Yussif Moussa
{{short description|Nigerien footballer}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Yussif Moussa
|image =
|caption =
|fullname = Yussif Daouda Moussa
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|09|04|df=y}}
|birth_place = Nima, Ghana
|height = 1.74 m
|currentclub = Al-Madina
|clubnumber =
|position = Midfielder
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 =
|years1 = 2016–2019
|clubs1 = Police
|caps1 =
|goals1 =
|years2 = 2019–2020
|clubs2 = Ilves
|caps2 = 24
|goals2 = 2
|years3 = 2020–2021
|clubs3 = Bnei Yehuda
|caps3 = 16
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2022–2023
|clubs4 = Ilves
|caps4 = 33
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2024
|clubs5 = Al-Talaba
|caps5 =
|goals5 =
|years6 = 2024–
|clubs6 = Al-Madina
|caps6 = 2
|goals6 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2017–
|nationalteam1 = Niger
|nationalcaps1 = 15
|nationalgoals1 = 1
|club-update = 20 January 2025
|nationalteam-update = 19 April 2023
}}
Yussif Daouda Moussa{{Pronunciation|Ha-Yussif Daouda Moussa.ogg|help=no}} (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.{{cite web|publisher=Ilves|url=https://ilvesedustus.fi/moussa-palaa-ilvekseen/|title=YUSIF MOUSSA PALAA ILVEKSEEN!|date=9 December 2021|access-date=12 January 2022|language=fi}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://sportsworldghana.com/participating-at-the-wafu-cup-in-ghana-is-a-pleasure-moussa/|title="Participating at the WAFU Cup in Ghana is a pleasure"- Moussa | SportsWorldGhana|date=September 26, 2017}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|29 October 2019.}}{{Soccerway|yussif-daouda-moussa/605599|accessdate=4 May 2019}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan=3|Ilves
|2019 |23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2020
|Veikkausliiga |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Bnei Yehuda
|16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 16 | 0 | ||
| rowspan=3|Ilves
|2022 |Veikkausliiga |8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2023
|Veikkausliiga |25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Al-Talaba | |colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | |||||||
| Al-Madina
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan=3 | Career total
!75 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 91 | 2 |
;Notes
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=International=
{{updated|match played 19 November 2019.}}{{NFT player|pid=68942}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Niger
|2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | |
| colspan=2|Total | 6 | 1 |
=International goals=
:Scores and results Niger's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | 19 November 2019 | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger | {{fb|MAD}} | align=center | 2–6 | align=center | 2–6 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
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Category:Sportspeople from Greater Accra Region
Category:Nigerien men's footballers
Category:Niger men's international footballers
Category:Ghanaian men's footballers
Category:Nigerien people of Ghanaian descent
Category:Ghanaian emigrants to Niger
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Ilves (football) players
Category:Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players
Category:Veikkausliiga players
Category:Israeli Premier League players
Category:Iraq Stars League players
Category:Nigerien expatriate men's footballers
Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq
Category:Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Finland
Category:Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq
Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen
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