Musa_Barrow
Musa Barrow
Gambian footballer (born 1998)
Musa Barrow (born 14 November 1998) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League club Al Taawoun and the Gambia national team.[2]
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Barrow in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Musa Barrow | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-11-14) 14 November 1998 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Banjul, The Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Taawoun | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hawks | |||
| 2016–2018 | Atalanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Atalanta | 41 | (4) |
| 2019–2021 | → Bologna (loan) | 56 | (17) |
| 2021–2023 | Bologna | 66 | (9) |
| 2023– | Al Taawoun | 17 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Gambia U23 | 1 | (1) |
| 2018– | Gambia | 36 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:26, 14 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
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Early career
Barrow joined Atalanta in 2016 from The Gambia where he played football locally and in the street, and in his first appearance with the youth squad scored two goals from midfield.[3] He joined the first team squad in 2018 after scoring 19 goals in 15 games for the youth side.[4]
Atalanta
Barrow made his professional debut with Atalanta in a 1–0 Coppa Italia loss to Juventus on 30 January 2018.[5] He made his Serie A debut for Atalanta in a 1–1 tie with Crotone on 10 February 2018.[6]
He had his first start on 13 April 2018 in an 0–0 home draw against Inter Milan.[7]
On 18 September 2019, Barrow made his Champions League debut against Dinamo Zagreb.[8]
Bologna
On 17 January 2020, Barrow moved from Atalanta to Bologna on loan with an obligation to buy for a fee reported to be around €13 million.[9] Soon after his transfer, Barrow became the starting striker under Siniša Mihajlović and became one of their top scorers of the season despite only arriving in January. On 16 December 2020, Barrow scored a spectacular lob from the middle of the pitch in extra time to earn Bologna a 2–2 draw against Spezia.[10] He finished the season with 8 goals. On 2 July 2021, Bologna purchased his rights.[11]
On 2 April 2023, Barrow scored a goal in Bologna's 3–0 win against Udinese and dedicated it to Mihajlović, who died in December 2022 from leukemia.[12] It was Barrow's third and final Serie A goal of the season, also adding 8 assists.
Al Taawoun
On 4 September 2023, Saudi Pro League side Al Taawoun announced the signing of Barrow on a three-year contract,[13] for a reported fee of €8 million, which could rise to €10 million with bonuses.[14] On 16 September, he scored his first goal on his debut in a 3–2 defeat against Al-Ahli.[15]
Barrow plays as a left-sided forward. He often uses his pace to run down the left wing or cut inside and shoot at goal.[16] He is known for his powerful shooting, having scored several goals in the Serie A from outside the box. He received criticism for his lack of goalscoring, but his agent Luigi Sorrentino stated that it is because he has to sacrifice a lot in the defensive phases of the game.[17]
On 1 June 2018, Barrow scored the only goal for the Gambia U23s in a 1–0 friendly win over the Morocco U23s.[18]
Barrow made his debut for the senior Gambia national football team in a 1–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification draw with Algeria on 8 September 2018.[19]
He played and scored 2 goals in the tournament in the 2021 Africa cup of Nations, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made a sensational quarter-final.[20][21]
Club
- As of match played 31 October 2023[22]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atalanta | 2017–18 | Serie A | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | |
| 2018–19 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | 30 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 8 | ||
| Bologna (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 9 | |
| 2020–21 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 40 | 9 | |||
| Bologna | 2021–22 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | |||
| Total | 122 | 26 | 6 | 1 | — | 128 | 27 | |||
| Al Taawoun | 2023–24 | Saudi Pro League | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | |
| Career total | 165 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 174 | 37 | ||
- Includes Coppa Italia, King Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 15 January 2024[23]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 6 | |
- Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Barrow goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 June 2019 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco |  Morocco | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 16 November 2020 | Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia |  Gabon | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 16 January 2022 | Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon |  Mali | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 4 | 24 January 2022 | Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam, Cameroon |  Guinea | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 5 | 29 May 2022 | Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |  United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 16 November 2023 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Burundi | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
- "Musa Barrow". Saudi Pro League. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- "Musa Barrow - TheSportsDB.com". www.thesportsdb.com. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- "Vivaio, Primavera: alla scoperta di... Musa Barrow". www.atalanta.it. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- "Atalanta, ecco il gioiellino Musa Barrow. Ha già schiantato la Juve". 2 December 2023.
- Sport, Sky (30 January 2018). "Higuain gol, Buffon para rigore: Atalanta-Juve 0-1".
- "Crotone 1 - 1 Atalanta - Football". the Guardian.
- "Atalanta 0 - 0 Internazionale Match report - 4/14/18 Serie A - Goal.com". m.goal.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- "Champions League (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- "UFFICIALE: Musa Barrow è un giocatore del Bologna". Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- "VIDEO: Barrow's wonder goal against Spezia". BeSoccer. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- "Barrow purchased outright". Bologna F.C. 1909. 2 July 2021.
- Young, Peter. "Barrow dedicates goal to Mihajlovic's family in Bologna's win over Udinese". Football Italia. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- "التعاون يتعاقد مع الغامبي موسى بارو" [Al-Taawoun signs Gambian Musa Barrow] (in Arabic). Al Taawoun FC. 4 September 2023.
- "Mercato - Barrow diretto all'Al Taawoun per 8 milioni" [Market - Barrow headed to Al Taawoun for 8 million]. Tutto Bologna Web (in Italian). 4 September 2023.
- "Al Ahli 3–2 Al Taawoun". ESPN. 16 September 2023.
- Doria, Vito. "Musa Barrow: Bologna's Gambian Talent". Breaking The Lines. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- "Bologna: Musa Barrow's agent explains his statistics". Sports News Africa. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- "U-23 dents Morocco in Int'I friendly – The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia". thepoint.gm. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- "CAN 2019 : l'Algérie neutralisée en Gambie". Afrik-Foot. 8 September 2018.
- https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa -cup-of-nations/matches/2021/2243295/lineups
- Musa Barrow at Soccerway
- "Musa Barrow". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- Musa Barrow at Soccerway
- Musa Barrow at National-Football-Teams.com
- Atalanta Profile
- Musa Barrow at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Serie A Profile[dead link]