Omar Mussa (footballer, born 2000)

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Omar Mussa
Personal information
Full name Omar Mussa [1]
Date of birth (2000-08-20) 20 August 2000 (age 23) [2]
Place of birth Belgium
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dagenham & Redbridge
Number 31
Youth career
0000–2019 KV Mechelen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 Walsall 1 (0)
2020–2021 Dover Athletic 8 (0)
2021–2022 Weymouth 34 (1)
2022– Dagenham & Redbridge 38 (3)
International career‡
2017 Belgium U18 2 (0)
2023– Burundi 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:32, 27 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:41, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Omar Mussa (born 20 August 2000) is a professional footballer who plays for English club Dagenham & Redbridge, as a midfielder. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Burundi national team.

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Club career

After playing youth football for KV Mechelen, Mussa signed for English club Walsall in January 2019. [4] [5] [6] He was released by Walsall at the end of the 2018–19 season, [7] having made one Football League appearance for the club. [8]

On 26 October 2020, Mussa joined National League club Dover Athletic, after appearing in pre-season for the Kent side. [9] The following day, Mussa came off the bench in the 75' minute of a 3–2 victory over Eastleigh to make his debut for the club. [10] Following's Dover's decision to not play any more matches in the 2020–21 season, made in late January, and subsequent null and voiding of all results, on 5 May 2021 it was announced that Mussa was out of contract and had left the club. [11]

On 11 August 2021, Mussa joined another National League side, Weymouth, ahead of the 2021–22 season. [12] A first career goal for Mussa came in October 2021 when he scored the only goal in a victory over King's Lynn Town. [13] After the match, Weymouth's manager Brian Stock came out and said that he had not "seen a player with his amount of ability". [14]

On 4 July 2022, Mussa signed for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge for an undisclosed fee. [15]

International career

Born in Belgium, Mussa is of Burundian descent. He was a Belgian under-18 international, [4] making 2 appearances in 2017. [16] He debuted with the Burundi national team in a friendly 3–1 loss to Indonesia national team on 25 March 2023. [17]

Personal life

Mussa's father, also named Omar Mussa, was a professional Burundian footballer who played in Belgium. [18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Walsall 2018–19 [8] League One 100000—10
Dover Athletic 2020–21 [2] National League 80——1 [lower-alpha 1] 090
Weymouth 2021–22 [2] National League34120—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0371
Dagenham & Redbridge 2022–23 [2] National League25131—2 [lower-alpha 1] 1303
2023–24 [2] National League13210—00142
Total38341—21445
Career total814610041916
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance (s) in FA Trophy

International

As of match played 16 November 2023 [19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Burundi 202320
Total20

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References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Leeds United" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Omar Mussa at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. ↑ Omar Mussa at WorldFootball.net
  4. 1 2 "Omar Mussa: Walsall sign midfielder from Belgian side KV Mechelen". BBC Sport. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Profile". Walsall F.C. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  6. ↑ Masi, Joseph. "Omar Mussa adapting to life at Walsall". www.expressandstar.com.
  7. ↑ "Walsall: New Saddlers boss releases 11 players following relegation to League Two". BBC Sport. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Games played by Omar Mussa in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "BELGIAN MIDFIELDER SIGNS ON". www.doverathletic.com. 26 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "Dover Athletic 3–2 Eastleigh". BBC Sport. 27 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "RETAINED AND RELEASED LIST". www.doverathletic.com. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Omar Mussa and Taofiq Olomowewe join Weymouth". Dorset Echo. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "Weymouth 1–0 King's Lynn Town". BBC Sport. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  14. ↑ Walton, Neil (1 November 2021). "Weymouth 1–0 King's Lynn Town: Terras applaud Omar Mussa". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  15. ↑ Walton, Neil (4 July 2022). "Omar Mussa: Dagenham gazump Southend to sign Belgian midfielder". Dorset Echo. Newsquest. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  16. ↑ Belgium profile at Belgian FA
  17. ↑ "Jelang Lawan Timnas Indonesia di FIFA Matchday, Pemain Burundi Tebar Ancaman". OneFootball. 29 August 2023.
  18. ↑ "Zo vader, zo zoon: Antwerpenaar Omar Mussa prof in Engelse vijfde klasse en binnenkort misschien naar Africa Cup met Burundi". Gazet van Antwerpen Mobile. 10 March 2023.
  19. ↑ "Omar Mussa". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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