Faridi Malik Mussa Shaha (born 21 June 1996) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Tanzanian Premier League club Young Africans.

Faridi Mussa
Personal information
Full name Faridi Malik Mussa Shaha
Date of birth (1996-06-21) 21 June 1996 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Morogoro, Tanzania
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Young Africans
Number 17
Youth career
Azam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Azam
2016–2020 Tenerife B 80 (7)
2020– Young Africans 0 (0)
International career
2013– Tanzania 37 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:15, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Morogoro, Mussa started his career with Azam FC in 2013. In April 2016, he went on a trial at CD Tenerife,[2] and after impressing in friendly matches, he signed a two-year deal in May and was assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[3]

Mussa made his debut abroad on 14 January 2017, starting and scoring his team's second in a 2–2 away draw against CF Unión Viera.[4] On 30 April, he scored a brace in a 5–1 win at UD Lanzarote.[5]

On 12 August 2020, Mussa returned to his home country after signing for Young Africans.[6]

International career

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Mussa made his debut for the Tanzania national football team on 19 November 2013, coming on as a substitute in a 0–0 friendly draw against Zimbabwe.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Faridi Mussa". Azam FC. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Azam's Mussa starts trials with Deportivo Tenerife in Spain". The Citizen. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Farid Mussa gusta y seguirá en el Tenerife" [Farid Mussa pleases and will stay at Tenerife] (in Spanish). Depor Press. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  4. ^ "El CD Tenerife B iguala a domicilio" [CD Tenerife B draw away from home] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Contundente triunfo del CD Tenerife B" [Convincing triumph of CD Tenerife B] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Mussa: Yanga SC confirm signing of Tenerife B forward". Goal.com. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Taifa Stars yashikwa – soka" [Taifa Stars are skipped – football]. Mwananchi Communications. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
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