![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Moussa_Marega_2018.jpg/640px-Moussa_Marega_2018.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Moussa Marega
Malian footballer (born 1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Moussa Marega?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Moussa Marega (born 14 April 1991) is a professional footballer who played as a second striker for UAE Pro League club Sharjah. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.
![]() Marega with Porto in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Moussa Marega[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1991-04-14) 14 April 1991 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Les Ulis, France | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Second striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | - | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2010 | Évry | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Évry | 4 | (0) |
2011–2012 | FC Issy | 0 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Le Poiré-sur-Vie | 31 | (5) |
2013 | Le Poiré-sur-Vie II | 2 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Amiens | 33 | (9) |
2014 | Espérance de Tunis | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Marítimo | 29 | (12) |
2016–2021 | Porto | 126 | (52) |
2016–2017 | → Vitória de Guimarães (loan) | 25 | (13) |
2021–2023 | Al Hilal | 49 | (18) |
2023–2024 | Sharjah | 21 | (7) |
International career‡ | |||
2015– | Mali | 25 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 July 2019 |
He began his career in France, playing no higher than the Championnat National. After one year with Espérance in Tunisia, he moved to Marítimo of the Primeira Liga in 2015. Shortly afterwards, he signed for Porto. After spending 2016–17 on loan at Vitória de Guimarães, he became a regular in the Porto side and won two league titles in four years. In 2021, he signed with Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal, where he won the AFC Champions League in his first year.
Marega made his international debut for Mali in 2015, and was part of their squad at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2017 and 2019.