Yussif Moussa

Yussif Moussa
Personal information
Full name	Yussif Daouda Moussa
Date of birth	4 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Nima, Ghana
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al-Madina
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2019	Police
2019–2020	Ilves
2020–2021	Bnei Yehuda
2022–2023	Ilves
2024	Al-Talaba
2024–	Al-Madina
International career‡
2017–	Niger
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 April 2023

Yussif Daouda Moussapronunciation^ⓘ (born 4 September 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Libyan club Al-Madina. Born in Ghana, he plays for the Niger national football team.

Club career

On 9 December 2021, he agreed to return to Ilves in Finland on a one-year contract.^[1]

International career

Born and raised in Ghana, Moussa was discovered by Nigerien scouts and moved to the country to find more opportunities. Naturalized as a Nigerien, he represented Niger youth national teams before debuting with the senior Niger national team in 2017.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 October 2019.^[3]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ilves	2019	Veikkausliiga	23	2	2	0	–		–		25	2
	2020	Veikkausliiga	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
	Total		24	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	2
Bnei Yehuda	2020–21	Israeli Premier League	16	0	0	0	–		–		16	0
Ilves	2022	Veikkausliiga	8	0	1	0	–		4	0	13	0
	2023	Veikkausliiga	25	0	5	0	–		4	0	34	0
	Total		33	0	6	0	0	0	8	0	47	0
Al-Talaba	2023–24	Iraq Stars League					–		–
Al-Madina	2024–25	Libyan Premier League	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
Career total			75	2	8	0	0	0	8	0	91	2

Notes

International

As of match played 19 November 2019.^[4]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Niger	2017	2	0
	2018	1	0
	2019	3	1
Total		6	1

International goals

Scores and results Niger's goal tally first.^[4]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	19 November 2019	Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger	Madagascar	2–6	2–6	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

^ "YUSIF MOUSSA PALAA ILVEKSEEN!" (in Finnish). Ilves. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ ""Participating at the WAFU Cup in Ghana is a pleasure"- Moussa | SportsWorldGhana". 26 September 2017.
^ Yussif Moussa at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b Yussif Moussa at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] "YUSIF MOUSSA PALAA ILVEKSEEN!" (in Finnish). Ilves. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[2] ""Participating at the WAFU Cup in Ghana is a pleasure"- Moussa | SportsWorldGhana". 26 September 2017.

[3] Yussif Moussa at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 May 2019.

[NFT-4] Yussif Moussa at National-Football-Teams.com

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