Richie Musaba

Richie Musaba
Personal information
Full name Richie Ephraim Musaba[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Beuningen, Netherlands[2]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Levadia
Number 19
Youth career
2006–2009 VV Ewijk
2009–2011 NEC
2011–2013 NEC Amateurs
2013–2018 Vitesse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Jong Vitesse 28 (7)
2018–2020 Vitesse 1 (1)
2020–2023 Fortuna Sittard 7 (0)
2020–2021 → Dordrecht (loan) 36 (6)
2022 → TOP Oss (loan) 4 (0)
2024– Levadia 35 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024

Richie Ephraim Musaba (born 6 December 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Estonian Meistriliiga club Levadia.

Career

On 12 May 2019, Musaba made his professional debut with Vitesse in a 6–1 Eredivisie win against De Graafschap, coming on as a substitute for Navarone Foor in the 82nd minute and scoring his team's last goal minutes later.[4]

After failing to break through at Vitesse, he joined Fortuna Sittard on 4 September 2020 on a two-year contract, who sent him on a one-season loan to second-tier side FC Dordrecht on the same day.[5][6] He made his debut for Dordrecht on 7 September in a 2–1 loss to FC Den Bosch, coming on as a substitute in the 88th minute for Kevin Jansen.[7]

On 29 July 2022, Musaba was loaned to TOP Oss.[8] His loan spell was unsuccessful, and he made only four appearances for the club in the first half of the season before returning prematurely to Fortuna in January 2023.[9] In March 2023, the club announced the formal termination of his contract in accordance with regulations, which meant that he was set to leave Fortuna at the end of the season.[10]

Personal life

Musaba was born to Congolese parents. His twin brother Anthony is also a professional footballer.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Richie Ephraim Musaba". onsoranje.nl. KNVB. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b Lammers, Lex (14 May 2019). "In huize Musaba is het feest om Vitesse én NEC". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. ^ Richie Musaba at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ Lammers, Lex (12 May 2019). "Vitesse stuurt De Graafschap met slachtpartij de nacompetitie in". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Richie Musaba via Sittard op huurbasis naar FC Dordrecht" (in Dutch). Fortuna Sittard. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Fortuna Sittard haalt en verhuurt Musaba" (in Dutch). RTL Nieuws. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  7. ^ "FC Dordrecht in slotfase onderuit tegen FC den Bosch" (in Dutch). RTV Dordrecht. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Richie Musaba volgende versterking TOP Oss" (in Dutch). TOP Oss. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  9. ^ Jansen, Gerd (4 January 2023). "Marouane Afaker en Richie Musaba vertrekken bij TOP Oss". DTV Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Fortuna licht optie in contract Arianit Ferati". Fortuna Sittard (in Dutch). 31 March 2023. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.