german association football player
Jamal Musiala ( born 26 February 2003 ) is a german professional football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga golf club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team. Born in Germany to a British-Nigerian father and german beget and raised chiefly in England, Musiala represented both Germany and England at youth level, and finally pledged his allegiance to the Germany national team for future games in February 2021, representing the side at UEFA Euro 2020. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]

early liveliness [edit ]

Musiala was born in Stuttgart, Germany to a British-Nigerian father and german mother of polish roots. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] He lived in Fulda until the age of seven, before moving to England with his family, where he went on to spend most of his childhood. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] He went to chief school at the Corpus Christi School in New Malden. [ 10 ] For secondary educate he went to the Whitgift School in Croydon. [ 11 ] He was in the Chelsea academy for most of his childhood years. [ 8 ]

Club career [edit ]

In July 2019, aged 16, Musiala left Chelsea to join Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] On 3 June 2020, Musiala made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute for Bayern Munich II in their 3–2 winnings over Preußen Münster in the 3. Liga. [ 14 ] On 20 June 2020, he made his Bundesliga debut against Freiburg, and he became the youngest player to play a match for Bayern in the Bundesliga, aged 17 years and 115 days. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] On 18 September 2020, Musiala scored his foremost Bundesliga goal in an 8–0 win over Schalke, to become Bayern ‘s youngest goalscorer, aged 17 years 205 days, breaking the previous record of Roque Santa Cruz, aged 18 years 12 days. [ 8 ] [ 17 ] On 3 November, Musiala made his Champions League debut as a substitute to Thomas Müller in a 6–2 away win over Red Bull Salzburg. [ 18 ] On 1 December, he started his inaugural Champions League couple in a 1–1 away draw against Atlético Madrid. [ 19 ] On 23 February 2021, Musiala scored his first Champions League goal in a 4–1 away win over Lazio in the first leg of the round of 16 tie, becoming the competition ‘s youngest goalscorer of both English and german nationalities. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] On 5 March, he signed his first professional contract at Bayern Munich until 2026. [ 22 ]

International career [edit ]

Musiala, who was besides eligible to play for Nigeria via his forefather, has represented both England and Germany at youth international level. [ 12 ] [ 23 ]

youth [edit ]

In November 2020, Musiala was called up to the England under-21 squad for the first prison term for their 2021 UEFA european Under-21 Championship qualification matches. [ 24 ] He made his U21 debut as a substitute during a 3–1 victory over Andorra under-21s at Molineux Stadium on 13 November 2020. [ 25 ] He scored his first under-21 finish during a 5–0 acquire over Albania at Molineux Stadium on 17 November 2020. [ 26 ] After choosing to represent England ‘s under-21s, the German football association indicated that they had stopped pursuing Musiala, with youth team coach Meikel Schonweitz state : “ He has clearly signalled to us that he presently sees his future with the English national teams. We accept his decision and wish him all the best for his sporting career. ” [ 27 ] Musiala had previously indicated that he felt more comfortable play for England at youth level than for Germany, as he grew up as a football player at Chelsea with other english players, whereas for Germany he did not know any of the early players. [ 28 ]

aged [edit ]

On 24 February 2021, Musiala announced he had decided to represent his give birth nation, Germany, for wax international matches. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He subsequently received his first call up to the senior team for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in March 2021, [ 29 ] making his debut on 25 March 2021 as a 79th moment substitute in a 3–0 win against Iceland [ 30 ] and scoring his first goal in a 4–0 succeed over North Macedonia on 11 October. On 19 May 2021, he was selected to the team for the UEFA Euro 2020. [ 31 ] On 23 June 2021, he became the youngest german musician to feature in a major tournament in a 2–2 draw with Hungary in Euro 2020, aged 18 years and 117 days. [ 32 ]

career statistics [edit ]

golf club [edit ]

As of match played 17 December 2021[33]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich II 2019–20 3. Liga 8 2 — — — 8 2
2020–21 3. Liga 2 0 — — — 2 0
Total 10 2 — — — 10 2
Bayern Munich 2019–20 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2020–21 Bundesliga 26 6 2 0 6[a] 1 3[b] 0 37 7
2021–22 Bundesliga 16 3 1 2 5[a] 1 1[c] 0 23 6
Total 43 9 3 2 11 2 4 0 61 13
Career total 53 11 3 2 11 2 4 0 71 15

International [edit ]

As of match played 11 October 2021[33]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany
2021 9 1
Total 9 1
As of match played 11 October 2021. Germany score listed first, score column indicates score after each Musiala goal.[34]
List of international goals scored by Jamal Musiala
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 October 2021 Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia  North Macedonia 4–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours [edit ]

clubhouse [edit ]

Bayern Munich II
Bayern Munich

person [edit ]

References [edit ]

  • Profile at the FC Bayern Munich website
  • Profile at the German Football Association website