Moussa Marega
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Les Ulis, France | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vitória Guimarães (on loan from Porto) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Évry FC | ? | (?) |
| 2012–2013 | Le Poiré-sur-Vie | 35 | (8) |
| 2013–2014 | Amiens | 38 | (9) |
| 2014–2015 | Espérance de Tunis | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Marítimo | 34 | (15) |
| 2016– | Porto | 9 | (1) |
| 2016– | → Vitória Guimarães (loan) | 8 | (10) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Mali | 7 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2016. | |||
Moussa Marega (born 14 April 1991) is a Malian professional footballer, who plays as a forward for Portuguese Primeira Liga side Vitória de Guimarães, on loan from Porto.
Club career
Born in Les Ulis, Essonne, Marega began his career at local Évry FC before moving to Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie Football of the Championnat National in 2012, and fellow league team Amiens SC a year later.
He subsequently moved to C.S. Marítimo in Portugal's Primeira Liga. Both he and goalkeeper José Sá were on the cusp of a move to Sporting Clube de Portugal in January 2016, but it was hijacked by FC Porto, who signed the pair on contracts lasting to 2020; Marega's buyout clause was set at €40 million.[1] He made 13 appearances in his first campaign at the Estádio do Dragão – mostly as a substitute – and scored once in a 2–0 home win over Gil Vicente F.C. in the Taça da Liga on 2 March.[2]
On 20 July 2016, Marega was loaned to Vitória S.C. for the upcoming season.[3] He made his debut a month later in a 2–0 win at former team Marítimo, scoring the second goal,[4] and on 30 October he scored all three in a 3–0 win at Rio Ave F.C. to reach 10 goals from 8 games.[5] On 4 November, he received a straight red card in the first half-hour of a 2–1 home win over C.D. Nacional for striking Nuno Sequeira, receiving a three-match ban.[6]
International career
Marega made his debut for the Mali national team on 25 March 2015 in a friendly against Gabon in Beauvais, France; he started in the 4–3 defeat. On 4 September 2016, he scored his first international goal in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Benin, helping towards a 5–2 win at the Stade 26 Mars.[7]
- As of 4 September 2016
| Mali | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 1 |
References
- ↑ "FC Porto paga cinco milhões e desvia Marega e José Sá de Alvalade" [FC Porto pay five million and lure Marega and José Sá from the Alvalade] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ "ALL SET FOR JAMOR". FC Porto. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ↑ "Marega assina pelo Vitória de Guimarães" [Marega signs for Vitória de Guimarães] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ↑ "Vitória de Guimarães bate Marítimo no Funchal por 2-0" [Vitória de Guimarães beat Marítimo 2–0 in Funchal] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ↑ "Moussa Marega, l'Aigle qui survole le Portugal" [Moussa Marega, the Eagle who soars over Portugal] (in French). RFI. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ↑ "CD MANTÉM CASTIGO DE TRÊS JOGOS A MAREGA" [CD PUNISH MAREGA FOR THREE GAMES] (in Portuguese). Record. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ↑ "Marega, Moussa". National Football teams. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
External links
- Profile on Soccerway
- Moussa Marega at thefinalball.com
