Ghanaian descent & Valencia midfielder Yunus Musah declares international allegiance to USA

Valencia teenage midfielder Yunus Dimoara Musah has chosen to represent the US at international level.

The highly rated youngster had been a youth international with England, and could also have chosen Ghana or Italy.

He confirmed his decision via a Twitter post on Monday –

Let’s do it. I’m in. The future is us. pic.twitter.com/fVpBn1aupb

— Yunus Dimoara Musah (@yunusmusah8) March 15, 2021

Musah was born on November 29, 2002 in New York City while his Ghanaian mother was on vacation in the United States. ^{His father is also Ghanaian.}

He moved to Italy after his birth, living in Castelfranco Veneto and later starting his career at Giorgione Calcio 2000 before moving to become a part of Arsenal’s academy.

Musah made his Valencia first-team debut at 17 years and 289 days old, which made him the Spanish club’s youngest foreign player, as well as seeing him become the club’s first-ever Englishman.

The winger has made 17 appearances for Los Che, with eight of them coming this season, indicating that this will be a real breakout year for him.

He even got the first goal of his senior career during Valencia’s 2-2 draw against Getafe in November 2020, before making his first appearances for the USMNT, starting in friendlies against Wales and Panama.