Ghanaian Yunus Musah nominated for USA Young Male Player of the Year
Ghanaian Yunus Musah is up for the USA Young Male Player of the Year award following an excellent 2021.
The 19-year-old midfielder born in the United States to Ghanaian parents opted to represent America despite being eligible for Italy and England as well.
Since his debut in late last year, Musah has served diligently and is loved by Americans.
His nomination is as a result of his key contributions to the United States Men’s National Soccer Team (USMNT) through the first eight games of World Cup qualifying.
After missing the opening three matches of World Cup qualifying due to injury, the midfielder started all five of the USA’s October and November matches, helping the USMNT to a 3-1-1 record in those games.
He set up the game-tying goal in the USA’s 2-1 comeback qualifying victory against Costa Rica on Oct. 13.
At club level, Musah impressed in his first professional season for La Liga’s Valencia in 2020-21, appearing in 32 of 38 league games and all three Copa del Rey matches while netting a highlight-reel first goal in the top flight.
This year, Musah has played in 12 of 16 league matches for Los Murcielagos. He netted his second pro goal on Dec. 2 in the Copa del Rey vs. Utrillas, earning Valencia’s Man of the Match honors for his performance.
Musah was previously nominated for Young Male Player of the Year in 2020 after his first USMNT call-up and in the midst of his breakout season with Valencia.
He would to be lucky this time and win ahead of other nominees such as Barcelona right-back Sergino Dest.
