# Moussa Marega
**Moussa Marega** (born 1991 in Les Ulis, France) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger, known above all for his four seasons at [FC Porto](https://www.edgepedia.org/fc-porto) and a 2021 [AFC Champions League](https://www.edgepedia.org/afc-champions-league) title with Al-Hilal. He is a Mali international and has spent most of his club career in Portugal and the [Arabian Peninsula](https://www.edgepedia.org/arabian-peninsula).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1991, Les Ulis, France; Malian nationality, also French[1](https://fbref.com/en/players/05a84d52/Moussa-Marega) |
| Position | Forward and midfielder, right-footed; listed at 186 cm and 83 kg by FBref, 183 cm by FotMob and BDFutbol[1](https://fbref.com/en/players/05a84d52/Moussa-Marega) • [2](https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/players/426709/moussa-marega) • [3](https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j70092.html?p=stats) |
| FC Porto | July 2017 to June 2021, 178 appearances and 71 goals; two Portuguese league titles[2](https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/players/426709/moussa-marega) |
| Al-Hilal | July 2021 to August 2023, 75 appearances and 25 goals; AFC Champions League 2021, Saudi Pro League 2021/22, King's Cup 2022/23, Saudi Super Cup 2021/22[2](https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/players/426709/moussa-marega) |
| Mali | 13 caps and 3 goals between January 2015 and June 2021; played at the 2017 and 2019 Africa Cup of Nations[2](https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/players/426709/moussa-marega) • [4](https://www.zerozero.pt/jogador/moussa-marega/280401/historia) |
| Primeira Liga totals | 180 matches and 76 goals over 7 seasons with Marítimo, FC Porto, and Vitória SC[3](https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j70092.html?p=stats) |
| Peak market value | €10.5 million on 31 December 2020, per FotMob's valuation history[2](https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/players/426709/moussa-marega) |
## Early career in France, Tunisia, and Portugal
Marega began in the lower reaches of French football, with FC Issy-les-Moulineaux from July 2011, then Le Poiré-sur-Vie in 2012/13 and [Amiens SC](https://www.edgepedia.org/amiens-sc) in 2013/14, where he played 36 matches and scored 9 goals[2](https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/players/426709/moussa-marega) • [4](https://www.zerozero.pt/jogador/moussa-marega/280401/historia). In June 2014 he moved to Espérance de Tunis, and on 1 February 2015 he transferred to Marítimo in Portugal for a reported €75,000[5](https://www.besoccer.com/player/transfers/m-marega-211480).
His two [Primeira Liga](https://www.edgepedia.org/primeira-liga) seasons at Marítimo brought him to wider attention: 7 goals and 1 assist in 14 matches in 2014/15, then 5 goals and 2 assists in 15 matches in 2015/16[1](https://fbref.com/en/players/05a84d52/Moussa-Marega). FC Porto signed him in January 2016[2](https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/players/426709/moussa-marega).
## FC Porto and Vitória de Guimarães
After only half a season at Porto, in which he made 13 league appearances and scored once, Marega was loaned to Vitória de [Guimarães](https://www.edgepedia.org/guimaraes) for 2016/17[2](https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/players/426709/moussa-marega). The loan was his most productive Portuguese season to that point, with 14 goals in 31 matches, and he returned to Porto in July 2017[2](https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/players/426709/moussa-marega) • [6](https://www.footballtransfers.com/us/players/moussa-marega/transfer-history).
From 2017/18 to 2020/21 he was a regular in Porto's attack under coach [Sérgio Conceição](https://www.edgepedia.org/sergio-conceicao), accumulating 178 appearances and 71 goals across all competitions in that spell[2](https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/players/426709/moussa-marega). He won the Portuguese league in 2017/18 and 2019/20, the [Taça de Portugal](https://www.edgepedia.org/taca-de-portugal) in 2019/20, the Portuguese Super Cup in 2018/19 and 2020/21, and the Copa Ibérica in 2019, and was named in the league's Team of the Season in 2018 and 2019[2](https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/players/426709/moussa-marega) • [4](https://www.zerozero.pt/jogador/moussa-marega/280401/historia). His market value peaked at €10.5 million at the end of 2020[2](https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/players/426709/moussa-marega).
