Juan Musso

Juan Musso
	Musso in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Juan Agustín Musso
Date of birth	6 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	San Nicolás, Argentina
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Atlético Madrid; (on loan from Atalanta)
Number	1
Youth career
	Racing Club
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2018	Racing Club
2018–2021	Udinese
2021–	Atalanta
2024–	→ Atlético Madrid (loan)
International career‡
2012	Argentina U20
2019–	Argentina
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Argentina
Copa América
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:47, 31 August 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2021 (UTC)

Juan Agustín Musso (born 6 May 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Atlético Madrid, on loan from Serie A club Atalanta, and the Argentina national team.

Club career

Musso trained at the academy of Club de Regatas San Nicolas, before going on loan to Defensores de Belgrano de Villa Ramallo, with which he won the local championship at the age of 16. In the final, he saved three out of five penalties in the shoot-out.^{[citation needed]}

Racing Club

Musso was the third-choice goalkeeper during Racing Club's 2014 Argentine Primera División championship, the team's first title in 13 years. He made his professional debut three years later, on 28 May 2017, in a 2–1 home win against San Lorenzo. Musso became the team's first-choice goalkeeper during the 2017–18 Argentine Primera División, in which Racing finished in 7th place and qualified for the 2019 Copa Sudamericana.^{[citation needed]}

Udinese

In the summer of 2018, Musso was signed by Serie A side Udinese. Throughout the season, he established himself as the undisputed starter and became one of the team's key players. In three seasons, Musso accumulated a total of 102 appearances in the league.^[1]

Atalanta

On 2 July 2021, Musso was signed by Atalanta.^[2] On 22 May 2024, he clinched his first trophy with the club as Atalanta defeated Bayer Leverkusen to win the UEFA Europa League.

Loan to Atlético Madrid

On 27 August 2024, Musso joined La Liga club Atlético Madrid on a season-long loan for the 2024–25 season.^[3]

International career

Musso was born in Argentina and is of Italian descent, holding both passports.^[4] He was part of the Argentina U20 national team's squad for the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship.^[5]

On 26 March 2019, Musso debuted for the Argentine senior squad in a friendly match against Morocco, coming as a 67th-minute substitute for Esteban Andrada.^[6] The same year on 14 June, Musso received a late call-up for the 2019 Copa América to replace the injured Andrada.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 October 2024^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Racing	2016–17	Argentine Primera División	1	0	2	0	5^[a]	0	–		8	0
	2017–18	Argentine Primera División	22	0	0	0	6^[b]	0	–		28	0
	Total		23	0	2	0	11	0	–		36	0
Udinese	2018–19	Serie A	29	0	0	0	–		–		29	0
	2019–20		38	0	1	0	–		–		39	0
	2020–21		35	0	1	0	–		–		36	0
	Total		102	0	2	0	–		–		104	0
Atalanta	2021–22	Serie A	33	0	2	0	12^[c]	0	–		47	0
	2022–23		24	0	2	0	–		–		26	0
	2023–24		11	0	1	0	12^[d]	0	–		24	0
	2024–25		1	0	–		–		1^[e]	0	2	0
	Total		69	0	5	0	24	0	1	0	99	0
Atlético Madrid (loan)	2024–25	La Liga	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			195	0	10	0	35	0	1	0	241	0

^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup

International

As of match played 9 September 2021^[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Argentina	2019	1
Argentina	2021	1
Total		2

Honours

Racing Club

Argentine Primera División: 2014 Transición

Atalanta

UEFA Europa League: 2023–24^[9]

Argentina

References

^ ^a ^b "J. Musso". Soccerway.
^ "Benvenuto Musso!" [Welcome, Musso!] (in Italian). Atalanta BC. 2 July 2021.
^ "Welcome, Juan Musso!". Atlético Madrid. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ "Chi è Juan Musso". Gazzetta del Fanta Calcio (in Italian). 17 July 2018.
^ "Argentina U20 2013 CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-20 Squad". ESPN. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
^ Durán, Marcos (26 March 2019). "Correa fue Messi en Marruecos". Diario AS (in Spanish). También hizo su debut en la selección Juan Musso. El del Udinese entró a los 67 minutos por Andrada. Debut plácido del de Boca, que a pesar del clima no tuvo muchos inconvenientes en mostrarse seguro. [Juan Musso also debuted for the national team. The Udinese player came on in the 67th minute for Andrada. A placid debut, he did not have many problems in being confident despite the weather.]
^ "Parte médico de Esteban Andrada". AFA. 14 June 2019.
^ "Juan Musso". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
^ "Atalanta 3-0 Leverkusen: Lookman treble brings UEFA Europa League glory to Bergamo". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ "Argentina defeats Colombia to Become The Champion of CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™". Copa América. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
^ "Italy 0–3 Argentina (Argentina win 3–0)". BBC Sport. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ "Argentina se lleva el 'Superclásico' con un gol de Messi en el debut de Rodrygo". Cardena COPE (in Spanish). 15 November 2019.
^ "Messi scores as Argentina beat Brazil". BBC Sport. 15 November 2019.