Anthony Musaba

Anthony Tite Musaba (born 6 December 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Samsunspor.

Anthony Musaba

Musaba in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Anthony Tite Musaba[1]
Date of birth	(2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Beuningen, Netherlands[2]
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	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	6	(1)
International career‡
2021	Netherlands U21	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:16, 6 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:47, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

Career

NEC Nijmegen

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

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

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

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

Personal life

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

Career statistics

As of 5 October 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	6	1	0	0	0	0	2[d]	1	8	2
Career total			187	26	14	6	4	2	2	1	208	33

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 one appearance and one goal in UEFA Conference League