Musa Juwara

Musa Juwara (born 26 December 2001) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bologna.

Musa Juwara
Personal information
Full name Musa Juwara
Date of birth (2001-12-26) 26 December 2001
Place of birth Tujereng, The Gambia[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Bologna
Youth career
2016–2017 Virtus Avigliano
2017–2019 Chievo
2019 → Torino (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Chievo 1 (0)
2019– Bologna 7 (1)
2020–2021 → Boavista (loan) 3 (0)
National team‡
2020– Gambia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2020

Club career

Early career

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]

Bologna

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 on 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]

Loan to Boavista

On 6 October 2020, he joined Portuguese club Boavista on loan with an option to purchase.[10]

International career

Juwara debuted with Gambia in a friendly 1–0 win over Congo on 9 October 2020.[11]

References
  1. "Juwara, Musa Juwara - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com.
  2. "Anche il Chievo ha il suo Musa: Juwara, talento immigrato che ha sfidato la Figc". Calciomercato.com - Tutte le news sul calcio in tempo reale.
  3. d’Avanzo, Diego. "Viareggio Cup - Juwara del Chievo in prestito al Torino". 11giovani.
  4. "Frosinone vs. Chievo - 25 May 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  5. "UFFICIALE: Bologna, preso Juwara dal Chievo a titolo definitivo". Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  6. "Coppa Italia: poker Udinese, 4-0 al Bologna. Per i friulani c'è la Juve". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. "Coronavirus: All sport in Italy suspended because of outbreak". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  8. "Bologna-Juventus 0-2, Ronaldo e Dybala guidano la riscossa dei bianconeri". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  9. "Bologna, la favola di Musa Juwara: dall'arrivo col barcone 4 anni fa al gol a San Siro". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  10. "Juwara to Boavista". Bologna. 6 October 2020.
  11. "Gambia 1-0 Congo In Friendly International". THE GFF | Official Website. October 9, 2020.
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