Anthony Musaba

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Anthony Musaba
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 (age 24)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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 65 (9)
International career‡
2021 Netherlands U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:03, 19 January 2025 (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.

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Career

NEC Nijmegen

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.

Monaco

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]

Sheffield Wednesday

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]

Personal life

Musaba was born to Congolese parents. His twin brother Richie is also a professional footballer. [1]

Career statistics

As of 19 January 2025 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NEC 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 3000000030
2019–20 Eerste Divisie257120000269
Total287120000299
Monaco 2020–21 Ligue 1 0000000000
2021–22 Ligue 10000001 [c] 010
2022–23 Ligue 10000000000
Total0000001010
Cercle Brugge (loan) 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 296200000316
Heerenveen (loan) 2021–22 Eredivisie 291300000321
Metz (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 2 7021000091
NEC (loan) 2022–23 Eredivisie161210000182
Sheffield Wednesday 2023–24 [17] EFL Championship 437302100488
2024–25 [18] EFL Championship222112000253
Total6594141007311
Career total17424146411019330

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References

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  2. 1 2 Anthony Musaba at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ van Gruijthuijsen, Jasper (4 April 2019). "NEC legt vier jeugdspelers vast". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Transferts : Anthony Musaba (NEC Nimègue) à Monaco, c'est imminent" [Transfers: Anthony Musaba (NEC Nijmegen) to Monaco, it's imminent]. L'Équipe (in French). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Accord avec NEC Nimègue pour Anthony Musaba" [Agreement with NEC Nijmegen for Anthony Musaba]. AS Monaco (in French). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  6. ↑ van den Broek, Danny (26 June 2020). "NEC verkoopt Anthony Musaba voor ruim 2 miljoen euro aan AS Monaco" [NEC sells Anthony Musaba for more than 2 million euros to AS Monaco]. AD.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  7. ↑ Mihaitalazarica (24 August 2020). "WELKOM ANTHONY MUSABA!" (in Dutch). Cercle Brugge. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  8. ↑ Mihaitalazarica (31 August 2021). "SC HEERENVEEN HUURT MUSABA VAN AS MONACO" (in Dutch). Heerenveen. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Anthony Musaba arrive en prêt !" (in French). Metz. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "N.E.C. huurt Anthony Musaba van AS Monaco" (in Dutch). NEC. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Owls land Anthony Musaba!". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday 1 Southampton 2 highlights as ex-Blades striker Che Adams bags later winner". Yorkshire Examiner. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Owls beaten by Mansfield on penalties". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Wednesday 1-1 Middlesbrough". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Musaba scoops Michael Plumb Award!". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  16. ↑ Anthony Musaba at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Anthony Musaba in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Anthony Musaba in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2025.


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