Nordin Musampa

Nordin Musampa

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-10-13) 13 October 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth	Almere, Netherlands
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Groningen
Number	24
Youth career
	Zeeburgia
	Elinkwijk
2014–2016	Almere City
2016–2019	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Jong Ajax	56	(3)
2022–	Groningen	9	(0)
International career‡
2016	Netherlands U15	3	(0)
2017–2018	Netherlands U17	9	(0)
2018–2019	Netherlands U18	6	(0)
Medal record Representing   Netherlands UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winner England 2018 U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:47, 26 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:44, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

Nordin Musampa (born 13 October 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eerste Divisie club Groningen. He is a nephew of former Ajax player Kiki Musampa.

Club career

Musampa began his football career with Zeeburgia and Elinkwijk, for whom he played until 2014. ^[1] He then moved to Almere City for two years before moving to the renowned Ajax youth academy. ^[1] In 2016–17, he made four appearances for the under-17 team. In the following season he established himself in the team and scored one goal in 26 games. In 2018–29, Musampa mainly played for the under-19 team, including in the UEFA Youth League. ^[2]

He made his first appearance for Jong Ajax in the second-tier Eerste Divisie as a starter in a match against Jong Utrecht on 25 March 2019. ^[3] In the following season, he only played for the U19 team. ^[4] However, he would sign his first professional contract with Jong Ajax in June 2020, alongside fellow talent Terrence Douglas. ^[5] He grew into a starter for the team during the 2020–21 season, and scored his first professional goal against MVV on 23 October 2020. ^{[6] [7]}

On 22 April 2022, Musampa signed a three-year deal with Groningen, beginning in the 2022–23 season. ^[8]

International career

Musampa has played for several national youth teams for the Netherlands. With the under-17 team he won the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, after beating Italy in the final. ^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 April 2020. ^[10]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong Ajax	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	1	0	–		–		0	0	1	0
	2019–20		0	0	–		–		0	0	9	0
Career total			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Notes

Honours

Netherlands U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2018 ^[11]

References

1. Ploeg, Bram van der (25 April 2016). "Douglas en Musampa tekenen eerste contract bij Ajax | Ajax Showtime". ajaxshowtime.com (in Dutch).
2. "Nordin Musampa » Youth Youth League 2018/2019". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
3. "Jong Ajax - FC Utrecht (J) 3:3 (Eerste Divisie 2018/2019, 30. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
4. "Nordin Musampa » Youth Eredivisie U19 2019/2020". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
5. Opdam, Niels (19 June 2020). "Douglas en Musampa tekenen eerste contract bij Ajax | Ajax Showtime". ajaxshowtime.com (in Dutch).
6. "Live voetbal: MVV Maastricht - Jong Ajax | NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl". NU (in Dutch). 24 October 2020.
7. Kooreman, Auke (24 October 2020). "Jong Ajax loopt in de tweede helft uit tot 1-5". Ajax1.nl (in Dutch).
8. "FC GRONINGEN HAALT MUSAMPA VAN AJAX" (in Dutch). Groningen. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
9. "U17-EM: Niederlande gewinnt EM in England". Eurosport Deutschland (in German). 20 May 2018.
10. Nordin Musampa at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
11. Saffer, Paul (20 May 2018). "Netherlands win #U17EURO: at a glance". UEFA.com.

External links

• Nordin Musampa at WorldFootball.net