Nordin Musampa (born 13 October 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eerste Divisie club Vitesse. 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.[1] 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]

After leaving Groningen in September 2024, on 10 January 2025 Musampa joined Vitesse on an amateur basis.[9]

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.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 April 2020[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Ajax 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 1 0 – – 0 0 1 0
2019–20 0 0 – – 0 0 9 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Honours

Netherlands U17

References

  1. ^ a b Ploeg, Bram van der (25 April 2016). "Douglas en Musampa tekenen eerste contract bij Ajax | Ajax Showtime". ajaxshowtime.com (in Dutch).
  2. ^ "Nordin Musampa » Youth Youth League 2018/2019". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Jong Ajax - FC Utrecht (J) 3:3 (Eerste Divisie 2018/2019, 30. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Nordin Musampa » Youth Eredivisie U19 2019/2020". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. ^ Opdam, Niels (19 June 2020). "Douglas en Musampa tekenen eerste contract bij Ajax | Ajax Showtime". ajaxshowtime.com (in Dutch).
  6. ^ "Live voetbal: MVV Maastricht - Jong Ajax | NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl". NU (in Dutch). 24 October 2020.
  7. ^ Kooreman, Auke (24 October 2020). "Jong Ajax loopt in de tweede helft uit tot 1-5". Ajax1.nl (in Dutch).
  8. ^ "FC GRONINGEN HAALT MUSAMPA VAN AJAX" (in Dutch). Groningen. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Nordin Musampa voegt zich bij selectie Vitesse" [Nordin Musampa joins Vitesse selection] (in Dutch). Vitesse. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  10. ^ "U17-EM: Niederlande gewinnt EM in England". Eurosport Deutschland (in German). 20 May 2018.
  11. ^ Nordin Musampa at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  12. ^ Saffer, Paul (20 May 2018). "Netherlands win #U17EURO: at a glance". UEFA.com.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordin_Musampa
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