Yussif Moussa
Nigerien footballer
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Yussif Daouda Moussaⓘ (born 4 September 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Libyan club Al-Madina. Born in Ghana, he plays for the Niger national football team.
Full name
Yussif Daouda Moussa
Date of birth
4 September 1998
Place of birth
Nima, Ghana
Height
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yussif Daouda Moussa | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Nima, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Madina | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Police | ||
| 2019–2020 | Ilves | 24 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Bnei Yehuda | 16 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Ilves | 33 | (0) |
| 2024 | Al-Talaba | ||
| 2024– | Al-Madina | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Niger | 15 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 April 2023 | |||
Club career
International career
Born and raised in Ghana, Moussa was discovered by Nigerien scouts and moved to the country to find more opportunities. Naturalized as a Nigerien, he represented Niger youth national teams before debuting with the senior Niger national team in 2017.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 29 October 2019.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ilves | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Bnei Yehuda | 2020–21 | Israeli Premier League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| Ilves | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Al-Talaba | 2023–24 | Iraq Stars League | – | – | ||||||||
| Al-Madina | 2024–25 | Libyan Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 75 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 91 | 2 | ||
- Notes
International
- As of match played 19 November 2019.[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results Niger's goal tally first.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 November 2019 | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger |  Madagascar | 2–6 | 2–6 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
