Monica Jusu Bah

Monica Jusu Bah
Jusu Bah with Häcken in 2025
Personal information
Full name Monica Allonia Jusu Bah
Date of birth (2003-05-16) 16 May 2003[1]
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 23
Youth career
Mariehem
Umeå IK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Umeå 52 (21)
2023–2026 Häcken 60 (15)
2026– Manchester United 0 (0)
International career‡
2018–2020 Sweden U17 19 (9)
2021 Sweden U19 4 (1)
2023– Sweden U23 8 (2)
2024– Sweden 11 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2026

Monica Allonia Jusu Bah (born 16 May 2003) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left winger or striker for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the Sweden national team. She previously played for Elitettan club Umeå IK and Damallsvenskan club BK Häcken.[3]

Club career

Umeå IK

A product of Mariehem SK and Umeå IK's academies and having led Umeå to an under-19 league title,[4] Jusu Bah broke into the Umeå first team in 2020.

BK Häcken

In July 2023, Jusu Bah signed for BK Häcken.[3]

In September 2025, Jusu Bah extended her contract with Häcken until 2028.[5]

Manchester United

On 28 August 2026, Jusu Bah signed for Manchester United on a four-year contract for a reported fee of just under £400,000.[6][7]

International career

Jusu Bah has represented Sweden as an under-17, under-19 and under-23 youth international.

Jusu Bah made her debut for the senior national team on 29 February 2024 in the second leg of Sweden's UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation playoff against Bosnia and Herzegovina at 3Arena in Stockholm,[8] having come on as a substitute for Rosa Kafaji. Sweden won both legs 5–0, adding up to a 10–0 aggregate win.[9]

Personal life

Jusu Bah is of Sierra Leonean descent.[10]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 April 2026Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden Denmark1–01–22027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Honors

BK Häcken

References

  1. ↑ "Moa Öhman". Soccerway.
  2. ↑ "Monica Jusu Bah". Sofascore.
  3. 1 2 "Monica Jusu Bah är klar för BK Häcken" [Monica Jusu Bah ready for BK Häcken] (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 11 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Jusu Bah sköt hem F19-guldet till Umeå IK" [Jusu Bah won the U19 gold medal for Umeå IK] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 7 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Monica Jusu Bah förlänger med BK Häcken" [Monica Jusu Bah extends with BK Häcken] (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 30 September 2025.
  6. ↑ Sanders, Emma (28 August 2026). "Man Utd sign Swedish winger Jusu Bah for £400k". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Monica Jusu Bah joins United Women". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 28 August 2026. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Monica Jusu Bah var lättad efter att ha debuterat för svenska landslaget mot Bosnien i Nations League" [Monica Jusu Bah was relieved after making her debut for the Swedish national team against Bosnia in the Nations League]. TikTok (in Swedish). Sportbladet.
  9. ↑ "Sweden 5–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina". UEFA. 29 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 and Swedish born 🇸🇪 born 20-years-old female player Monica Jusu Bah has signed three years contract with Swedish Allsvenskan top-flight women's team BK Hacken from Umea IK FC. [sic]". Facebook. Sport News Sierra Leone. 11 July 2023.
  11. ↑ Zaza, Amanda; Rydén, Anna; Björklöf, Viktoria (8 November 2025). "Häcken vinner historiskt SM-guld". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  12. ↑ Johansson, Anton; Lundgren, Henrik; Pinheiro Diamant, Jonatan (1 May 2026). "Schröders hattrick fixade historisk titel". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 May 2026.
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