## Saudi Arabia and the Gulf
Marega left Porto on a free transfer to Al-Hilal in May 2021[5](https://www.besoccer.com/player/transfers/m-marega-211480). In two seasons in Riyadh he made 75 appearances and scored 25 goals, and the club won the 2021 AFC Champions League, the 2021/22 [Saudi Pro League](https://www.edgepedia.org/saudi-pro-league), the 2021/22 Saudi Super Cup, and the 2022/23 King's Cup[2](https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/players/426709/moussa-marega).
He then spent 2023/24 at Al Sharjah in the [United Arab Emirates](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-arab-emirates), with 30 appearances and 10 goals, before returning to Saudi Arabia with Al-Diriyah in August 2024[2](https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/players/426709/moussa-marega). In the 2025/26 Saudi First Division season with Al-Diriyah he recorded 19 goals and 10 assists in 2,571 minutes over 32 matches, with an average FotMob rating of 7.56, and the club won the 2025/26 Yelo League playoff[7](https://www.fotmob.com/players/426709/moussa-marega) • [4](https://www.zerozero.pt/jogador/moussa-marega/280401/historia). His season included a two-goal, one-assist performance in a 3-1 win away at Al Arabi in April 2026 and a goal and two assists in a 3-0 win over Al Jabalain days later[7](https://www.fotmob.com/players/426709/moussa-marega).
Sources differ on his club after Al-Diriyah: Sofascore and zerozero record a free move to Palm City in the UAE on 3 August 2026, while FotMob lists him with Sharjah Cultural Club[8](https://www.sofascore.com/football/player/moussa-marega/298300) • [4](https://www.zerozero.pt/jogador/moussa-marega/280401/historia) • [2](https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/players/426709/moussa-marega).
## Mali
Marega debuted for Mali in January 2015 and earned 13 caps with 3 goals through June 2021[2](https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/players/426709/moussa-marega). He appeared at two [Africa Cup of Nations](https://www.edgepedia.org/africa-cup-of-nations) tournaments, in 2017 and 2019[4](https://www.zerozero.pt/jogador/moussa-marega/280401/historia).
## Honours
- FC Porto: Liga Portugal 2017/18 and 2019/20; Taça de Portugal 2019/20; Super Cup 2018/19 and 2020/21; Copa Ibérica 2019[2](https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/players/426709/moussa-marega)
- Al-Hilal: AFC Champions League 2021; Saudi Pro League 2021/22; King's Cup 2022/23; Saudi Super Cup 2021/22[2](https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/players/426709/moussa-marega)
- Al-Diriyah: Yelo League Playoff 2025/26[4](https://www.zerozero.pt/jogador/moussa-marega/280401/historia)
- [Individual](https://www.edgepedia.org/individual): Portuguese league Team of the Season, 2018 and 2019[4](https://www.zerozero.pt/jogador/moussa-marega/280401/historia)
## References
1. [Moussa Marega Stats, FBref.com](https://fbref.com/en/players/05a84d52/Moussa-Marega)
2. [Moussa Marega, stats, career and market value, FotMob](https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/players/426709/moussa-marega)
3. [Statistics, Marega, BDFutbol](https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j70092.html?p=stats)
4. [Moussa Marega Timeline, zerozero.pt](https://www.zerozero.pt/jogador/moussa-marega/280401/historia)
5. [Moussa Marega's transfers, BeSoccer](https://www.besoccer.com/player/transfers/m-marega-211480)
6. [Moussa Marega Transfer History, FootballTransfers](https://www.footballtransfers.com/us/players/moussa-marega/transfer-history)
7. [Moussa Marega, stats, career and market value, FotMob](https://www.fotmob.com/players/426709/moussa-marega)
8. [Moussa Marega stats and ratings, Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/football/player/moussa-marega/298300)
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