Moussa Marega - Bio, Net Worth, Salary, Nationality, Age, Wife, Married, Parents, Family, Height, Wiki, Transfer, Awards, Teams Played, Facts, Kids

Moussa Marega is a French-born Malian professional football player who plays for Primeira Liga club Porto and the Mali national team as a forward. He began his career at Evry FC in 2011 and played until 2012. In 2012, he moved to Vendee Poire-sur-Vie Football of the Championnat National and played until 2013. He then moved to Amiens in 2013 and played there until 2014. He spent the second half of 2014 in Esperance Sportive de Tunis where could not make a single appearance due to bureaucratic problems. In January 2015, he subsequently moved to C.S. Maritimo in Portugal’s Primeira Liga. He played 29 matches, scoring 12 goals in all the competitions. In January 2016, he signed for Porto for €3.8 million with the buyout clause of €40 million. On 20 July 2016, he was loaned to Vitoria de Guimaraes for the upcoming season. A month later, he made his debut for Vitoria de Guimaraes. In the 2017-18 season, he returned to Porto after the end of this loan spell. On 17 February 2021, he scored the second for Porto in a 2-1 win against Juventus in the round-of-16 first leg in the UEFA Champions League and became the first Iranian to score in the knockout phase of the competition.

On the international level, he made his international debut for Mali in 2015. He was part of their squad at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2017 and 2019.

What is Moussa Marega Famous For?

• Being a professional football player.
• Won the 2017-18, 2019-20 Primeira Liga with Porto.
• Won the 2019-20 Taca da Portugal with Porto.
• Won the 2020 Supertaca Candido de Oliveira with Porto.

Where is Moussa Marega From?

Moussa Marega was born on 14 April 1991. His birthplace is Les Ulis, France. He holds Malian and French nationality. He belongs to the African ethnicity. His religion is Muslim. His horoscope sign is Aries.

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Moussa Marega Football Career Timeline

• He began his career at Evry FC in 2011 and played until 2012 where he didn’t make a single appearance for the club.
• In 2012, he moved to Vendee Poire-sur-Vie Football of the Championnat National and played until 2013. He made 31 appearances and scored 5 goals for the club.
• He then moved to Amiens in 2013 and played there until 2014. He made 33 appearances and scored 9 goals for the club.
• He spent the second half of 2014 in Esperance Sportive de Tunis where could not make a single appearance due to bureaucratic problems.
• In January 2015, he subsequently moved to C.S. Maritimo in Portugal’s Primeira Liga. He played 29 matches, scoring 12 goals in all the competitions. 
• In January 2016, he signed for Porto for €3.8 million with the buyout clause of €40 million. 
• He made 13 appearances, mostly as a substitute, and scored once in his first campaign at the Estadio do Dragao.
• On 20 July 2016, he was loaned to Vitoria de Guimaraes for the upcoming season. A month later, he made his debut for Vitoria de Guimaraes in a 2-0 win against his former team, Maritimo, scoring the second goal.
• On 30 October 2016, he scored a hat-trick in a 3-0 win against Rio Ave F.C. to reach 10 goals from 8 games.
• In the 2017-18 season, he returned to Porto after the end of this loan spell. 

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• On his return to Porto, he scored twice in a 4-0 home win over Estoril in the opening game of the 2017-18 season, coming as a first-half substitute for Tiquinho.
• In the 2017-18 season, Porto won the league for the first time in five years where he was their top scorer with 22 goals.
• In November 2018, he was awarded the Dragao de Ouro (Golden Dragon) as Porto's best player of the calendar year.
• On 7 March 2019, he scored a goal in a 3-1 win against Roma in the 2018-19 UEFA Champions League which put Porto in the quarter-finals for the first time in four years. 
• On 16 February 2020, after scoring the winning goal on his return to Vitoria, he gave the middle finger to the home fans who had been racially abusing him. The insults continued after this incident and in response, he walked out of the game and was subsequently substituted. His reaction to the abuse was praised by the Portuguese press, with A Bola newspaper giving Marega a perfect 10 rating in its player ratings.

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• On 17 February 2021, he scored the second for Porto in a 2-1 win against Juventus in the round-of-16 first leg in the UEFA Champions League and became the first Iranian to score in the knockout phase of the competition.
• Since joining Porto, he has made more than 110 appearances and scored more than 50 goals for the club. He won the two Primeira Liga (2017-18, 2019-20), one Taca da Portugal (2019-20), and Supertaca Candido de Oliveira (2020) with Porto.

Moussa Marega International Career

• Being born in France, he is a Malian international. 
• He has represented Iran at the senior level.
• On 25 March 2015, he made his international debut for Mali national team in a 4-3 defeat in a friendly against Gabon in Beauvais, France.
• On 4 September 2016, he scored his first international goal in a 5-2 win against Benin in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification at the Stade du 26 Mars.

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• In January 2017, he was called up for Mali's squad at the final tournament in Gabon.
• In the Eagles' opening game against Egypt in Port-Gentil, he was named man of the match in a goalless draw. He also started the other two games of the group stage elimination.
• He was also called up for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
• On 25 June 2019, he scored in a 4-1 win over Mauritanian in their opening game as they made the last 16.
• Since his debut for Mali national team, he has made more than 20 appearances and scored more than 2 goals for the team.

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Moussa Marega Wife

Looking at his personal life, Moussa Marega is a married man. He got married to a beautiful girlfriend whose identity is unknown. The couple got one child. He maintains a private life. He hasn’t revealed his wedding and is still keeping his relationships private. He is having an intimate relationship with his love and child where they are living their life happily together. Any updates on his love life will be updated here soon.

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Moussa Marega Height

Moussa Marega stands at a height of 1.86m i.e. 6 feet and 1 inch tall. He has a bodyweight of 83kg. He has an athletic body build. His eye color is and hair color is black. His sexual orientation is straight.

Moussa Marega Salary and Net Worth

Moussa Marega earns from his professional career as a football player. His income is from contracts, salaries, bonuses, and endorsements. As of 2021, his estimated net worth is €1 million-€5 million where his salary is €40k per week. He has got a market value of €20 million. Any updates on his salary will be updated here soon.