Anthony Musaba
Dutch footballer (born 2000)
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Anthony Tite Emmanuel Musaba[1] (born 6 December 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.
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Musaba in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Anthony Tite Emmanuel Musaba [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Beuningen, Netherlands[2] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Winger[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fenerbahçe | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | VV Ewijk | ||
| 2009–2014 | NEC | ||
| 2014–2018 | Vitesse | ||
| 2018–2019 | NEC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | NEC | 28 | (7) |
| 2020–2023 | Monaco | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 29 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | → Heerenveen (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Metz (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | → NEC (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Sheffield Wednesday | 72 | (10) |
| 2025–2026 | Samsunspor | 15 | (4) |
| 2026– | Fenerbahçe | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Netherlands U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:01, 13 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2021 | |||
Career
NEC Nijmegen
In early April 2019, after making the first-team squad during the season, Musaba was one of four trainees to sign a new contract with NEC Nijmegen.[4] In the same month, he made his professional debut in an Eerste Divisie match against FC Volendam.[2]
He scored 7 goals and made 5 assists in 25 Eerste Divisie appearances in the 2019–20 season,[5] which was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic and which was his first full season.
Monaco
In June 2020, Ligue 1 club Monaco announced the signing of Musaba on a five-year contract.[5][6] The transfer fee paid to NEC Nijmegen was reported as €2 to 2.5 million.[7]
On 3 August 2021, he made his debut as a late substitute in a UEFA Champions League qualifying third round first match against Sparta Prague, in 2–0 away win.[8]
Loan years
On 24 August 2020, he was loaned to Cercle Brugge until the end of 2020–21 season.[9] On 29 August 2020, he made his Belgian Pro League debut as a substitute against KV Kortrijk, in a 1–0 home loss.[10]
On 31 August 2021, he was loaned to Heerenveen until the end of 2021–22 season.[11] 18 September 2021, he made his debut with the team in a Eredivisie 1–0 home win against Fortuna Sittard.[12]
On 29 August 2022, he joined Metz on loan with an option to buy.[13] On 3 September 2022, he played and scored for Metz B in a Championnat National 2 Group B match against Créteil in a 2–1 home loss.[14] On 12 September 2022, he made his Ligue 2 debut as a substitute against Guingamp, in a 6–3 home loss.[15]
Sheffield Wednesday
On 3 August 2023, Musaba joined EFL Championship side Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee.[17] He made his debut coming off the bench against Southampton on 4 August 2023.[18] He scored his first goal against Mansfield Town in the EFL Cup heading in from close range.[19] His first league goal came against Middlesbrough when Di'Shon Bernard cut into the box from the right and pulled back for Musaba to calmly slot the ball into the net.[20]
Musaba enjoyed a strong debut season and chipped in with eight goals in all competitions, seven in the Championship, and five assists.[21] Following the end of the 2024–25 season an option was taken on his contract.[22]
Samsunspor
During pre-season for the 2025–26 season, Musaba was heavily linked to Süper Lig side Samsunspor.[23] On 12 July 2025, he joined the club, signing a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[24]
On 28 August 2025, he made his debut with the team in a UEFA Europa League play-off match against Panathinaikos.[25] Three days later, he made his Süper Lig debut as a starter against Trabzonspor in a 0–0 away draw.
Fenerbahçe
On 3 January 2026, Musaba joined Fenerbahçe on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[26] The deal was sealed by triggering his release clause of €6 million.[27] On 6 January 2026, he made his debut in the semi-finals of the Turkish Super Cup against his former club Samsunspor, and assisted both goals in a 2–0 victory.[28] On 18 January 2026, he played in his first Süper Lig match against Alanyaspor, scoring one goal and providing one assist in 3-2 away win.[29]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of 13 March 2026[30]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| NEC | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 26 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 31 | 9 | ||||
| Monaco | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 6 | |||
| Heerenveen (loan) | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2[e] | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Metz (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1[f] | 1 | 10 | 2 | ||
| NEC (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2023–24[31] | Championship | 43 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 48 | 8 | ||
| 2024–25[32] | Championship | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| Total | 72 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 80 | 12 | ||||
| Samsunspor | 2025–26[33] | Süper Lig | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[g] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | |
| Fenerbahçe | 2025–26[33] | Süper Lig | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[h] | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| Career total | 205 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 241 | 40 | ||
- Includes KNVB Cup, Belgian Cup, Coupe de France, FA Cup
- Appearances in Eredivisie promotion play-offs
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League play-offs
- Appearance in Championnat National 2 Group B
- One appearance in UEFA Europa League, six appearance and two goals in UEFA Conference League
- Appearances in Turkish Super Cup
Honours
Fenerbahçe