1) |
2022 | → Metz (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2023 | → NEC (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2023– | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | (7) |
International career‡ | |||
2021 | Netherlands U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 23 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:47, 24 July 2023 (UTC) |
Anthony Musaba (born 6 December 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.
In early April 2019, after making the first-team squad during the season, Musaba was one of four trainees to sign a new contract with NEC Nijmegen. [3] In the same month, he made his professional debut in an Eerste Divisie match against FC Volendam. [1]
He scored 7 goals and made 5 assists in 25 Eerste Divisie appearances in the 2019–20 season, [4] which was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic and which was his first full season.
In June 2020, Ligue 1 club AS Monaco FC announced the signing of Musaba on a five-year contract. [4] [5] The transfer fee paid to NEC Nijmegen was reported as €2 to 2.5 million. [6]
On 24 August 2020, he was loaned to Cercle Brugge. [7]
On 31 August 2021, he was loaned to Heerenveen. [8]
On 29 August 2022, he joined Metz on loan with an option to buy. [9] On 4 January 2023, Musaba returned to NEC on loan. [10]
On 3 August 2023, Musaba joined EFL Championship side Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee. [11] He made his debut coming off the bench against Southampton on 4 August 2023. [12] He scored his first goal against Mansfield Town in the EFL Cup heading in from close range. [13] His first league goal came against Middlesbrough when Di'Shon Bernard cut into the box from the right and pulled back for Musaba to calmly slot the ball into the net. [14] Musaba enjoyed a strong debut season and chipped in with eight goals in all competitions, seven in the Championship, and five assists. [15]
Musaba was born to Congolese parents. His twin brother Richie is also a professional footballer. [1]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
NEC | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2019–20 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | ||
Total | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 9 | ||
Monaco | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 |
Heerenveen (loan) | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
Metz (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
NEC (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 2023–24 [17] | EFL Championship | 43 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 8 |
2024–25 [18] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 46 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 8 | ||
Career total | 155 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 179 | 27 |
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