| Musa Juwara | |
| Birth Date: | 2001 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tujereng, The Gambia[1] |
| Height: | 1.70m |
| Currentclub: | Vejle |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Virtus Avigliano |
| Youthyears2: | 2017–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Chievo |
| Youthyears3: | 2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | → Torino (loan) |
| Years1: | 2019 |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2023 |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Boavista (loan) |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Crotone (loan) |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | → OB (loan) |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Vejle |
| Caps6: | 48 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2020– |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 3 December 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 9 October 2020 |
Musa Juwara (born 26 December 2001) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Vejle Boldklub and the Gambia national team.
Juwara was born in the Gambia and embarked as a migrant to Italy in 2016. There, he started playing football with Virtus Avigliano and after a successful season was scouted by Chievo. He was banned from transferring to Chievo by the FIGC, but he challenged the hearing and eventually joined them.[2]
Juwara briefly joined Torino F.C. on loan for the 2019 Torneo di Viareggio, where he scored 3 goals in 3 matches, before returning to Verona for the end of the season.[3]
He made his professional debut for Chievo in a 0–0 Serie A tie with Frosinone Calcio on 25 May 2019, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute for Manuel Pucciarelli.[4]
On 8 July 2019, Juwara signed a deal with Bologna.[5] Although he was assigned to their Under-19 squad for the 2019–20 season, he quickly began falling into Siniša Mihajlović's first-team plans, making his debut on December 4 by playing the full 90 minutes in a 4-0 Coppa Italia defeat at the hands of Udinese.[6]
His Serie A debut for the club came on February 4, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute for fellow-countryman Musa Barrow in a 3–2 victory at Roma. This would be followed by appearances off the bench against Genoa and Udinese, before the competition was halted on March 9 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
After the competition resumed he would be given a lot more first-team opportunities as a result of the heavy playing schedule and new 5-substitute rule, impressing in the first game back in a 2–0 loss at Juventus on June 22, where he replaced Riccardo Orsolini in the 82nd minute.[8]
His first Serie A goal came on July 5, in a convincing performance at San Siro, where he would score the equaliser and secure the sending-off of Alessandro Bastoni in a 2–1 win over Inter Milan.[9]
On 6 October 2020, he joined Portuguese club Boavista on loan with an option to purchase.[10]
On 13 July 2021, he moved on loan to Crotone.[11] On 31 January 2022, the loan was terminated early.[12]
On 19 January 2023, Juwara joined OB in Denmark on loan until 31 December 2023, with an option to buy.[13] After a 6-month stay, Juwara had yet to make his debut. For this reason, on June 8, 2023, the club decided to terminate the rental agreement 6 months early.[14]
On 3 July 2023, Juwara joined newly promoted Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub on a deal until June 2026.[15]
Juwara debuted with Gambia in a friendly 1–0 win over Congo on 9 October 2020.[16]