Antonio Nusa

Norwegian footballer (born 2005)

Antonio Nusa
Personal information
Full name Antonio Eromonsele Nordby Nusa[1]
Date of birth (2005-04-17) 17 April 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Langhus, Norway
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Club Brugge
Number 32
Youth career
2015–2017 Langhus
2018–2021 Stabæk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Stabæk 11 (3)
2021– Club Brugge 59 (5)
2022–2023 Club NXT 2 (0)
International career‡
2021 Norway U16 2 (1)
2022 Norway U18 6 (2)
2022–2023 Norway U19 5 (3)
2023– Norway U21 3 (0)
2023– Norway 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:19, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:59, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Antonio Eromonsele Nordby Nusa (born 17 April 2005) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Norway national team.

Club career

Starting his career at Langhus, he moved to Stabæk's youth section at the age of 13.[3] He signed his first professional contract with Stabæk in May 2020.[4]

He was given the chance to train with the senior team in early 2021,[5] and subsequently given a new three-year contract in May that year.[6] On 30 May 2021, he made his Eliteserien debut in against Rosenborg.[7] On 27 June 2021, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 defear against Bodø/Glimt.[8] He made his full debut three days later, and scoring two goals against Viking FK.[9][10]

During the last transfer day of summer 2021, he signed a contract with Club Brugge. On 13 September 2022, he scored a goal in his Champions League debut in a 4–0 away win against Porto,[11] becoming the youngest Norwegian player to feature, and the second youngest player of any nationality to score in the competition.[12][13][14]

International career

Nusa was called up by the Norway U19s for the elite qualifying round for the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, and scored the winner in a 2–1 win over France in Orléans.[15]

In August 2023, Nusa received his first call-up to the Norway senior national team by head coach Ståle Solbakken, for a friendly match against Jordan and a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Georgia.[16] He scored his first international goal for Norway in his debut match against Jordan.[17]

Personal life

Nusa was born in Norway to a Nigerian father and Norwegian mother.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 May 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stabæk 2021 Eliteserien 11 3 2 0 — — 13 3
Club Brugge 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 26 1 1 0 4[b] 1 1[c] 0 32 2
2023–24 Belgian Pro League 30 3 3 0 13[d] 1 — 46 4
Total 59 5 5 0 17 2 1 0 82 7
Club NXT 2022–23 Challenger Pro League 2 0 — — — 2 0
Career total 72 8 7 0 17 2 1 0 97 10
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 8 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 2023 4 1
2024 3 0
Total 7 1
Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nusa goal.
List of international goals scored by Antonio Nusa
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 September 2023 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Jordan 1–0 6–0 Friendly

Honours

Club Brugge[19]

References

  1. ^ "Antonio Eromonsele Nordby Nusa / Stabæk". stabak.no. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Antonio Nusa". Club Brugge KV. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. ^ Antonio Nusa at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  4. ^ "Sportssjefen med et stort håp for sin første proffsignering". Stabæk (in Norwegian). 13 May 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  5. ^ "- Skal lage kaos i forsvaret". Stabæk (in Norwegian). 25 February 2021. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Nusa: "En stor dag i dag også"" (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Kamp: Rosenborg". Stabæk (in Norwegian). 30 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  8. ^ "NUSA ETTER PRAKTSCORING: - Jeg ble litt sjokkert". Stabæk (in Norwegian). 27 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Nusa fra start". Stabæk (in Norwegian). 27 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Nusa stjal showet i seksmålsthriller". Stabæk (in Norwegian). 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Brugge shock Porto with 4-0 away triumph". ESPN. 13 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Champions League youngest goalscorers: Antonio Nusa into top ten". UEFA. 13 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Champions League youngest goalscorers: Antonio Nusa into top ten". UEFA. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  14. ^ Friberg, Jens; Hellenes, Andreas; Folvik, Herman (13 September 2022). "Drømmekveld for Club Brügges Antonio Nusa (17): Scoret da han ble tidenes yngste nordmann i Champions League". VG (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Le but sublime d'Antonio Nusa face à l'Equipe de France U19". footnews.be. 26 March 2023.
  16. ^ "Norges tropp mot Jordan og Georgia" [Norway's squad against Jordan and Georgia]. Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  17. ^ Stafford-Bloor, Sebastian (19 January 2024). "Who is Tottenham transfer target Antonio Nusa? Meet the next big thing out of Norway". The Athletic. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  18. ^ Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (2 July 2021). "3 goals in 4 senior games: 16-year-old Stabaek winger could spark tug-of-war between Nigeria & Norway". All Nigeria Soccer.
  19. ^ a b Antonio Nusa at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

External links

  • Antonio Nusa at the Club Brugge KN website
  • Antonio Nusa at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  • Antonio Nusa – UEFA competition record (archive) Edit this at Wikidata
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