Moussa Sow

Moussa Sow

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Rennes

He started his professional career at Stade Rennais in 2004 as an 18-year-old. In his first couple of seasons, Sow made his mark mostly in cup competitions, scoring a brace for Rennes against Corte on 6 January 2006 in the Coupe de France and one in an away game against Lille in the Coupe de la Ligue.

Sedan (loan)

He was loaned out to Sedan in 2007, scoring six goals in 30 appearances for the club. Upon his return to Rennes, he was the club's first-choice striker for two seasons before joining Lille on a free transfer In June 2010.

Lille

After his contract with Rennes came to an end, the 24-year–old forward signed a three-year deal with Lille OSC on 28 June 2010. Sow scored on his debut for Lille in a 1–1 draw away to his former club Rennes. But Moussa Sow did not score again in the league until a 90th-minute goal on 19 September gave Lille all three points in a tough home contest against Auxerre. Sow scored his first hat-trick for Lille on 13 November 2010, the goals came in a 5–2 away victory to Caen, with both Gervinho and Franck Beria grabbing 90th-minute goals to seal the win. Less than a month later on 5 December 2010, Sow netted another hat-trick this time against Lorient. His goals helped Lille to a 6–3 win and firmly placed his side into contention for the Ligue 1 crown. Lille went into the winter break in sole position of first place, as Sow fired in their only goal in a 1–1 draw with Saint Étienne on 22 December 2010. Sow…

International career

On 5 September 2010, Sow scored his first goal for Senegal in a 4–0 defeat of the Democratic Republic of Congo during qualifying for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. He scored three more times in the qualifying phase as well as once in a 2–1 defeat to Equatorial Guinea at the tournament finals. At the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, Sow scored Senegal's winning goal as they defeated Ghana 2–1 in the team's opening match. In May 2018 he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He retired from international football in August 2018.

Career statistics

Club

International

Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sow goal. (includes two unofficial goals)

Club
CS Sedan Ardennes (2007–2008)
Club
Stade Rennais F.C. (2004–2010)
Club
Fenerbahçe Istanbul (2012–2015)
Club
Lille OSC (2010–2012)
Club
Shabab AlAhli Dubai Club (2015–)
Club
France national under-19 association football team (2004–2005)
Club
France national under-21 association football team (2007–2007)
Club
Senegal men's national association football team (2009–)
Club
France national under-21 association football team (2009–2009)
Club
France national under-19 association football team (2005–2005)
National team
France
National team
Senegal

Personal

Personal life

On Instagram, Sow follows only one account; Fenerbahçe.

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

Senegalese-French footballer (born 1986)

Position

forward

Extract from Wikipedia

Moussa Sow is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in France, he represented Senegal at international level, scoring 18 goals in 50 appearances.

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