Moussa Wagué
Senegalese footballer (born in 1998)
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Moussa Wagué (born 4 October 1998) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Kategoria Superiore club Elbasani and the Senegal national team.
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Wagué playing for Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Moussa Wagué[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bignona, Senegal[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Elbasani | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Aspire Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Eupen | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Eupen | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Barcelona B | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Barcelona | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Nice (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → PAOK (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Gorica | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2026 | Panserraikos | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Elbasani | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Senegal U20 | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Senegal | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:41, 14 November 2021 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Eupen
Wagué joined K.A.S. Eupen from the Aspire Academy in November 2016.[4] He made his professional debut in a 0–1 loss to Genk on 21 January 2017.[5] Wagué spent two seasons with Eupen under coach Claude Makélélé, helping the team stay in the Belgian top division.[6]
Barcelona
In August 2018, Wagué completed a transfer from Eupen to FC Barcelona for a fee of €5 million. He initially joined the reserves ahead of the 2018–19 season.[7] On 13 January 2019, Wagué scored his first goal for Barcelona B in a 2–0 win at the Miniestadi against CD Alcoyano.[8]
Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde named Wagué as one of the five promising young players to whom he hoped to give first-team opportunities.[9] Wagué made his senior-side debut on 6 March 2019, starting and playing the full 90 minutes of the Catalan Super Cup against Girona.[10] On 13 April 2019, he made his official debut in a La Liga match against Huesca where he played a full 90 minutes; he described it as a "dream come true".[11] Wagué again featured for the first team on 4 May 2019, impressing despite Barcelona's 0–2 defeat to Celta Vigo.[12] He would appear once more in Barcelona's La Liga finale, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 draw with Eibar.
Wagué was officially promoted to the first team ahead of the 2019–20 season and given the number 16 shirt.[13] He made his first Champions League start for Barcelona on 10 December 2019, as his side defeated Inter Milan 2–1.[14]
Loan to Nice
On 31 January 2020, French club OGC Nice confirmed a loan transfer for Wagué, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2019–20 season, with an option to buy for €15,000,000.[15] He made his debut for Nice in their 2–1 victory over Lyon on 2 February 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute.[16] On 7 March 2020, Wagué provided the winning assist in Nice's 2–1 derby victory against rivals AS Monaco.[17] Upon the cancellation of the Ligue 1 season due to the COVID-19 outbreak in France, he returned to Barcelona after Nice decided not to activate his purchase option.[18]
Loan to PAOK
On 21 September 2020, Barcelona confirmed the loan transfer of Wagué to Greek side PAOK on loan for the rest of the season.[19] On 13 December 2020, he suffered a severe knee injury during PAOK's local derby against Aris Thessaloniki. As a result, he was slated to miss nine months of action.[20]
Gorica
On 18 July 2022, he joined Prva HNL club Gorica[21] On 9 December 2022, he was released from the club after having his contract mutually terminated.[22]
Anorthosis Famagusta
On 28 June 2023, Wagué joined Anorthosis Famagusta of the Cypriot First Division.[23]
Panserraikos
On 11 September 2024, Wagué returned to Greece, joining Super League Greece club Panserraikos and signing a two-year contract.[24]
International career
Wagué was part of the Senegal U20s that finished in the 4th place at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[25] He made his senior international debut in a friendly 1–1 tie with Nigeria on 23 March 2017.[26][27]
In June 2018, Wagué was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[28] He became the youngest African goalscorer in World Cup history when he scored in Senegal's match against Japan at the age of just 19 years and 263 days.[29]
Wagué represented Senegal in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, which took place in Egypt. He participated in the first two group stage games and the semifinal match for a Senegal squad that reached the tournament final.[30]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 February 2026[31]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe[a] | Other[b] | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Eupen | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Barcelona B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| Barcelona | 2018–19 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nice (loan) | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| PAOK (loan) | 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Gorica | 2022–23 | Croatian Football League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Anorthosis | 2023–24 | Cyta Championship | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Panserraikos | 2024–25 | Super League Greece | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 113 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 144 | 3 | ||
- Includes appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- Includes appearances in Belgian First Division Europa League playoffs
International
- As of 13 November 2019[34]
| Senegal | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 1 |
- As of match played 24 June 2018. Senegal score listed first, score column indicates score after Wagué's goal.[34]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 24 June 2018 | Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg, Russia |  Japan | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
