Omar Mussa (born 20 August 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Sutton United. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Burundi national team.
Club career After playing youth football for KV Mechelen, Mussa signed for English club Walsall in January 2019. He was released by Walsall at the end of the 2018–19 season, having made one Football League appearance for the club.
On 26 October 2020, Mussa joined National League club Dover Athletic, after appearing in pre-season for the Kent side. The following day, Mussa came off the bench in the 75th minute of a 3–2 victory over Eastleigh to make his debut for the club. Following's Dover's decision to not play any more matches in the 2020–21 season, made in late January, and subsequent null and voiding of all results, on 5 May 2021 it was announced that Mussa was out of contract and had left the club.
On 11 August 2021, Mussa joined another National League side, Weymouth, ahead of the 2021–22 season. A first career goal for Mussa came in October 2021 when he scored the only goal in a victory over King's Lynn Town. After the match, Weymouth's manager Brian Stock came out and said that he had not "seen a player with his amount of ability".
On 4 July 2022, Mussa signed for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge for an undisclosed fee. He spent two years at the club before being released in May 2024.
On 26 July 2024 he joined Torquay United.
On 22 July 2025, he joined National League side Wealdstone. He made 34 appearances for the club, before departing at the end of the 2025–26 season.
On 24 June 2026, Mussa joined fellow National League club Sutton United.
International career Born in Belgium, Mussa is of Burundian descent. He was a Belgian under-18 international, making 2 appearances in 2017.Belgium profile at Belgian FA He debuted with the Burundi national team in a friendly 3–1 loss to Indonesia national team on 25 March 2023.
Personal life Mussa's father, also named Omar Mussa, was a professional Burundian footballer who played in Belgium.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWalsall2018–19League One100000—10Dover Athletic2020–21National League80——1090Weymouth2021–22National League34120—10371Dagenham & Redbridge2022–23National League25131—213032023–24National League14210—00152Total39341—21455Torquay United2024–25National League South40210—40452Wealdstone2025–26National League25121—70342Career total1477920015117110
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBurundi202330202530Total60
Honours Wealdstone FA Trophy runner-up: 2025–26
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