Moses Atede

Moses Atede
Personal information
Birth name Moses Atede Jona
Date of birth (1997-12-17) December 17, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria[1]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kuching City
Number 25
Youth career
Tumooh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Al-Hidd
2021–2023 Al-Muharraq
2023 Kedah Darul Aman 10 (1)
2024 Sitra Club ? (?)
2024– Kuching City 1 (0)
International career‡
2023– Bahrain 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:15, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

Moses Atede Jona (Arabic: موزيس أتيدي جونا; born 17 December 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Kuching City. Born in Nigeria, he plays for the Bahrain national team as a central midfielder.

Club career

Al Hidd

Atede began his senior career in the Bahraini Premier League with Al-Hidd in 2018. In his second season at the club, he won the 2019–20 Bahraini Premier League title.[3]

Al Muharraq

In July 2021, Atede moved to Al-Muharraq where he scored a goal in a 3–0 win during the 2021 AFC Cup quarter-finals against Lebanon club Al-Ahed. Atede helped the club to win the 2021 AFC Cup after a 3–0 win over Iranian club Nasaf Qarshi.[4]

Kedah Darul Aman

On 5 July 2023, Atede moved to the Malaysia Super League club with Kedah Darul Aman.[5] He make his debut for the club on 9 July in a 2–0 win over PDRM. On 22 August, Atede put on a 'man of the match' performance where he assisted Fadzrul Danel in the 7th minute to open up the account against Penang. Atede then scored in the 90+5th injury time to secure a 2–1 league win.

Sitra Club

In January 2024, Atede move back to Bahrain to join Sitra Club.

Kuching City

On 19 September 2024, Atede returned to Malaysia to joined Kuching City. He make his debut for the club on 27 September in a 2–1 away lost to Johor Darul Ta'zim.

International career

Born in Nigeria, Atede was naturalized as Bahraini and holds dual-citizenship.[6] He debuted for the Bahrain national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Philippines. Atede was called up to the national team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup where he make three appearances in the competition against South Korea, Malaysia and Japan.[7]

Honours

Al-Hidd

Al-Muharraq

References

  1. ^ Ismail, Izzali (July 1, 2023). "Moses Atede anggap Liga M cukup kompetitif". Harian Metro.
  2. ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". kooora.com.
  3. ^ test, web (August 3, 2018). "موسيس "طموح" يتدرب في الحد". Watanelection.
  4. ^ "المحرق يجرد العهد من لقب كأس الاتحاد الآسيوي". alanba.com.kw.
  5. ^ "'Nafuziball' bakal saksikan 3 gandingan Moses Atede dalam skuad Kenari". Majoriti.com.my. July 1, 2023.
  6. ^ Ismail, Izzali (June 28, 2023). "Moses Atede perkukuh posisi tengah Sang Kenari". Harian Metro.
  7. ^ "علي بن خليفة يترأس وفد المنتخب الوطني في نهائيات كأس آسيا". www.aminmohammad.online.