Jamal Musiala (born 26 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the England National under-21 team. Born in Germany, Musiala currently represents England at youth international level.
Early life
Musiala was born in the German city of Stuttgart and lived in Fulda until the age of seven, but then moved to England where he spent most of his childhood. He went to primary school at Corpus Christi school in New Malden. For secondary school he went to Whitgift in Croydon. He was in the Chelsea academy for most of his childhood years.
Club career
In July 2019, aged 16, Musiala left Chelsea to join Bayern Munich. On 3 June 2020, Musiala made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute for Bayern Munich II in their 3–2 win over Preußen Münster in the 3. Liga. On 20 June 2020, he made his Bundesliga debut against Freiburg, and he became the youngest player to play a match for Bayern in the Bundesliga, aged 17 years and 115 days. On 18 September 2020, Musiala scored his first Bundesliga goal in an 8–0 win over Schalke, to become Bayern's youngest goalscorer, aged 17 years 205 days, breaking the previous record of Roque Santa Cruz, aged 18 years 12 days. On 3 November, Musiala made his Champions League debut as a substitute to Thomas Müller in a 6–2 away win over Red Bull Salzburg. On 1 December, he started his first Champions League match in a 1–1 away draw against Atlético Madrid.
International career
Musiala was born in Germany to a Nigerian father and German mother. He moved to England at a young age, and back to Germany as a teenager. Musiala has represented both England and Germany at youth international level.
In November 2020, Musiala was called up to the England U21 squad for the first time for their 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches. He made his U21 debut as a substitute during a 3–1 victory over Andorra U21s at Molineux Stadium on 13 November 2020. He scored his first U21 goal during a 5–0 win over Albania at Molineux Stadium on 17 November 2020.
Season Stats
19 appearances in the current 2024-2025 Season
13 goals scored in the current 2024-2025 Season
German Bundesliga 2022-2023 Bayern Munich | German DFL-Supercup 2022 Bayern Munich | German Bundesliga 2021-2022 Bayern Munich | FIFA Club World Cup 2020 Bayern Munich |
UEFA Champions League Player Of The Match 2024-11-06 | UEFA European Championships Player Of The Match 2024-06-14 | UEFA Champions League Player Of The Match 2022-09-13 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2021-2022 | 30 |
| Bayern Munich | Goals | German Bundesliga | 2021-2022 | 5 |