Muhammed Usman Edu
Nigerian footballer
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Yusuf Mohammed Usman Edu[1] (born 2 March 1994) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ligat HaAl club Maccabi Bnei Reineh and the Nigeria national team.
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Usman at the 2016 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mohammed Usman [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Ironi Tiberias | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| –2013 | Ranchers Bees | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Taraba | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | União Madeira | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Sarpsborg 08 | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Pyunik | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Tambov | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Shakhter Karagandy | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Hapoel Hadera | 37 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Sektzia Ness Ziona | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Maccabi Bnei Reineh | 63 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Ironi Tiberias | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Maccabi Bnei Reineh | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Nigeria U23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Nigeria | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:57, 1 June 2019 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
Usman started his professional career in Nigeria with Kaduna-based club Ranchers Bees. After a year, he left and joined Taraba whom he later helped to the gain promotion to the Nigerian Premier League. Usman was later named the captain of the club at 18, which made him the youngest captain in the league.
On 1 June 2019, FC Pyunik announced that they had released Usman by mutual consent.[2]
He was released by Russian club FC Tambov in December 2019.[3]
International career
On 11 December 2025, Usman was called up to the Nigeria squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[4]
