Anthony Musaba

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Anthony Musaba
Musaba in 2019
Personal information
Full name Anthony Tite Musaba[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 (age 25)
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)
2020–2021Cercle Brugge (loan) 29 (6)
2021–2022Heerenveen (loan) 31 (1)
2022Metz (loan) 7 (0)
2023NEC (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

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NEC Nijmegen

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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

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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

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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

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On 12 July 2025, Musaba joined Süper Lig side Samsunspor, signing a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[18]

Personal life

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Musaba was born to Congolese parents. His twin brother Richie is also a professional footballer.[2]

Career statistics

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As of 14 December 2025[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Belgian Cup, Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ One appearance in UEFA Europa League and five appearance and two goals in UEFA Conference League

References

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