Faridi Mussa | |
Fullname: | Faridi Malik Mussa Shaha |
Birth Date: | 21 June 1996[1] |
Birth Place: | Morogoro, Tanzania |
Height: | 1.61 m |
Position: | Winger |
Currentclub: | Young Africans |
Clubnumber: | 17 |
Youthclubs1: | Azam |
Years1: | 2013–2016 |
Years2: | 2016–2020 |
Caps2: | 80 |
Goals2: | 7 |
Years3: | 2020– |
Caps3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2013– |
Nationalcaps1: | 37 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Club-Update: | 8 March 2020 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 23:15, 10 September 2022 (UTC) |
Faridi Malik Mussa Shaha (born 21 June 1996) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Tanzanian Premier League club Young Africans.
Born in Morogoro, Mussa started his career with Azam FC in 2013. In April 2016, he went on a trial at CD Tenerife,[2] and after impressing in friendly matches, he signed a two-year deal in May and was assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[3]
Mussa made his debut abroad on 14 January 2017, starting and scoring his team's second in a 2–2 away draw against CF Unión Viera.[4] On 30 April, he scored a brace in a 5–1 win at UD Lanzarote.[5]
On 12 August 2020, Mussa returned to his home country after signing for Young Africans.[6]
Mussa made his debut for the Tanzania national football team on 19 November 2013, coming on as a substitute in a 0–0 friendly draw against Zimbabwe.[7]