Simon Msuva

Simon Happygod Msuva known as Simon Msuva (born 2 October 1993) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Tanzania national team.

Simon Msuva

Personal information
Full name	Simon Happygod Msuva[1]
Date of birth	(1993-10-02) 2 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Al-Talaba SC
Number	27
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Azam FC
2011–2012	Moro United FC
2012–2017	Young Africans SC
2017–2020	Difaâ El Jadida	80	(28)
2020–2021	Wydad AC	37	(10)
2022–2023	Al-Qadsiah	28	(8)
2023	JS Kabylie	6	(0)
2024	Al-Najma	15	(4)
2024–	Al-Talaba SC	11	(2)
International career‡
2012–	Tanzania	94	(24)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024

Career

On 28 August 2023, he joined JS Kabylie.^[2]

On 23 January 2024, Msuva joined Saudi club Al-Najma.^[3]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 19 November 2024.^[4]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Tanzania	2012	5	0
	2013	3	0
	2014	9	0
	2015	13	2
	2016	2	0
	2017	14	6
	2018	6	1
	2019	10	4
	2020	3	0
	2021	8	4
	2022	6	2
	2023	8	2
	2024	7	3
Total		94	24

International goals

Scores and results list Tanzania's goal tally first.^[4]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	24 November 2015	Awassa Kenema Stadium, Awasa, Ethiopia	Rwanda	2–0	2–1	2015 CECAFA Cup
2.	28 November 2015		Ethiopia	1–0	1–1
3.	28 March 2017	National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Burundi	1–0	2–1	Friendly
4.	29 June 2017	Moruleng Stadium, Moruleng, South Africa	Mauritius	1–1	1–1	2017 COSAFA Cup
5.	5 July 2017		Zambia	2–4	2–4
6.	2 September 2017	Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Botswana	1–0	2–0	Friendly
7.				2–0
8.	7 October 2017		Malawi	1–1	1–1
9.	16 October 2018	National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Cape Verde	1–0	2–0	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10.	24 March 2019		Uganda	1–0	3–0
11.	27 June 2019	30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Kenya	1–0	2–3	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
12.	4 September 2019	Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi	Burundi	1–1	1–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.	15 November 2019	National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Equatorial Guinea	1–1	2–1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
14.	28 March 2021		Libya	1–0	1–0
15.	2 September 2021	Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo	DR Congo	1–1	1–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.	10 October 2021	Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin	Benin	1–0	1–0
17.	14 November 2021	Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar	Madagascar	1–0	1–1
18.	23 March 2022	National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Sudan	1–1	1–1	Friendly
19.	24 September 2022	Martyrs of February Stadium, Benina, Libya	Uganda	1–0	1–0
20.	24 March 2023	Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt	Uganda	1–0	1–0	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
21.	18 June 2023	National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Niger	1–0	1–0
22.	21 January 2024	Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro, Ivory Coast	Zambia	1–0	1–1	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
23.	16 November 2024	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo	Ethiopia	1–0	2–0	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
24.	19 November 2024	Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Guinea	1–0	1–0

Honours

Young Africans SC

• Tanzanian Premier League: 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
• Tanzania FA Cup: 2016
• Community Shield: 2013, 2014, 2015
• Community Shield runner-up: 2016, 2017

DH El Jadida

• Moroccan Throne Cup runner-up: 2017

Wydad AC

• Botola: 2020–21