Yunus Musah

Early career

Musah was born in New York City to Ghanaian parents when his mother was on vacation in the United States. After his birth, the family moved to Castelfranco Veneto, Italy, where he started his career at the local Giorgione Calcio 2000 team. In 2012, at age nine, he moved to London and joined Arsenal's academy whilst studying at Eastbury Community School in Barking. Arsenal U16 coach Trevor Bumstead stated Musah made an immediate impression; "As a player, he was 'wow'. He's got fantastic physical attributes and the drive and determination to go with that. He would play anywhere to get in the team but his favourite was as a central attacking midfield player."

Valencia

In the summer of 2019, Musah joined Valencia, at the age of 16, and was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B. He made his debut with the B-team at the age of 16 on September 15, 2019, starting in a 0–0 home draw against La Nucía. He scored his first senior goal on March 1, 2020, netting his team's only goal in a 2–1 loss at Gimnàstic de Tarragona. After the arrival of new manager Javi Gracia in Valencia's first team, Musah spent the 2020 pre-season with the main squad. At age 17 years and eight months, he made his first team—and La Liga—debut on September 13 of that year, starting in a 4–2 home win against Levante UD. In doing so, he became the first Englishman and American to debut for the club. On November 1, 2020, aged 17 years and 338 days, Musah scored a goal in a 2–2…

As a youth, Musah was eligible to play for the United States, Ghana, Italy, and England.

England youth teams

Musah made his international debut with England's under-15s in 2016 and subsequently represented England up to the under-18 level. He was also called up to the under-19 squad in October 2020. A Musah penalty earned England's under-18s a draw against Brazil's under-17s on September 8, 2019, and he went on to score a crucial goal against Austria's under-18s on October 16, 2019, with England winning 3–2. In total, Musah played more than 30 times for England at youth level.

U.S. men's team

Musah accepted a call-up to the United States senior squad on November 2, 2020, to play in friendlies against Wales and Panama later that month. He was part of a largely Europe-based squad which included 10 first-time selections and had an average age of 22. Musah had been contacted by the United States Soccer Federation through Nico Estévez, a United States assistant manager who had connections with Valencia CF having previously managed their youth and reserve teams for eight years. Musah made his senior international debut on November 11, starting in a 0–0 draw against Wales at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea. He then started the following 6–2 win over Panama on November 16. Despite Musah having played for the United States at senior level, England senior manager Gareth Southgate attempted to persuade Musah to play for England, stating: "We're monitoring him. He's…

He is known for his technical ability, movement, and strength.

Musah is a Muslim. During the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosted in Qatar, he stated "I'm enjoying being able to practice my religion really well." In addition to English, Musah is fluent in Italian, Spanish, Hausa, and Dagbani.