Božo Musa (born 15 September 1988) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

Široki Brijeg Široki Brijeg () is a city and the regional capital of West Herzegovina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. the town itself had a population of 6,149 and the municipality of 28,929. Name ...

Club career

A native of

, Musa went through all the ranks of the

NK Široki Brijeg Nogometni klub Široki Brijeg () is a professional association football club from the city of Široki Brijeg, that is situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Currently, Široki Brijeg plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and plays ...

academy, even featuring once for his youth national team, but started his career at the Croatian 3. HNL club Zmaj Makarska. He went on to feature in a series of lower-tier clubs, along with very brief stints at top-tier

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and

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. In 2012, he returned to

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, playing a season for second-tier club Branitelj in

Mostar Mostar () is a city and the administrative centre of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the historical capital of Herzegovina. Mostar is situated on the Neretva Riv ...

, but moved back to

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the following season, signing for

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side

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. Attaining promotion with the club, he remained in

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playing in the 1. HNL until he annulled his contract due to unpaid wages in the summer of 2015. Musa signed with

Slaven Belupo Nogometni klub Slaven Belupo (), often referred to as Slaven Belupo, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city of Koprivnica in the north of Croatia. They play their home matches at Gradski stadion in Koprivnica. They play in ...

in early 2016. On 3 January 2019, he joined Polish club

Miedź Legnica Miedź Legnica () is a professional football club based in Legnica, Poland, that competes in the I liga, following relegation in 2023. Miedź was founded in 1971. In 2018, Miedź Legnica achieved promotion to the top flight for the first time ...

. On 8 February 2021, Musa signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with his boyhood club Široki Brijeg, playing in the

. He made his official debut for the club on 28 February 2021, in a league game against Mladost Doboj Kakanj.

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