Muhammed Usman Edu

Muhammed Usman
Usman at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Usman [1]
Date of birth (1994-03-02) 2 March 1994
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ironi Tiberias
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2013 Ranchers Bees
2013–2016 Taraba
2016–2017 União Madeira 0 (0)
2018–2019 Sarpsborg 08 11 (1)
2019 Pyunik 13 (2)
2019 Tambov 1 (0)
2020 Shakhter Karagandy 18 (1)
2021–2022 Hapoel Hadera 37 (1)
2022–2023 Sektzia Ness Ziona 27 (1)
2023–2025 Maccabi Bnei Reineh 63 (3)
2025–2026 Ironi Tiberias 21 (1)
2026– Maccabi Bnei Reineh 0 (0)
International career‡
2016 Nigeria U23 3 (0)
2025– Nigeria 0 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Nigeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place2025 MoroccoTeam
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:57, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Yusuf Mohammed Usman Edu[1] (born 2 March 1994) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ligat HaAl club Maccabi Bnei Reineh and the Nigeria national team.

Career

Usman started his professional career in Nigeria with Kaduna-based club Ranchers Bees. After a year, he left and joined Taraba whom he later helped to the gain promotion to the Nigerian Premier League. Usman was later named the captain of the club at 18, which made him the youngest captain in the league.

On 1 June 2019, FC Pyunik announced that they had released Usman by mutual consent.[2]

He was released by Russian club FC Tambov in December 2019.[3]

International career

On 11 December 2025, Usman was called up to the Nigeria squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[4]

Honours

Nigeria U23

Nigeria

References

  1. 1 2 "Mohammed Usman".
  2. ↑ "6 ֆուտբոլիստներ հեռացան Փյունիկից". fcpyunik.am/ (in Armenian). FC Pyunik. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Павел Худяков: об итогах года, о межсезонье и трансферах" (in Russian). FC Tambov. 1 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Nigeria name star-packed AFCON squad as Osimhen and Lookman lead Super Eagles challenge". Confederation of African Football. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Stevens, Rob (17 January 2026). "Afcon 2025: Egypt 0-0 Nigeria (2-4 pens) - Super Eagles finish third". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
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