| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Musa Auwal Yahaya | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rudar | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Mutunchi Academy | ||
| 2012–2013 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 2014 | → Celta de Vigo (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | → Ferroviário Maputo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Portimonense (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2016 | Portimonense | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Porto B | 70 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Vizela | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Académico de Viseu | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Radnik Hadžići | 19 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | TOŠK Tešanj | 24 | (0) |
| 2024– | Rudar | 20 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Nigeria U17 | 9 | (4) |
| 2015 | Nigeria U20 | 6 | (4) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 March 2016 | |||
Musa Auwal Yahaya (born 16 December 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Montenegrin club Rudar.
Born in Kaduna, Northern Nigeria, Musa started his football career at Mutunchi Academy before he was selected to represent Nigeria at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Musa made his debut on 28 February 2016 in the Segunda Liga after coming on as a 46th minute replacement for Theo Ryuki. [1]
On 22 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Académico de Viseu. [2]
Musa has represented Nigeria at major international tournaments including the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup and 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portimonense S.C. | 2015–16 | Segunda Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||