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Moussa Wagué
Wagué playing for Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Moussa Wagué[1]
Date of birth (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Bignona, Senegal[2]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Panserraikos
Number 22
Youth career
2014–2016 Aspire Academy
2016–2017 Eupen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Eupen 23 (1)
2018–2019 Barcelona B 20 (2)
2019–2022 Barcelona 4 (0)
2020 → Nice (loan) 5 (0)
2020 → PAOK (loan) 7 (0)
2022 Gorica 13 (0)
2023–2024 Anorthosis Famagusta 23 (0)
2024– Panserraikos 2 (0)
International career‡
2015–2017 Senegal U20 11 (1)
2017–2019 Senegal 21 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2019 Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:41, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Moussa Wagué (born 4 October 1998) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Greek Super League club Panserraikos and the Senegal national team.

Club career

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Eupen

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Wagué joined K.A.S. Eupen from the Aspire Academy in November 2016.[4] He made his professional debut in a 0–1 loss to Genk on 21 January 2017.[5] Wagué spent two seasons with Eupen under coach Claude Makélélé, helping the team remain in the Belgian top division.[6]

Barcelona

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In August 2018, Wagué completed a transfer from Eupen to FC Barcelona, for a fee of €5 million. He initially joined the reserves ahead of the 2018–19 season.[7] On 13 January 2019, Wagué scored his first goal for Barcelona B in a 2–0 win at the Miniestadi against CD Alcoyano.[8]

Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde named Wagué as one of the five promising young players to whom he hoped to give first team opportunities.[9] Wagué made his senior side debut on 6 March 2019, starting and playing the full 90 minutes of the Catalan Super Cup against Girona.[10] On 13 April 2019, he made his official debut in a La Liga match against Huesca where he played a full 90 minutes; he described it as a "dream come true".[11] Wagué again featured for the first team on 4 May 2019, impressing despite Barcelona's 0–2 defeat to Celta Vigo.[12] He would appear once more in Barcelona's La Liga finale, coming on as a second half substitute in a 2–2 draw with Eibar.

Wagué was officially promoted to the first team ahead of the 2019–20 season, and given the number 16 shirt.[13] He made his first Champions League start for Barcelona on 10 December 2019, as his side defeated Inter Milan 2–1.[14]

Loan to Nice

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In 31 January 2020, French club OGC Nice confirmed a loan transfer for Wagué, keeping him until the end of the 2019–20 season, with an option to buy for €15,000,000.[15] He made his debut for Nice in their 2–1 victory over Lyon on 2 February 2020, coming on as a second half substitute.[16] On 7 March 2020, Wagué provided the winning assist in Nice's 2–1 derby victory against rivals AS Monaco.[17] Upon the cancellation of the Ligue 1 season due to the COVID-19 outbreak in France, he returned to Barcelona after Nice decided not to activate his purchase option.[18]

Loan to PAOK

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On 21 September 2020, Barcelona confirmed the loan transfer of Wagué to Greek side PAOK on loan for the rest of the season.[19] On 13 December 2020, he suffered a severe knee injury during PAOK's local derby against Aris Thessaloniki. As a result he was slated to miss nine months of action.[20]

Gorica

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On 18 July 2022, he joined Prva HNL club Gorica[21] On 9 December 2022, he was released from the club after having his contract mutually terminated.[22]

Anorthosis Famagusta

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On 28 June 2023, Wagué joined Anorthosis Famagusta of the Cypriot First Division.[23]

International career

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Wagué was part of the Senegal U20s that came in 4rd place at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[24] He made his senior international debut in a friendly 1–1 tie with Nigeria on 23 March 2017.[25][26]

In June 2018, Wagué was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[27] He became the youngest African goalscorer in World Cup history when he scored in Senegal's match against Japan at the age of just 19 years and 263 days.[28]

