Omar Mussa (born 20 August 2000) is a professional
footballer
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who plays for English club
Dagenham & Redbridge
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, as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
. Born in Belgium, he plays for the
Burundi national team.
Club career
After playing youth football for
KV Mechelen, Mussa signed for English club
Walsall
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in January 2019.
He was released by Walsall at the end of the 2018–19 season, having made one Football League appearance for the club.
On 26 October 2020, Mussa joined
National League
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club
Dover Athletic
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, after appearing in pre-season for the Kent side. The following day, Mussa came off the bench in the 75' minute of a 3–2 victory over
Eastleigh
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to make his debut for the club. Following's Dover's decision to not play any more matches in the 2020–21 season, made in late January, and subsequent null and voiding of all results, on 5 May 2021 it was announced that Mussa was out of contract and had left the club.
On 11 August 2021, Mussa joined another National League side,
Weymouth, ahead of the
2021–22 season. A first career goal for Mussa came in October 2021 when he scored the only goal in a victory over
King's Lynn Town. After the match, Weymouth's manager
Brian Stock came out and said that he had not "seen a player with his amount of ability".
On 4 July 2022, Mussa signed for National League side
Dagenham & Redbridge
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for an undisclosed fee.
International career
Born in Belgium, Mussa is of Burundian descent. He was a Belgian under-18 international,
making 2 appearances in 2017. He debuted with the
Burundi national team in a friendly 3–1 loss to
Indonesia national team on 25 March 2023.
Personal life
Mussa's father, also named
Omar Mussa, was a professional Burundian footballer who played in Belgium.
Career statistics
Club
International
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mussa, Omar
2000 births
Living people
Burundian men's footballers
Burundi men's international footballers
Belgian men's footballers
Belgian people of Burundian descent
Men's association football midfielders
Belgium men's youth international footballers
Belgian expatriate men's footballers
K.V. Mechelen players
Walsall F.C. players
Dover Athletic F.C. players
Weymouth F.C. players
Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Burundian expatriate men's footballers
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in England