Musa Mohammed (footballer)

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Musa Mohammed
Personal information
Full name Musa Mohammed Mayieko [1]
Date of birth (1991-06-06) 6 June 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Nairobi, Kenya
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Nkana
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2017 Gor Mahia
2017–2018 KF Tirana 4 (0)
2018– Nkana
International career‡
2011– Kenya 34 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:16, 19 February 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:16, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

Musa Mohammed Mayieko (born 6 June 1991) is a Kenyan international footballer who plays for Nkana, as a centre back.

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Club career

Born in Nairobi, Mohammed began his career at Gor Mahia, [1] serving as captain. [2] With Gor Mahia he won the Kenyan Premier League four times, as well as the Kenyan Super Cup. [3]

He signed a two-year contract with Albanian club KF Tirana, but the contract was terminated in April 2018 after four months, after he failed to adapt to Europe. [2] [4] Mohammed claims he terminated the contract due to "several issues, some personal, some monetary". [5]

In July 2018 he signed a two-year contract with Zambian club Nkana. [3] [6]

International career

Mohammed made his international debut for Kenya in 2011. [1] He captained the national team to victory at the 2017 Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Musa Mohammed". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. 1 2 Seth Willis (22 April 2018). "Former Gor Mahia captain Musa Mohamed terminates contract with FK Tirana". Goal. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Sang Kiplagat (2 July 2018). "Zambian club happy to sign experienced Musa Mohamed". Futaa. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  4. 1 2 Nahashon Musungu (22 April 2018). "Musa Mohammed falls victim to Tirana 'curse'; Albanian club ends his contract". Nairobi News. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Timothy Olobulu (22 April 2018). "Musa Mohammed terminates Tirana contract". Capital FM. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "MMusa Mohammed finds a new club". Game Yetu. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
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