Simon Msuva
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Happygod Msuva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Azam FC | ||
| 2011–2012 | Moro United FC | ||
| 2012–2017 | Young Africans SC | ||
| 2017–2020 | Difaâ El Jadida | 80 | (28) |
| 2020–2021 | Wydad AC | 37 | (10) |
| 2022–2023 | Al-Qadsiah | 28 | (8) |
| 2023 | JS Kabylie | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | Al-Najma | 15 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Tanzania | 94 | (24) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:45, 19 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:00, 19 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Simon Happygod Msuva known as Simon Msuva (born 2 October 1993) is a Tanzanian professional football player who plays as a forward for the Tanzania national team.
Career
[edit]On 28 August 2023, he joined JS Kabylie.[2]
On 23 January 2024, Msuva joined Saudi club Al-Najma.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 19 November 2024.[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 14 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | |
| Total | 94 | 24 | |
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Tanzania's goal tally first.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 November 2015 | Awassa Kenema Stadium, Awasa, Ethiopia |  Rwanda |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2015 CECAFA Cup |
| 2. | 28 November 2015 |  Ethiopia |
1–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3. | 28 March 2017 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Burundi |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 29 June 2017 | Moruleng Stadium, Moruleng, South Africa |  Mauritius |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2017 COSAFA Cup |
| 5. | 5 July 2017 |  Zambia |
2–4 | 2–4 | ||
| 6. | 2 September 2017 | Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Botswana |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 7. | 2–0 | |||||
| 8. | 7 October 2017 |  Malawi |
1–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 9. | 16 October 2018 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Cape Verde |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 10. | 24 March 2019 |  Uganda |
1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 11. | 27 June 2019 | 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Kenya |
1–0 | 2–3 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 12. | 4 September 2019 | Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi | Burundi |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 13. | 15 November 2019 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Equatorial Guinea |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 14. | 28 March 2021 |  Libya |
1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 15. | 2 September 2021 | Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo |  DR Congo |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 16. | 10 October 2021 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin |  Benin |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 17. | 14 November 2021 | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar |  Madagascar |
1–0 | 1–1 | |
| 18. | 23 March 2022 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Sudan |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 19. | 24 September 2022 | Martyrs of February Stadium, Benina, Libya | Uganda |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 20. | 24 March 2023 | Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt | Uganda |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 21. | 18 June 2023 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Niger |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 22. | 21 January 2024 | Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro, Ivory Coast | Zambia |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 23. | 16 November 2024 | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo | Ethiopia |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 24. | 19 November 2024 | Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Guinea |
1–0 | 1–0 |
Honours
[edit]Young Africans SC
- Tanzanian Premier League: 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Tanzania FA Cup: 2016
- Community Shield: 2013, 2014, 2015
- Community Shield runner-up: 2016, 2017
DH El Jadida
- Moroccan Throne Cup runner-up: 2017
Wydad AC
References
[edit]- ^ "Total Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019: Teams Lists: Tanzania" (PDF). CAF. 15 June 2019. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2020.
- ^ "JS Kabylie: Saimon Msuva 12e recrue". lescore.dz. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "الـوحـش الـتـنـزانـي " سـايـمـون مـوسـوڤـا " نـجـمـاوي".
- ^ a b Simon Msuva at National-Football-Teams.com
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