Anthony Musaba

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

Anthony Musaba

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Beuningen, Netherlands[1]
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger[2]
Team information
Current team	Samsunspor
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	0	(0)
International career‡
2021	Netherlands U21	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:10, 26 April 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.^[1]

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.^[1]

Career statistics

As of 26 April 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			181	25	14	6	4	1	1	0	200	31

1. Includes KNVB Cup, Belgian Cup, Coupe de France, FA Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearance in UEFA Champions League