Anthony Musaba
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Musaba in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Tite Musaba[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Beuningen, Netherlands[2] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Samsunspor | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | VV Ewijk | ||
| 2009–2014 | NEC | ||
| 2014–2018 | Vitesse | ||
| 2018–2019 | NEC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | NEC | 28 | (7) |
| 2020–2023 | Monaco | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 29 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | → Heerenveen (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Metz (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | → NEC (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Sheffield Wednesday | 72 | (10) |
| 2025– | Samsunspor | 14 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2021 | Netherlands U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:21, 15 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Anthony Tite Musaba (born 6 December 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Samsunspor.
Career
[edit | edit source]NEC Nijmegen
[edit | edit source]In early April 2019, after making the first-team squad during the season, Musaba was one of four trainees to sign a new contract with NEC Nijmegen.[3] In the same month, he made his professional debut in an Eerste Divisie match against FC Volendam.[2]
He scored 7 goals and made 5 assists in 25 Eerste Divisie appearances in the 2019–20 season,[4] which was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic and which was his first full season.
Monaco
[edit | edit source]In June 2020, Ligue 1 club AS Monaco FC announced the signing of Musaba on a five-year contract.[4][5] The transfer fee paid to NEC Nijmegen was reported as €2 to 2.5 million.[6]
On 24 August 2020, he was loaned to Cercle Brugge.[7]
On 31 August 2021, he was loaned to Heerenveen.[8]
On 29 August 2022, he joined Metz on loan with an option to buy.[9] On 4 January 2023, Musaba returned to NEC on loan.[10]
Sheffield Wednesday
[edit | edit source]On 3 August 2023, Musaba joined EFL Championship side Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee.[11] He made his debut coming off the bench against Southampton on 4 August 2023.[12] He scored his first goal against Mansfield Town in the EFL Cup heading in from close range.[13] His first league goal came against Middlesbrough when Di'Shon Bernard cut into the box from the right and pulled back for Musaba to calmly slot the ball into the net.[14] Musaba enjoyed a strong debut season and chipped in with eight goals in all competitions, seven in the Championship, and five assists.[15] Following the end of the 2024–25 season an option was taken on his contract.[16] During pre-season for the 2025–26 season, Musaba was heavily linked to Turkish side Samsunspor.[17]
Samsunspor
[edit | edit source]On 12 July 2025, Musaba joined Süper Lig side Samsunspor, signing a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[18]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Musaba was born to Congolese parents. His twin brother Richie is also a professional footballer.[2]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of 14 December 2025[19]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| NEC | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | |
| Total | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | ||
| Monaco | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 |
| Heerenveen (loan) | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Metz (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| NEC (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2023–24[20] | EFL Championship | 43 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 8 |
| 2024–25[21] | EFL Championship | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
| Total | 72 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 12 | ||
| Samsunspor | 2025–26[22] | Süper Lig | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[d] | 2 | 20 | 6 |
| Career total | 195 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 220 | 37 | ||
- ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Belgian Cup, Coupe de France, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Europa League and five appearance and two goals in UEFA Conference League
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Anthony Musaba at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Living people
- 2000 births
- People from Beuningen
- Dutch people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Dutch men's footballers
- Footballers from Gelderland
- Men's association football forwards
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Ligue 2 players
- English Football League players
- NEC Nijmegen players
- AS Monaco FC players
- Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
- SC Heerenveen players
- FC Metz players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Samsunspor footballers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Monaco
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in France
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Dutch twins
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen