Musa Barrow
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Musa Barrow | ||
Date of birth | 14 November 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Banjul, The Gambia | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al Taawoun | ||
Number | 99 | ||
Youth career | |||
Hawks | |||
2016–2018 |
Atalanta | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 |
Atalanta | 41 | (4) |
2019–2021 |
→ Bologna (loan) | 56 | (17) |
2021–2023 |
Bologna | 66 | (9) |
2023– | Al Taawoun | 17 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Gambia U23 | 1 | (1) |
2018– |
Gambia | 36 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:26, 14 June 2023 (UTC) |
Musa Barrow (born 14 November 1998) is a Gambian professional
Club career
Early career
Barrow joined
Atalanta
Barrow made his professional debut with Atalanta in a 1–0
He had his first start on 13 April 2018 in an 0–0 home draw against Inter Milan.[7]
On 18 September 2019, Barrow made his Champions League debut against Dinamo Zagreb.[8]
Bologna
On 17 January 2020, Barrow moved from Atalanta to
On 2 April 2023, Barrow scored a goal in Bologna's 3–0 win against Udinese and dedicated it to Mihajlović, who died in December 2022 from leukemia.[12] It was Barrow's third and final Serie A goal of the season, also adding 8 assists.
Al Taawoun
On 4 September 2023, Saudi Pro League side Al Taawoun announced the signing of Barrow on a three-year contract,[13] for a reported fee of €8 million, which could rise to €10 million with bonuses.[14] On 16 September, he scored his first goal on his debut in a 3–2 defeat against Al-Ahli.[15]
Style of play
Barrow plays as a left-sided forward. He often uses his pace to run down the left wing or cut inside and shoot at goal.[16] He is known for his powerful shooting, having scored several goals in the Serie A from outside the box. He received criticism for his lack of goalscoring, but his agent Luigi Sorrentino stated that it is because he has to sacrifice a lot in the defensive phases of the game.[17]
International career
On 1 June 2018, Barrow scored the only goal for the Gambia U23s in a 1–0 friendly win over the Morocco U23s.[18]
Barrow made his debut for the senior Gambia national football team in a 1–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification draw with Algeria on 8 September 2018.[19]
He played and scored 2 goals in the tournament in the 2021 Africa cup of Nations, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made a sensational quarter-final.[20][21]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 31 October 2023[22]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Atalanta | 2017–18 | Serie A | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | |
2018–19 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 4 | 30 | 5 | ||
2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 41 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 8 | ||
Bologna (loan)
|
2019–20 | Serie A | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 9 | |
2020–21 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 40 | 9 | |||
Bologna | 2021–22 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 6 | ||
2022–23 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | |||
Total | 122 | 26 | 6 | 1 | — | 128 | 27 | |||
Al Taawoun | 2023–24 | Saudi Pro League | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | |
Career total | 165 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 174 | 37 |
- King Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 15 January 2024[23]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Gambia | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
2019 | 6 | 1 | |
2020 | 2 | 1 | |
2021 | 7 | 0 | |
2022 | 11 | 3 | |
2023 | 6 | 1 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 36 | 6 |
- Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Barrow goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 12 June 2019 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | Morocco | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
2 | 16 November 2020 | Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia | Gabon | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
3 | 16 January 2022 | Limbe , Cameroon |
Mali | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
4 | 24 January 2022 | Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam, Cameroon | Guinea | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
5 | 29 May 2022 | Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
6 | 16 November 2023 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam , Tanzania |
Burundi | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- ^ "Musa Barrow". Saudi Pro League. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Musa Barrow - TheSportsDB.com". www.thesportsdb.com. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Vivaio, Primavera: alla scoperta di... Musa Barrow". www.atalanta.it. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Atalanta, ecco il gioiellino Musa Barrow. Ha già schiantato la Juve". 2 December 2023.
- ^ Sport, Sky (30 January 2018). "Higuain gol, Buffon para rigore: Atalanta-Juve 0-1".
- ^ "Crotone 1 - 1 Atalanta - Football". the Guardian.
- ^ "Atalanta 0 - 0 Internazionale Match report - 4/14/18 Serie A - Goal.com". m.goal.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Champions League (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Musa Barrow è un giocatore del Bologna". Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "VIDEO: Barrow's wonder goal against Spezia". BeSoccer. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- Bologna F.C. 1909. 2 July 2021.
- ^ Young, Peter. "Barrow dedicates goal to Mihajlovic's family in Bologna's win over Udinese". Football Italia. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "التعاون يتعاقد مع الغامبي موسى بارو" [Al-Taawoun signs Gambian Musa Barrow] (in Arabic). Al Taawoun FC. 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Mercato - Barrow diretto all'Al Taawoun per 8 milioni" [Market - Barrow headed to Al Taawoun for 8 million]. Tutto Bologna Web (in Italian). 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Al Ahli 3–2 Al Taawoun". ESPN. 16 September 2023.
- ^ Doria, Vito. "Musa Barrow: Bologna's Gambian Talent". Breaking The Lines. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Bologna: Musa Barrow's agent explains his statistics". Sports News Africa. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "U-23 dents Morocco in Int'I friendly – The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia". thepoint.gm. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "CAN 2019 : l'Algérie neutralisée en Gambie". Afrik-Foot. 8 September 2018.
- ^ https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa -cup-of-nations/matches/2021/2243295/lineups
- ^ "The Gambia name squad for first Nations Cup finals". BBC Sport.
- ^ Musa Barrow at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Musa Barrow". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
External links
- Musa Barrow at Soccerway
- Musa Barrow at National-Football-Teams.com
- Atalanta Profile
- Musa Barrow at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Serie A Profile[dead link]