Juan Musso

Juan Agustín Musso (born 6 May 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Udinese and the Argentina national team.

Juan Musso
Musso in 2018
Personal information
Full name Juan Agustín Musso
Date of birth (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994
Place of birth San Nicolás, Argentina
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Udinese
Number 1
Youth career
Racing Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Racing Club 23 (0)
2018– Udinese 84 (0)
National team‡
2019– Argentina 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:23, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:51, 28 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Musso trained at the academy of Club de Regatas San Nicolas, before going on loan to Defensores de Belgrano de Villa Ramallo, with which he won the local championship at the age of 16. In the final, he saved three out of five penalties in the shoot-out.

In 2014 he had an excellent year as Racing won the Argentine Primera División for the first time in 13 years.

In the summer of 2018 he was signed by Serie A side Udinese. Throughout the season, Musso established himself as the undisputed starter and became one of the team's key players.

International career

Musso was born in Argentina and is of Italian descent, and holds both passports.[1] He was part of the Argentina Under-20 squad for the friendly tournament Four Nations match at La Serena, Chile in preparation for the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship.

He made his debut for the Argentina national football team on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Morocco, as a 67th-minute substitute for Esteban Andrada.[2] On 14 June 2019, he received a late call-up for the 2019 Copa América to replace the injured Andrada.[3]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 January 2021[4]
Club Season League League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Racing 2016–17 Primera División 102050–80
2017–18 2200060–280
Total 23020110–360
Udinese 2018–19 Serie A 29000––290
2019–20 38010––390
2020–21 17000––170
Total 84010––850
Career total 107030110001210

Honours

Club

Racing Club

References
  1. "Chi è Juan Musso". 17 July 2018.
  2. "Morocco v Argentina game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
  3. "Parte médico de Esteban Andrada". AFA. 14 June 2019.
  4. "Juan Musso".
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