Faridi Mussa
Lawi Afrika mwakalomba (born 21 June 1996) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Tanzanian Premier League club Young Africans.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Faridi Malik Mussa Shaha | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 21 June 1996||
Place of birth | Morogoro, Tanzania | ||
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Young Africans | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
Azam | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Azam | ||
2016–2020 | Tenerife B | 80 | (7) |
2020– | Young Africans | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013– | Tanzania | 37 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:15, 10 September 2022 (UTC) |
Club career
Born in Morogoro, Mussa started his career with Azam FC in 2013. In April 2016, he went on a trial at CD Tenerife,[2] and after impressing in friendly matches, he signed a two-year deal in May and was assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[3]
Mussa made his debut abroad on 14 January 2017, starting and scoring his team's second in a 2–2 away draw against CF Unión Viera.[4] On 30 April, he scored a brace in a 5–1 win at UD Lanzarote.[5]
On 12 August 2020, Mussa returned to his home country after signing for Young Africans.[6]
International career
Mussa made his debut for the Tanzania national football team on 19 November 2013, coming on as a substitute in a 0–0 friendly draw against Zimbabwe.[7]
References
- "Faridi Mussa". Azam FC. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- "Azam's Mussa starts trials with Deportivo Tenerife in Spain". The Citizen. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- "Farid Mussa gusta y seguirá en el Tenerife" [Farid Mussa pleases and will stay at Tenerife] (in Spanish). Depor Press. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- "El CD Tenerife B iguala a domicilio" [CD Tenerife B draw away from home] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- "Contundente triunfo del CD Tenerife B" [Convincing triumph of CD Tenerife B] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- "Mussa: Yanga SC confirm signing of Tenerife B forward". Goal.com. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- "Taifa Stars yashikwa – soka" [Taifa Stars are skipped – football]. Mwananchi Communications. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2017.