Antonio Nusa

Antonio Nusa

Personal information
Full name	Antonio Eromonsele Nordby Nusa [1]
Date of birth	(2005-04-17) 17 April 2005 (age 18)
Place of birth	Langhus, Norway
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Club Brugge
Number	32
Youth career
2015–2017	Langhus
2018–2021	Stabæk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021	Stabæk	11	(3)
2021–	Club Brugge	49	(5)
2022–2023	Club NXT	2	(0)
International career‡
2021	Norway U16	2	(1)
2022	Norway U18	6	(2)
2022–2023	Norway U19	5	(3)
2023–	Norway U21	3	(0)
2023–	Norway	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:19, 27 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:32, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Antonio Eromonsele Nordby Nusa (born 17 April 2005) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Norway national team.

Club career

Starting his career in Langhus IL, he moved to Stabæk's youth section at the age of 13. ^[3] He was given the chance for the senior team in early 2021, scored in a friendly match, and subsequently signed for the senior squad. ^[4] He made his Eliteserien debut in May 2021 against Rosenborg, and scored his first goal in June 2021 against Bodø/Glimt. ^[3]

During the last transfer day of summer 2021, he signed a contract with Club Brugge. On 13 September 2022, he scored a goal in his Champions League debut in a 4–0 away win against FC Porto, ^[5] becoming the youngest player to score on his debut in the competition. ^[6]

In the 2024 January transfer window, Nusa was linked with a transfer to Tottenham Hotspur or Brentford, but after failing a medical with the latter, a move to Brentford now seems unlikely. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

International career

Nusa was called up by the Norway U19s for the elite qualifying round for the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, and scored the winner in a 2–1 win over France in Orléans. ^[11]

In August 2023, Nusa received his first call-up to the Norway senior national team by head coach Ståle Solbakken, for a friendly match against Jordan and a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Georgia. ^[12]

He scored his first international goal for Norway in his debut match against Jordan.

Personal life

Born in Norway, Nusa is of Nigerian descent through his father and Norwegian descent through his mother. ^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 March 2024 ^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stabæk	2021	Eliteserien	11	3	2	0	—		—		13	3
Club Brugge	2021–22	Belgian Pro League	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
	2022–23	Belgian Pro League	26	1	1	0	4 [lower-alpha 2]	1	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	32	2
	2023–24	Belgian Pro League	20	3	3	0	9 [lower-alpha 4]	1	—		32	4
	Total		49	5	5	0	13	2	1	0	68	7
Career total			60	8	7	0	13	2	1	0	81	10

1. Includes Norwegian Cup, Belgian Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 15 October 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Norway	2023	4	1
Total		4	1

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nusa goal.

List of international goals scored by Antonio Nusa

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 September 2023	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Jordan	1–0	6–0	Friendly

References

1. "Antonio Eromonsele Nordby Nusa / Stabæk". stabak.no. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
2. "Antonio Nusa". Club Brugge KV. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
3. Antonio Nusa at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
4. "Nusa: - En stor dag i dag også" (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
5. "Brugge shock Porto with 4-0 away triumph". ESPN. 13 September 2022.
6. "Champions League youngest goalscorers: Antonio Nusa into top ten". UEFA. 13 September 2022.
7. Parsons, Tom (29 January 2024). "Tottenham target Antonio Nusa 'fails medical' to join Prem club with deal set to collapse". Express.
8. Plant, Darren (30 January 2024). "Tottenham 'alerted to roadblock in Antonio Nusa Brentford talks'". Sports Mole.
9. "Tuesday's gossip: Gallagher, Nusa, Almiron, Ramsey, Pellistri, Jota, Akpom, Weah". BBC Sport. 30 January 2024.
10. Thomas, Lyall (30 January 2024). "Brentford's £25m deal for Spurs target Nusa stalling". Sky Sports.
11. "Le but sublime d'Antonio Nusa face à l'Equipe de France U19". footnews.be. 26 March 2023.
12. "Norges tropp mot Jordan og Georgia" [Norway's squad against Jordan and Georgia] (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
13. "3 goals in 4 senior games: 16-year-old Stabaek winger could spark tug-of-war between Nigeria & Norway". www.allnigeriasoccer.com. All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal.
14. Antonio Nusa at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

External links

• Antonio Nusa at the Club Brugge KN website
• Antonio Nusa at Soccerway
• Antonio Nusa – UEFA competition record ( archive )