Musa Barrow


Musa Barrow is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Bologna, on loan from Atalanta, and the Gambia national team.

Club career

Early career

Barrow joined Atalanta in 2016 from The Gambia where he played football locally and in the street, and in his first appearance with the youth squad scored two goals from midfield. He joined the first team squad in 2018 after scoring 19 goals in 15 games for the youth side.

Atalanta

Barrow made his professional debut with Atalanta in a 1–0 Coppa Italia loss to Juventus on 30 January 2018. He made his Serie A debut for Atalanta in a 1–1 tie with Crotone on 10 February 2018.
He had his first start on 13 April 2018 in an 0–0 home draw against Inter Milan.
On 18 September 2019, Barrow made his Champions League debut against Dinamo Zagreb.

Bologna

On 17 January 2020, Barrow moved from Atalanta to Bologna on loan with an obligation to buy for a fee reported to be around €13 million. Soon after his transfer, Barrow became the starting striker under Siniša Mihajlović and became one of their top scorers of the season despite only arriving in January.

International career

On 1 June 2018, Barrow scored the only goal for the Gambia U23s in a 1–0 friendly win over the Morocco U23s.
Barrow made his debut for the senior Gambia national football team in a 1–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification draw with Algeria on 8 September 2018.

Career statistics

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 June 2019Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco1–01–0Friendly