Musa Yahaya

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Musa Yahaya

| image =

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| fullname = Musa Auwal Yahaya

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|12|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Kaduna, Nigeria

| death_date =

| height = {{height|m=1.70}}

| position = Defender / Midfielder

| currentclub = Rudar

| clubnumber = 5

| youthyears1 = 2009–2012 | youthclubs1 = Mutunchi Academy

| youthyears2 = 2012–2013 | youthclubs2 = Tottenham Hotspur

| youthyears3 = 2014 | youthclubs3 = → Celta de Vigo (loan)

| years1 = 2015 | clubs1 = → Ferroviário Maputo (loan) | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2015–2016 | clubs2 = → Portimonense (loan) | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2016 | clubs3= Portimonense | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2016–2020 | clubs4 = Porto B | caps4= 70 | goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2020–2021 | clubs5 = Vizela | caps5= 1 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2021–2022 | clubs6 = Académico de Viseu | caps6 = 4 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2022–2023 | clubs7 = Radnik Hadžići | caps7 = 19 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2023–2024 | clubs8 = TOŠK Tešanj | caps8 = 24 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2024– | clubs9 = Rudar | caps9 = 20 | goals9 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2013 | nationalteam1 = Nigeria U17 | nationalcaps1 = 9 | nationalgoals1 = 4

| nationalyears2 = 2015 | nationalteam2 = Nigeria U20 | nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 4

| medaltemplates ={{Medal|Competition|FIFA U-17 World Cup}}

| pcupdate = 3 April 2025

| nationalteam-update = 1 March 2016

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Musa Auwal Yahaya (born 16 December 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Montenegrin club Rudar.

Club career

Born in Kaduna, Northern Nigeria, Musa started his football career at Mutunchi Academy before he was selected to represent Nigeria at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Musa made his debut on 28 February 2016 in the Segunda Liga after coming on as a 46th minute replacement for Theo Ryuki.{{cite news|url=http://africanfootball.com/news/615099/Musa-Yahaya-finally-debuts-in-Portugal|title=Musa Yahaya finally debuts in Portugal|work=African Football|date=28 February 2016|accessdate=1 March 2016}}

On 22 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Académico de Viseu.{{cite web|publisher=Académico de Viseu|url=https://www.facebook.com/AcademicodeViseu/videos/1239899939792197/|title=Yahaya é Viriato nas próximas 2 épocas|date=22 July 2021|accessdate=25 September 2021|language=pt}}

International career

Musa has represented Nigeria at major international tournaments including the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup and 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.{{cite news|url=http://www.sl10.ng/news/articles/categories/nigeria-players-abroad/kelechi-iheanacho-and-musa-yahaya-among-players-named-to-nigeria-under-20s-provisional-roster/205277|title=Iheanacho & Yahaya Handed International Recalls|work=Soccer Lamuda|date=28 March 2015|accessdate=1 March 2016}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Europe !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Portimonense S.C. \|2015–16 \|Segunda Liga \|1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total ! ! !1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0