Nordin Musampa Explained

Nordin Musampa
Fullname:Nordin Musampa
Birth Date:13 October 2001
Birth Place:Almere, Netherlands
Height:1.79 m
Position:Centre-back
Currentclub:Groningen
Clubnumber:24
Youthclubs1:Zeeburgia
Youthclubs2:Elinkwijk
Youthyears3:2014–2016
Youthclubs3:Almere City
Youthyears4:2016–2019
Youthclubs4:Ajax
Years1:2019–2022
Clubs1:Jong Ajax
Caps1:56
Goals1:3
Years2:2022–
Caps2:9
Goals2:0
Nationalyears1:2016
Nationalteam1:Netherlands U15
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2017–2018
Nationalteam2:Netherlands U17
Nationalcaps2:9
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2018–2019
Nationalteam3:Netherlands U18
Nationalcaps3:6
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update:15:47, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:11:44, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

Nordin Musampa (born 13 October 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Groningen. He is a nephew of former Ajax player Kiki Musampa.

Club career

Musampa began his football career with Zeeburgia and Elinkwijk, for whom he played until 2014.[1] He then moved to Almere City for two years before moving to the renowned Ajax youth academy. In 2016–17, he made four appearances for the under-17 team. In the following season he established himself in the team and scored one goal in 26 games. In 2018–29, Musampa mainly played for the under-19 team, including in the UEFA Youth League.[2]

He made his first appearance for Jong Ajax in the second-tier Eerste Divisie as a starter in a match against Jong Utrecht on 25 March 2019.[3] In the following season, he only played for the U19 team.[4] However, he would sign his first professional contract with Jong Ajax in June 2020, alongside fellow talent Terrence Douglas.[5] He grew into a starter for the team during the 2020–21 season, and scored his first professional goal against MVV on 23 October 2020.[6] [7]

On 22 April 2022, Musampa signed a three-year deal with Groningen, beginning in the 2022–23 season.[8]

International career

Musampa has played for several national youth teams for the Netherlands. With the under-17 team he won the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, after beating Italy in the final.[9]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax2018–19Eerste Divisie100010
2019–20000090
Career total1000000010

Honours

Netherlands U17

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ploeg . Bram van der . Douglas en Musampa tekenen eerste contract bij Ajax Ajax Showtime . ajaxshowtime.com . nl . 25 April 2016.
  2. Web site: Nordin Musampa » Youth Youth League 2018/2019 . worldfootball.net . 6 April 2021 . en.
  3. Web site: Jong Ajax - FC Utrecht (J) 3:3 (Eerste Divisie 2018/2019, 30. Round) . worldfootball.net . 6 April 2021 . en.
  4. Web site: Nordin Musampa » Youth Eredivisie U19 2019/2020 . worldfootball.net . 6 April 2021 . en.
  5. News: Opdam . Niels . Douglas en Musampa tekenen eerste contract bij Ajax Ajax Showtime . ajaxshowtime.com . 19 June 2020 . nl.
  6. News: Live voetbal: MVV Maastricht - Jong Ajax NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl . NU . 24 October 2020 . nl.
  7. News: Kooreman . Auke . Jong Ajax loopt in de tweede helft uit tot 1-5 . Ajax1.nl . 24 October 2020 . nl-NL.
  8. Web site: Groningen. FC GRONINGEN HAALT MUSAMPA VAN AJAX. 22 April 2022. 20 July 2022. nl.
  9. News: U17-EM: Niederlande gewinnt EM in England . Eurosport Deutschland . 20 May 2018 . de.
  10. Web site: Saffer . Paul . Netherlands win #U17EURO: at a glance . UEFA.com . en . 20 May 2018.