Wagué represented Senegal in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, which took place in Egypt. He participated in the first two group stage games and the semifinal match for a Senegal squad that reached the tournament final. [29]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 1 September 2023[30]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[31][32]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Eupen 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 6 1 1 0 — 8 0 15 1
2017–18 17 0 2 0 — 9 0 28 0
Total 23 1 3 0 0 0 17 0 43 1
Barcelona B 2018–19 Segunda División B 20 2 0 0 — — 20 2
Barcelona 2018–19 La Liga 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2019–20 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Nice (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 1 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
PAOK (loan) 2020–21 Super League Greece 7 0 0 0 5 0 — 12 0
Gorica 2022–23 Croatian Football League 13 0 1 0 — — 14 0
Anorthosis 2023–24 Cyta Championship 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Career total 75 3 4 0 7 0 17 0 103 3

International

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As of 13 November 2019[33]
Senegal
Year Apps Goals
2017 7 0
2018 6 1
2019 6 0
Total 19 1

International goal

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As of match played 24 June 2018. Senegal score listed first, score column indicates score after Wagué's goal.[33]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 24 June 2018 Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg, Russia  Japan
2–1
2–2
 2018 FIFA World Cup

Honours

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Barcelona

PAOK

National

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Senegal U23

Senegal

References

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  1. ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 04 de mayo de 2019, en Vigo" [Minutes of the Match held on 4 May 2019, in Vigo] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. ^ GALSENFOOT. "MOUSSA WAGUÉ NE VEUT PAS SE PROJETER PLUS LOIN QUE LA CAN U 23Galsenfoot". galsenfoot.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Moussa Wague quitte l'Aspire Academy vers la KAS Eupen". AS Eupen (in French). 20 October 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Belgique, Ligue Jupiler AS Eupen-Racing Genk: 0 – 1 – Football". Maxifoot. Advimedia. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  6. ^ "IN MY OWN WORDS: Moussa Wagué". FC Barcelona. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Teenager Moussa Wague Joins Barcelona After Impressive World Cup". Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Barça B 2-0 CD Alcoyano: First win of the year". FC Barcelona. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Barcelona's Chosen 5: How Much Potential Do La Masia's New Generation Have?". Bleacher Report. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Todibo makes Barça debut". FC Barcelona. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Moussa Wague: Barcelona defender's La Liga debut 'a dream come true'". BBC Sport. 14 April 2019.
  12. ^ "The boys from La Masia impressed more than Barcelona's usual substitutes". Marca. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Moussa Wagué, with the first team". FC Barcelona. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Ansu Fati Makes History: What We Learned From FC Barcelona Versus Inter Milan". Forbes. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Moussa Wague leaves FC Barcelona for Nice loan". 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Dolberg strikes as Nice end Lyon unbeaten run". 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  17. ^ "AS Monaco lose to Nice in Riviera Derby". 9 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  18. ^ "OFFICIAL: OGC Nice will not use their buy option on Moussa Wagué". Barca Blaugranes. SB Nation. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  19. ^ "Agreement with PAOK FC for the loan of Wague". FC Barcelona. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  20. ^ "Barcelona confirm Moussa Wague out for nine months after knee surgery". Barca Blaugranes. SB Nation. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  21. ^ "HNK Gorica - Iz Barcelone u Goricu: Moussa Wagué, dobro nam došao!".
  22. ^ "Deni Jurić i Moussa Wague više nisu igrači Gorice" (in Croatian). HNK Gorica. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  23. ^ "ΕΠΙΣΗΜΟ/ Στην Ανόρθωση ο Moussa Wagué!" (in Greek). Kerkida.net. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  24. ^ "Tournois FIFA Joueurs & Entraîneurs – Moussa WAGUE". FIFA.com (in French). Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  25. ^ "Nigeria v Senegal". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 March 2017.
  26. ^ La Rédaction (23 March 2007). "Amical : Nigeria et Sénégal se quittent bons amis". Afrik Foot. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  27. ^ Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  28. ^ "Wague And Honda Make History With World Cup Goals". BeIN Sports. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  29. ^ "Wague and Senegal advance to knockout stage". FC Barcelona. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  30. ^ "M. Wagué". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  31. ^ "Moussa Wagué » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  32. ^ Moussa Wagué at Soccerway
  33. ^ a b "Moussa Wagué". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  34. ^ "Competitions: All Africa Games (Men) – Congo 2015". CAF Online.
  35. ^ Rose, Gary (19 July 2019). "Senegal 0–1 Algeria". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
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