Jamal Musiala

About

Jamal Musiala (German pronunciation: [ˈdʒaːmal muˈzi̯aːla]; born 26 February 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team. Widely regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in the world, Musiala is known for his dribbling, passing, goal threat, and technical skills.
Musiala has represented Germany at two UEFA European Championships (2020 and 2024) and two FIFA World Cups (2022 and 2026). He was the joint winner of Euro 2024’s Golden Boot.

Musiala was born in Stuttgart, Germany, to his Nigerian-British father Daniel Richard and German mother with Polish roots, Carolin Musiala. He lived in Fulda until age seven, before moving to England with his family, where he remained for the rest of his childhood. He went to primary school at the Corpus Christi School in New Malden, and represented the school on behalf of a succession of local football clubs, including Fulham, Brentford, and Wimbledon in the EFL Utilita Kids Cup, winning the competition twice. For secondary school, he went to the Whitgift School in Croydon. Musiala spent the last years of his childhood at Chelsea…