Musa Muhammed

{{Short description|Nigerian footballer}}

{{distinguish|Musa Mohammed (disambiguation)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}

{{Use Nigerian English|date=July 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Musa Muhammed

|image =

|fullname = Musa Muhammed Shehu

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|10|31|df=y}}

|birth_place = Kano, Nigeria

|height = {{height|m=1.74}}

|position = Right-back

|currentclub = Doxa Katokopias

|clubnumber = 26

|youthyears1 = 2013–2015

|youthclubs1 = FC Heart Academy

|years1 = 2015–2018

|clubs1 = İstanbul Başakşehir

|caps1 = 3

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2017

|clubs2 = → Željezničar (loan)

|caps2 = 6

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2017–2018

|clubs3 = → Lokomotiv Plovdiv (loan)

|caps3 = 23

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2018–2022

|clubs4 = Gorica

|caps4 = 79

|goals4 = 2

|years5 = 2022–2023

|clubs5 = Sarajevo

|caps5 = 15

|goals5 = 1

|years6 = 2023–

|clubs6 = Doxa Katokopias

|caps6 = 3

|goals6 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2013–2015

|nationalteam1 = Nigeria U17

|nationalcaps1 = 9

|nationalgoals1 = 3

|nationalyears2 = 2015–2016

|nationalteam2 = Nigeria U20

|nationalcaps2 = 9

|nationalgoals2 = 4

|nationalyears3 = 2016

|nationalteam3 = Nigeria

|nationalcaps3 = 3

|nationalgoals3 = 0

|pcupdate = 2 September 2023

|ntupdate =

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Musa Muhammed Shehu (born 31 October 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Cypriot First Division club Doxa Katokopias.

Club career

Born in Kano, Muhammed has played club football for İstanbul Başakşehir.{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/64392.html |title=Player profile |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=25 June 2016}}{{Soccerway|musa-muhammed/319101|accessdate=25 June 2016}}

On 3 February 2017, Muhammed signed for Željezničar.{{Cite web | url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/zvanicno-nigerijski-reprezentativac-musa-muhammed-novi-fudbaler-zeljeznicara/170203085 | title=Zvanično: Nigerijski reprezentativac Musa Muhammed novi fudbaler Željezničara }}

On 7 September 2017, Muhammed was loaned to Bulgarian First League club Lokomotiv Plovdiv.{{cite web | title = Локомотив привлече под наем нигерийския национал Мохамед Муса | url = https://lokomotivpd.com/lokomotiv-privleche-pod-naem-mohamed-musa/ | publisher = lokomotivpd.com | date = 7 September 2017 | language = Bulgarian}}

On 28 June 2022, Muhammed signed for Sarajevo.

International career

He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2016, against Mali in an international friendly. and he was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36623763|title=Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad|date=24 June 2016|accessdate=25 June 2016|author=Oluwashina Okeleji|publisher=BBC Sport}}

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