James Musa

James Mzamo Musa (born 1 April 1992) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Phoenix Rising.

Club Career

Wellington Phoenix

Scouted by the Phoenix as one of the club's mandatory Under-21 players, Musa, a schoolboy at Wanganui High School, signed a professional contract with the Wellington outfit in June 2010 prior to the start of the 2010-11 A-League season.

Musa made his first team debut on 27 November 2010 at home against Melbourne Victory, a game he started at left back in place of the suspended Ben Sigmund. It made him the 50th player to take the field for the Phoenix and also their 3rd youngest debutant behind Kosta Barbarouses and Marco Rojas. Following the 2010/11 A-League season, Musa was released from the Phoenix.

Waitakere City

Musa signed for Waitakere City in the Northern League, New Zealand in June 2011 to help prepare himself before the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Following a successful 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup for the New Zealand U-20 team, he was linked with Bradford City in England. Despite early reports that Musa had signed a two-year deal with the Bantams, the deal fell through when the manager, Peter Jackson offered his resignation to the club.

In 2012 Musa again played for Waitakere City where he was able to get competitive games before the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Team Wellington

On 20 October 2011 Musa signed for Team Wellington to play in the ASB Premiership. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 last gasp win against Waikato FC on 5 February 2012.

Musa helped Team Wellington to a 4th-place finish in the league where they went on to beat league winners Auckland City FC in a two leg semi-final 1–0 at home and 4–1 away to secure a place in the ASB Premiership Grand Final against Waitakere United where they succumbed to a 4–1 loss at Trusts Stadium, Auckland.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Джеймс Муса (russian)