Moussa Sow
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1986 (38 years old)
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Mantes-la-Jolie, FrancePosition
Centre-Forward
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180 cm
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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 and one in an away game against Lille in the Coupe de la Ligue. 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 and emotional reactions such as crying when he failed to score, or when the team has lost.
On 5 September 2010, Sow scored his first goal for Senegal in a 4–0 defeat of the Democratic Republic of Congo during qualifying for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. He scored three more times in the qualifying phase as well as once in a 2–1 defeat to Equatorial Guinea at the tournament finals.
At the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, Sow scored Senegal's winning goal as they defeated Ghana 2–1 in the team's opening match.
In May 2018 he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
He retired from international football in August 2018.
Career Honours
 Turkish Super Cup 2014-2015 Fenerbahce |  Turkish Super Lig 2013-2014 Fenerbahce |  Turkish Cup 2012-2013 Fenerbahce | Turkish Cup 2011-2012 Fenerbahce |
 Ligue 1 2010-2011 Lille |  Coupe de France 2010-2011 Lille |
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2003-2010 |
2007-2008 (Loan) |
2009-2018 |
2010-2012 |
2012-2015 |
2016-2017 (Loan) |
2017-2018 |
2018 (Loan) |
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2020-2021 |
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