Omar Mussa (born 20 August 2000) is a professional

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who plays for English club

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, as a

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. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Burundi national team.

Club career

After playing youth football for KV Mechelen, Mussa signed for English club

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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

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club

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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

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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

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.

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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