Faridi Mussa

Faridi Mussa

Personal information
Full name	Faridi Malik Mussa Shaha
Date of birth	(1996-06-21) 21 June 1996 (age 28)[1]
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)

Faridi Malik Mussa Shaha (born 21 June 1996) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Tanzanian Premier League club Young Africans.

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

1. "Faridi Mussa". Azam FC. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
2. "Azam's Mussa starts trials with Deportivo Tenerife in Spain". The Citizen. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. "Contundente triunfo del CD Tenerife B" [Convincing triumph of CD Tenerife B] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
6. "Mussa: Yanga SC confirm signing of Tenerife B forward". Goal.com. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
7. "Taifa Stars yashikwa – soka" [Taifa Stars are skipped – football]. Mwananchi Communications. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2017.

External links

• Faridi Mussa at National-Football-Teams.com
• Faridi Mussa at Soccerway