Musa Juwara

Musa Juwara (born 26 December 2001) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Vejle Boldklub. He represents the Gambia national team.

Musa Juwara
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-12-26) 26 December 2001
Place of birth Tujereng, The Gambia[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Vejle
Number 11
Youth career
2016–2017 Virtus Avigliano
2017–2019 Chievo
2019 → Torino (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Chievo 1 (0)
2019–2023 Bologna 12 (1)
2020–2021 → Boavista (loan) 3 (0)
2021–2022 → Crotone (loan) 3 (0)
2023 → OB (loan) 0 (0)
2023– Vejle 9 (0)
International career‡
2020– Gambia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2020

Club career

Early career

Juwara was born in the Gambia and embarked as a migrant to Italy in 2016. There, he started playing football with Virtus Avigliano and after a successful season was scouted by Chievo. He was banned from transferring to Chievo by the FIGC, but he challenged the hearing and eventually joined them.[2]

Juwara briefly joined Torino F.C. on loan for the 2019 Torneo di Viareggio, where he scored 3 goals in 3 matches, before returning to Verona for the end of the season.[3]

He made his professional debut for Chievo in a 0–0 Serie A tie with Frosinone Calcio on 25 May 2019, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute for Manuel Pucciarelli.[4]

Bologna

On 8 July 2019, Juwara signed a deal with Bologna.[5] Although he was assigned to their Under-19 squad for the 2019–20 season, he quickly began falling into Siniša Mihajlović's first-team plans, making his debut on December 4 by playing the full 90 minutes in a 4-0 Coppa Italia defeat at the hands of Udinese.[6]

His Serie A debut for the club came on February 4, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute for fellow-countryman Musa Barrow in a 3–2 victory at Roma. This would be followed by appearances off the bench against Genoa and Udinese, before the competition was halted on March 9 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

After the competition resumed he would be given a lot more first-team opportunities as a result of the heavy playing schedule and new 5-substitute rule, impressing in the first game back in a 2–0 loss at Juventus on June 22, where he replaced Riccardo Orsolini in the 82nd minute.[8]

His first Serie A goal came on July 5, in a convincing performance at San Siro, where he would score the equaliser and secure the sending-off of Alessandro Bastoni in a 2–1 win over Inter Milan.[9]

Loan to Boavista

On 6 October 2020, he joined Portuguese club Boavista on loan with an option to purchase.[10]

Loan to Crotone

On 13 July 2021, he moved on loan to Crotone.[11] On 31 January 2022, the loan was terminated early.[12]

Loan to OB

On 19 January 2023, Juwara joined OB in Denmark on loan until 31 December 2023, with an option to buy.[13] After a 6-month stay, Juwara had yet to make his debut. For this reason, on June 8, 2023, the club decided to terminate the rental agreement 6 months early.[14]

Vejle

On 3 July 2023, Juwara joined newly promoted Danis Superliga club Vejle Boldklub on a deal until June 2026.[15]

International career

Juwara debuted with Gambia in a friendly 1–0 win over Congo on 9 October 2020.[16]

References
  1. "Juwara, Musa Juwara - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com.
  2. "Anche il Chievo ha il suo Musa: Juwara, talento immigrato che ha sfidato la Figc". Calciomercato.com - Tutte le news sul calcio in tempo reale.
  3. d’Avanzo, Diego. "Viareggio Cup - Juwara del Chievo in prestito al Torino". 11giovani.
  4. "Frosinone vs. Chievo - 25 May 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  5. "UFFICIALE: Bologna, preso Juwara dal Chievo a titolo definitivo". Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  6. "Coppa Italia: poker Udinese, 4-0 al Bologna. Per i friulani c'è la Juve". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. "Coronavirus: All sport in Italy suspended because of outbreak". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  8. "Bologna-Juventus 0-2, Ronaldo e Dybala guidano la riscossa dei bianconeri". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  9. "Bologna, la favola di Musa Juwara: dall'arrivo col barcone 4 anni fa al gol a San Siro". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  10. "Juwara to Boavista". Bologna. 6 October 2020.
  11. "Una freccia per l'attacco, benvenuto Musa Juwara!" (in Italian). Crotone. 13 July 2021.
  12. "Operazioni di mercato" (Press release) (in Italian). Crotone. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  13. "OB lejer Musa Juwara i Bologna F.C." (in Danish). OB. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  14. OB ophæver lejeaftale med Musa Juwara, bold.dk, 8 June 2023
  15. Musa Juwara skriver med Vejle Boldklub, vejle-boldklub.dk, 3 July 2023
  16. "Gambia 1-0 Congo In Friendly International". THE GFF | Official Website. October 9, 2020.
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