Musa Barrow (born 14 November 1998) is a Gambian professional

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who plays as a forward for club

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and the Gambia national team.

Club career

Early career

Barrow joined

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in 2016 from

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where he played football locally and in the street, and in his first appearance with the youth squad scored two goals from midfield. He joined the first team squad in 2018 after scoring 19 goals in 15 games for the youth side.

Atalanta

Barrow made his professional debut with Atalanta in a 1–0

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loss to Juventus on 30 January 2018. He made his

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debut for Atalanta in a 1–1 tie with

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on 10 February 2018. He had his first start on 13 April 2018 in an 0–0 home draw against

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. On 18 September 2019, Barrow made his Champions League debut against

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Bologna

On 17 January 2020, Barrow moved from Atalanta to

on loan with an obligation to buy for a fee reported to be around €13 million. Soon after his transfer, Barrow became the starting striker under Siniša Mihajlović and became one of their top scorers of the season despite only arriving in January. On 2 July 2021, Bologna purchased his rights.

International career

On 1 June 2018, Barrow scored the only goal for the Gambia U23s in a 1–0 friendly win over the Morocco U23s. Barrow made his debut for the senior Gambia national football team in a 1–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification draw with

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on 8 September 2018. He played and scored 2 goals in the tournament in the 2021 Africa cup of Nations, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made a sensational quarter-final.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Barrow goal.''

References

External links

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Atalanta Profile
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Serie A Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barrow, Musa 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Banjul Gambian footballers Association football forwards Atalanta B.C. players Bologna F.C. 1909 players Serie A players The Gambia youth international footballers The Gambia international footballers 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Gambian expatriate footballers Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy