Musa Barrow

Musa Barrow (born 14 November 1998) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League club Al Taawoun and the Gambia national team.[2]

Musa Barrow
Barrow in 2018
Personal information
Full name Musa Barrow
Date of birth (1998-11-14) 14 November 1998
Place of birth Kanifing Estate, The Gambia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Al Taawoun
Number 99
Youth career
Hawks
2016–2018 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Atalanta 41 (4)
2019–2021 → Bologna (loan) 56 (17)
2021–2023 Bologna 66 (9)
2023– Al Taawoun 4 (3)
International career‡
2018 Gambia U23 1 (1)
2018– Gambia 32 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:26, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Barrow joined Atalanta in 2016 from The Gambia where he played football locally and in the street, and in his first appearance with the youth squad scored two goals from midfield.[3] He joined the first team squad in 2018 after scoring 19 goals in 15 games for the youth side.[4]

Atalanta

Barrow made his professional debut with Atalanta in a 1–0 Coppa Italia loss to Juventus on 30 January 2018.[5] He made his Serie A debut for Atalanta in a 1–1 tie with Crotone on 10 February 2018.[6]

He had his first start on 13 April 2018 in an 0–0 home draw against Inter Milan.[7]

On 18 September 2019, Barrow made his Champions League debut against Dinamo Zagreb.[8]

Bologna

On 17 January 2020, Barrow moved from Atalanta to Bologna on loan with an obligation to buy for a fee reported to be around €13 million.[9] Soon after his transfer, Barrow became the starting striker under Siniša Mihajlović and became one of their top scorers of the season despite only arriving in January. On 16 December 2020, Barrow scored a spectacular lob from the middle of the pitch in extra time to earn Bologna a 2–2 draw against Spezia.[10] He finished the season with 8 goals. On 2 July 2021, Bologna purchased his rights.[11]

On 2 April 2023, Barrow scored a goal in Bologna's 3–0 win against Udinese and dedicated it to Mihajlović, who died in December 2022 from leukemia.[12] It was Barrow's third and final Serie A goal of the season, also adding 8 assists.

Al Taawoun

On 4 September 2023, Saudi Pro League side Al Taawoun announced the signing of Barrow on a three-year contract,[13] for a reported fee of €8 million, which could rise to €10 million with bonuses.[14] On 16 September, he scored his first goal on his debut in a 3–2 defeat against Al-Ahli.[15]

Style of play

Barrow plays as a left-sided forward. He often uses his pace to run down the left wing or cut inside and shoot at goal.[16] He is known for his powerful shooting, having scored several goals in the Serie A from outside the box. He received criticism for his lack of goalscoring, but his agent Luigi Sorrentino stated that it is because he has to sacrifice a lot in the defensive phases of the game.[17]

International career

On 1 June 2018, Barrow scored the only goal for the Gambia U23s in a 1–0 friendly win over the Morocco U23s.[18]

Barrow made his debut for the senior Gambia national football team in a 1–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification draw with Algeria on 8 September 2018.[19]

He played and scored 2 goals in the tournament in the 2021 Africa cup of Nations, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made a sensational quarter-final.[20][21]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 18 September 2023[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atalanta 2017–18 Serie A 12320—14 3
2018–19 221206[lower-alpha 1]4305
2019–20 70001[lower-alpha 2]080
Total 4144074528
Bologna (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 18900—189
2020–21 38821—409
Bologna 2021–22 34610—356
2022–23 32330—353
Total 1222661—12827
Al Taawoun 2023–24 SPL 5 3 0 0 — 5 3
Career total 164311017417136
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 14 June 2023[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Gambia 201830
201961
202021
202170
2022113
202330
Total325
Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Barrow goal.
List of international goals scored by Musa Barrow[23]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
112 June 2019Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco Morocco1–01–0Friendly
216 November 2020Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia Gabon2–02–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
316 January 2022Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon Mali1–11–12021 Africa Cup of Nations
424 January 2022Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam, Cameroon Guinea1–01–02021 Africa Cup of Nations
529 May 2022Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates1–11–1Friendly

References
  1. "Musa Barrow" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. "Musa Barrow - TheSportsDB.com". www.thesportsdb.com. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. "Vivaio, Primavera: alla scoperta di... Musa Barrow". www.atalanta.it. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. "Atalanta, ecco il gioiellino Musa Barrow. Ha già schiantato la Juve".
  5. Sport, Sky. "Higuain gol, Buffon para rigore: Atalanta-Juve 0-1".
  6. "Crotone 1 - 1 Atalanta - Football". the Guardian.
  7. "Atalanta 0 - 0 Internazionale Match report - 4/14/18 Serie A - Goal.com". m.goal.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  8. "Champions League (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  9. "UFFICIALE: Musa Barrow è un giocatore del Bologna". Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  10. "VIDEO: Barrow's wonder goal against Spezia". BeSoccer. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  11. "Barrow purchased outright". Bologna F.C. 1909. 2 July 2021.
  12. Young, Peter. "Barrow dedicates goal to Mihajlovic's family in Bologna's win over Udinese". Football Italia. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  13. "التعاون يتعاقد مع الغامبي موسى بارو" [Al-Taawoun signs Gambian Musa Barrow] (in Arabic). Al Taawoun FC. 4 September 2023.
  14. "Mercato - Barrow diretto all'Al Taawoun per 8 milioni" [Market - Barrow headed to Al Taawoun for 8 million]. Tutto Bologna Web (in Italian). 4 September 2023.
  15. "Al Ahli 3–2 Al Taawoun". ESPN. 16 September 2023.
  16. Doria, Vito. "Musa Barrow: Bologna's Gambian Talent". Breaking The Lines. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  17. "Bologna: Musa Barrow's agent explains his statistics". Sports News Africa. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  18. "U-23 dents Morocco in Int'I friendly – The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia". thepoint.gm.
  19. "CAN 2019 : l'Algérie neutralisée en Gambie". Afrik-Foot. 8 September 2018.
  20. https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa -cup-of-nations/matches/2021/2243295/lineups
  21. "The Gambia name squad for first Nations Cup finals". BBC Sport.
  22. Musa Barrow at Soccerway
  23. "Musa Barrow". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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