Moussa Sanoh (born 20 July 1995) is a professional

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who plays as a winger for Football NSW League One Men's club

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in Australia. Born in the Ivory Coast to Liberian and Guinean parents, and raised in the Netherlands, Sanoh represents the Liberia national team.

Club career

Jong PSV

Sanoh joined PSV in 2009, and made his

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debut in March 2014, in their 2–1 away victory against

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, replacing

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in the 90th minute. On 2 December 2014, Sanoh scored his first goal for Jong PSV in their 3–1 home win against

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, sealing the hosts' victory in the 93rd minute.

RKC Waalwijk

In order to find first-team football, Sanoh joined fellow

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side

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in January 2016 on a six-month deal. Three days later, Sanoh made his RKC Waalwijk debut in their 3–1 defeat against

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, featuring for the entire 90 minutes. Following an impressive first few months at the club, Sanoh signed a new one-year deal prior to the 2016–17 campaign. He went onto score his first goal for RKC in their 3–1 away victory over

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, netting in the 71st minute after replacing

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. Sanoh went onto net four more times before leaving the

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side in June 2017.

Crawley Town

On 5 June 2017, Sanoh agreed to join English side

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on a two-year deal with the option of an extra year. On 8 August 2017, Sanoh made his Crawley debut during their

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first round 5–1 defeat against

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side

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. A month later, he made his league debut in their 1–0 home defeat against

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, replacing

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in the 68th minute. Sanoh scored his first goal for Crawley in their 3–1 away defeat against

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in an

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group stage tie. On 3 July 2018, it was announced that Sanoh would leave Crawley, following a mutual termination in his contract.

Later years

On 5 July 2018, following his release from Crawley, Sanoh joined

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n side Politehnica Iași on a two-year deal. On 1 July 2019, Sanoh joined Romanian club

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. On 12 January 2020, Sanoh joined

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club

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on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season. His contract with Gaz Metan Mediaș was terminated at the end of December 2020. In January 2021, Sanoh continued his career with

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of the

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. On 10 August 2021, Sanoh signed a one-year contract with newly promoted Romanian

club

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, with an option for an additional year. Sanoh returned to the Netherlands on 24 June 2022, signing a one-year contract with

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with an option for an additional year.

International career

Sanoh was born in

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, Ivory Coast, and raised in

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, Netherlands, by a father of Liberian descent and a mother of Guinean descent. Once eligible to represent

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...

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, or

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at international level, he featured for the

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under-17 and under-19 sides between 2013 and 2014 before switching to represent

at senior level. On 2 October 2021, he accepted a call-up from Liberia for two World Cup qualifiers against

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. He made his senior debut for Liberia in a 2–1

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loss to

on 7 October 2021.

Career statistics

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanoh, Moussa 1995 births Living people Naturalized citizens of Liberia Liberian men's footballers Men's association football wingers Crawley Town F.C. players FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players CS Gaz Metan Mediaș players FC Voluntari players Balzan F.C. players CS Mioveni players FC Eindhoven players English Football League players Liga I players Maltese Premier League players Liberia men's international footballers Liberian expatriate men's footballers Liberian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Liberian people of Guinean descent Sportspeople from Montagnes District Ivorian men's footballers Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in England Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Malta Ivorian people of Liberian descent Sportspeople of Liberian descent Ivorian people of Guinean descent Ivorian emigrants to the Netherlands Naturalised citizens of the Netherlands Dutch men's footballers Quick 1888 players Jong PSV players RKC Waalwijk players Eerste Divisie players Moussa Sanoh Moussa Sanoh Moussa Sanoh Netherlands men's youth international footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Romania Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Malta Dutch people of Liberian descent Dutch people of Guinean descent 21st-century Dutch sportsmen 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC players