James Musa
Midfield - Defensive Midfield
at Indy Eleven
at Indy Eleven
696 days · joined 2024-06-28
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€125k
Rating · 2025
5.3
Average
Defensive Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
11
clubs played for
10/11
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Phoenix Rising FC
top club · 106 apps
Position rank · 2025
#179
goals rank
#75
assists rank
16
season goals
8
season assists
Among 359 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€275k
peak value · 2016
—
top transfer fee
3
best season · 15/16
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1992-04-01 · 6 players total
317Appearances
16Goals
8Assists
84Yellow cards
2Red cards
102Full matches (90′)
| Full name | James Musa |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | James Mzamo Musa |
| Date of birth | 1992-04-01 (34 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Plymouth, New Zealand |
| Citizenship | New Zealand England |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Indy Eleven |
| Joined | 2024-06-28 |
| Contract expires | 2025-11-30 |
| Agent | Stone Sports ... |
Jul 2025
2025 — Indy Eleven
28 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
2024 — Indy Eleven, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
12 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2024
Transfer: Switchbacks FC → Indy Eleven
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 2022
Transfer: Phoenix Rising → Switchbacks FC
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — Phoenix Rising FC
19 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
2021 — Phoenix Rising FC
32 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2021
Transfer: Without Club → Phoenix Rising
20/21 · Transfer
Jan 2021
Transfer: Minnesota → Without Club
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
2020 — Minnesota United FC
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2020
Transfer: Phoenix Rising → Minnesota
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
2019 — Phoenix Rising FC
29 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — Phoenix Rising FC
26 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2018
Transfer: Kansas City → Phoenix Rising
17/18 · Transfer
Nov 2017
Transfer: Swope Park → Kansas City
17/18 · Return from loan
Sep 2017
Transfer: Kansas City → Swope Park
17/18 · Loan
Aug 2017
Transfer: Swope Park → Kansas City
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
2017 — Sporting Kansas City, Swope Park Rangers
25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2016
Transfer: St. Louis FC → Swope Park
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
2016 — Saint Louis FC
28 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2016
Transfer: Team Wellington → St. Louis FC
15/16 · Transfer
Nov 2015
Transfer: St. Louis FC → Team Wellington
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Team Wellington (2004-2021)
6 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
2015 — Saint Louis FC
26 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2015
Transfer: Team Wellington → St. Louis FC
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Team Wellington (2004-2021)
8 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: South Melbourne → Team Wellington
14/15 · Transfer
Apr 2014
Transfer: Team Wellington → South Melbourne
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Team Wellington (2004-2021)
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Fulham FC U21 → Team Wellington
13/14 · Transfer
Mar 2013
Transfer: Hereford Utd. → Fulham FC U21
12/13 · Return from loan
Jan 2013
Transfer: Fulham FC U21 → Hereford Utd.
12/13 · Loan
Aug 2012
Transfer: Team Wellington → Fulham FC U21
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Hereford United (- 2014), Fulham FC U21
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Team Wellington (2004-2021)
14 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Wellington → Team Wellington
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Wellington Phoenix
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
Transfer: Whanganui AFC → Wellington
10/11 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €275k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 262 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.05/90
Assists2 total · 0.09/90
G+A3 total · 0.14/90
Yellow cards8 total · 0.37/90
Minutes played by club
Indy Eleven
26.8%
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
0.0%
Phoenix Rising FC
41.9%
Minnesota United FC
0.0%
Sporting Kansas City
0.0%
Swope Park Rangers
0.0%
Saint Louis FC
20.1%
Team Wellington (2004-2021)
11.1%
Hereford United (- 2014)
0.0%
Fulham FC U21
0.0%
Wellington Phoenix
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indy Eleven | 2 | 2024 | 2025 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2,466 |
| Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2 | 2023 | 2024 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phoenix Rising FC | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 106 | 5 | 4 | 3,856 |
| Minnesota United FC | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 1 | 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swope Park Rangers | 1 | 2017 | 2017 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint Louis FC | 2 | 2015 | 2016 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 1,852 |
| Team Wellington (2004-2021) | 4 | 11/12 | 15/16 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 1,024 |
| Hereford United (- 2014) | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fulham FC U21 | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 1 | 10/11 | 10/11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US Open Cup | Indy Eleven | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | USL Cup | Indy Eleven | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | USLC | Indy Eleven | 22 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1,969 |
| 2024 | US Open Cup | Indy Eleven | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | USLC | Indy Eleven | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 497 |
| 2024 | USLC | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | USLC Playoffs | Indy Eleven | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | USLC | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | USLC Playoffs | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | USLC | Phoenix Rising FC | 19 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1,540 |
| 2021 | USLC | Phoenix Rising FC | 31 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1,395 |
| 2021 | USLC Playoffs | Phoenix Rising FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | MLS | Minnesota United FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | MLS is Back | Minnesota United FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | US Open Cup | Phoenix Rising FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | USLC | Phoenix Rising FC | 28 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 921 |
| 2019 | USLC Playoffs | Phoenix Rising FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | USL | Phoenix Rising FC | 26 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | USL | Swope Park Rangers | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | USL Cup | Swope Park Rangers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | US Open Cup | Saint Louis FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | USL | Saint Louis FC | 27 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 774 |
| 2015 | US Open Cup | Saint Louis FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | USL | Saint Louis FC | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,078 |
| 15/16 | ASB Premiership | Team Wellington (2004-2021) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 180 |
| 14/15 | ASB Charity Cup | Team Wellington (2004-2021) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | ASB Premiership | Team Wellington (2004-2021) | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | ASB Premiership | Team Wellington (2004-2021) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | ISPSHP-Playoffs (- 2021) | Team Wellington (2004-2021) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Conference | Hereford United (- 2014) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | U21 PL | Fulham FC U21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | U21 PL Qualificationsgr. 1 | Fulham FC U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | ASB Premiership | Team Wellington (2004-2021) | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 844 |
| 11/12 | ISPSHP-Playoffs (- 2021) | Team Wellington (2004-2021) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | A-League | Wellington Phoenix | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Whanganui AFC | Wellington | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Wellington | Team Wellington | Transfer | 75000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-08-31 | Team Wellington | Fulham FC U21 | Transfer | 225000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-04 | Fulham FC U21 | Hereford Utd. | Loan | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-03-04 | Hereford Utd. | Fulham FC U21 | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Fulham FC U21 | Team Wellington | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-04-01 | Team Wellington | South Melbourne | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | South Melbourne | Team Wellington | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-02-26 | Team Wellington | St. Louis FC | Transfer | 225000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-11-11 | St. Louis FC | Team Wellington | Transfer | 225000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-13 | Team Wellington | St. Louis FC | Transfer | 275000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-12-01 | St. Louis FC | Swope Park | Transfer | 275000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-11 | Swope Park | Kansas City | Transfer | 275000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-09-15 | Kansas City | Swope Park | Loan | 275000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-11-30 | Swope Park | Kansas City | Return from loan | 275000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-03-01 | Kansas City | Phoenix Rising | Transfer | 275000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-17 | Phoenix Rising | Minnesota | Transfer | 275000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-01 | Minnesota | Without Club | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-03-05 | Without Club | Phoenix Rising | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-12-01 | Phoenix Rising | Switchbacks FC | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-06-28 | Switchbacks FC | Indy Eleven | Transfer | 150000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current€125k
Peak€275k
Low—
Δ since start+€75k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €275k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €275k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €275k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €275k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €275k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €275k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevon Lambert | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Farrell | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Solomon Asanté | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Amadou Dia | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Bakero | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Arturo Rodriguez | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | USL | Saint Louis FC | 3 | 27 |
| 15/16 | ASB Premiership | Team Wellington (2004-2021) | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | USL | Saint Louis FC | 2 | 24 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | USLC | Phoenix Rising FC | 2 | 28 |
| 2025 | USLC | Indy Eleven | 2 | 22 |
| 14/15 | ASB Premiership | Team Wellington (2004-2021) | 2 | 7 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2017-11-30 | Swope Park | Kansas City | Return from loan | — | €275k |
| 17/18 | 2017-09-15 | Kansas City | Swope Park | Loan | — | €275k |
| 12/13 | 2013-03-04 | Hereford Utd. | Fulham FC U21 | Return from loan | — | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-04 | Fulham FC U21 | Hereford Utd. | Loan | — | — |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Senior debut season | |
| 11/12 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | 1,969 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 2024 | 12 | 497 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 19 | 1,540 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 2021 | 32 | 1,395 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.52 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 29 | 921 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.78 |
| 2018 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 28 | 774 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 26 | 1,078 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 15/16 | 6 | 180 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14/15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | 14 | 844 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
USLC
224 apps
12 G
6 A
ASB Premiership
36 apps
4 G
2 A
USL Cup
5 apps
0 G
0 A
US Open Cup
6 apps
0 G
0 A
USLC Playoffs
6 apps
0 G
0 A
MLS
6 apps
0 G
0 A
ISPSHP-Playoffs (- 2021)
6 apps
0 G
0 A
Conference
15 apps
0 G
0 A
U21 PL
7 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about James Musa
Who is James Musa?
James Musa is a New professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Indy Eleven.
How old is James Musa?
James Musa is 34 years old. He was born on April 1, 1992 in Plymouth.
What position does James Musa play?
James Musa plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does James Musa play for?
James Musa currently plays for Indy Eleven.
How many career goals has James Musa scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, James Musa has scored 16 goals in 317 appearances.
What is James Musa's market value?
James Musa's most recent reported market value is €125k.