Moussa Wagué

Moussa Wagué
Wagué playing for Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998
Place of birth Bignona, Senegal[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 Barcelona B
Youth career
2014–2016 Aspire Academy
2016–2017 Eupen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Eupen 40 (1)
2018– Barcelona B 0 (0)
National team‡
2015 Senegal U20 7 (0)
2017– Senegal 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 June 2018

Moussa Wagué (born 4 October 1998) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a right back for Spanish club FC Barcelona B.

Club career

Wagué joined Eupen from the Aspire Academy in November 2016.[3] He made his professional debut in a 1–0 loss to Genk on 21 January 2017.[4]

International career

Wagué was part of the Senegal U20s that came in 4th place at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[5] Wagué made his senior international debut in a friendly 1–1 tie with Nigeria on 23 March 2017.[6][7]

In May 2018 he was named in Senegal's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[8] He became the youngest African goalscorer in World Cup history in the match against Japan.[9]

Career statistics

International

As of 28 June 2018[10]
Senegal
YearAppsGoals
201760
201861
Total121

International goal

As of match played 24 June 2018. Senegal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Wagué goal.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.24 June 2018Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg, Russia Japan
2–1
2–2
2018 FIFA World Cup

References

  1. ↑ GALSENFOOT. "MOUSSA WAGUÉ NE VEUT PAS SE PROJETER PLUS LOIN QUE LA CAN U 23Galsenfoot". galsenfoot.com. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Moussa Wague quitte l'Aspire Academy vers la KAS Eupen". AS Eupen (in French). 20 October 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "BELGIQUE, Ligue Jupiler AS Eupen-Racing Genk: 0 – 1 – Football". Maxifoot. Advimedia. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Tournois FIFA Joueurs & Entraîneurs – Moussa WAGUE". FIFA.com (in French). Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Nigeria v Senegal". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 March 2017.
  7. ↑ La Rédaction (23 March 2007). "Amical : Nigeria et Sénégal se quittent bons amis". Afrik Foot. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - final 23-man lists". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Wague And Honda Make History With World Cup Goals". BeIN Sports. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Moussa Wagué". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
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