Musa Mohammed (footballer)

Musa Mohammed Mayieko (born 6 June 1991) is a Kenyan international footballer who plays for Nkana, as a centre back.

Musa Mohammed
Personal information
Full name Musa Mohammed Mayieko[1]
Date of birth (1991-06-06) 6 June 1991
Place of birth Nairobi, Kenya
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Nkana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2017 Gor Mahia
2017–2018 KF Tirana 4 (0)
2018– Nkana
National team‡
2011– Kenya 34 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:16, 19 February 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:16, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Nairobi, Mohammed began his career at Gor Mahia,[1] serving as captain.[2] With Gor Mahia he won the Kenyan Premier League four times, as well as the Kenyan Super Cup.[3]

He signed a two-year contract with Albanian club KF Tirana, but the contract was terminated in April 2018 after four months, after he failed to adapt to Europe.[2][4] Mohammed claims he terminated the contract due to "several issues, some personal, some monetary".[5]

In July 2018 he signed a two-year contract with Zambian club Nkana.[3][6]

International career

Mohammed made his international debut for Kenya in 2011.[1] He captained the national team to victory at the 2017 Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup.[3][4]

References
  1. "Musa Mohammed". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. Seth Willis (22 April 2018). "Former Gor Mahia captain Musa Mohamed terminates contract with FK Tirana". Goal. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  3. Sang Kiplagat (2 July 2018). "Zambian club happy to sign experienced Musa Mohamed". Futaa. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  4. Nahashon Musungu (22 April 2018). "Musa Mohammed falls victim to Tirana 'curse'; Albanian club ends his contract". Nairobi News. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  5. Timothy Olobulu (22 April 2018). "Musa Mohammed terminates Tirana contract". Capital FM. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. "MMusa Mohammed finds a new club". Game Yetu. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
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