Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 January 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Mantes-la-Jolie, France | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2002 | Mantes | ||
2002–2003 | Amiens | ||
2003–2004 | Rennes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2010 | Rennes | 82 | (12) |
2007–2008 | → Sedan (loan) | 30 | (6) |
2010–2012 | Lille | 54 | (31) |
2012–2015 | Fenerbahçe | 108 | (52) |
2015–2018 | Shabab Al Ahli | 32 | (15) |
2016–2017 | → Fenerbahçe (loan) | 25 | (12) |
2018 | → Bursaspor (loan) | 11 | (4) |
2019 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 15 | (4) |
2020–2021 | Ümraniyespor | 13 | (3) |
International career | |||
2004–2005 | France U19 | 5 | (7) |
2009 | France U21 | 2 | (0) |
2009–2018 | Senegal | 50 | (18) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:24, 20 June 2021 (UTC) |
Moussa Sow (born 19 January 1986) 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.
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[2] and one in an away game against Lille in the Coupe de la Ligue.[3] 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, where he made an immediate impact. He finished the 2010–11 Ligue 1 as the league's top scorer with 25 goals and made the Team of the Year. He joined Fenerbahçe in 2012. At Fenerbahçe, he was known for his bicycle kick goals[4] and emotional reactions such as crying when he failed to score, or when the team has lost.[5]