Musa Barrow

Musa Barrow (born 14 November 1998) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Bologna and the Gambia national team.[2]

Not to be confused with Modou Barrow.
Musa Barrow
Barrow in 2018
Personal information
Full name Musa Barrow
Date of birth (1998-11-14) 14 November 1998
Place of birth Banjul, The Gambia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Bologna
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– Bologna 15 (5)
National team‡
2018 Gambia U23 1 (1)
2018– Gambia 14 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:32, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:50, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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 2 July 2021, Bologna purchased his rights.[10]

International career

On 1 June 2018, Barrow scored the only goal for the Gambia U23s in a 1–0 friendly win over the Morocco U23s.[11]

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.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 5 December 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atalanta 2017–18 Serie A 12320——143
2018–19 Serie A 2212064—305
2019–20 Serie A 700010—80
Total 4144074—528
Bologna 2019–20 Serie A 18900——189
2020–21 Serie A 38821——409
2021–22 Serie A 15510——165
Total 712231——7423
Career total 1122671740012631

International
As of match played 11 June 2021[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Gambia 201830
201951
202021
202140
Total142

International goals
Scores and results list the Gambia's goal tally first.[13]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 June 2019Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco Morocco1–01–0Friendly
2.16 November 2020Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia Gabon2–02–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References
  1. "Musa Barrow". Bolognafc (in Italian). 17 January 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. "Musa Barrow - TheSportsDB.com". www.thesportsdb.com. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. "Vivaio, Primavera: alla scoperta di... Musa Barrow". www.atalanta.it. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. "Atalanta, ecco il gioiellino Musa Barrow. Ha già schiantato la Juve".
  5. Sport, Sky. "Higuain gol, Buffon para rigore: Atalanta-Juve 0-1".
  6. "Crotone 1 - 1 Atalanta - Football". the Guardian.
  7. "Atalanta 0 - 0 Internazionale Match report - 4/14/18 Serie A - Goal.com". m.goal.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  8. "Champions League (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  9. "UFFICIALE: Musa Barrow è un giocatore del Bologna". Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  10. "Barrow purchased outright". Bologna F.C. 1909. 2 July 2021.
  11. "U-23 dents Morocco in Int'I friendly - The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia". thepoint.gm.
  12. "CAN 2019 : l'Algérie neutralisée en Gambie". Afrik-Foot. 8 September 2018.
  13. "Musa Barrow". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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