{{Short description|Tanzanian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Simon Msuva | image = | fullname = Simon Happygod Msuva<ref>{{cite web |url=https://images.cafonline.com/image/upload/caf-prd/kpakgtavgq0lbzxizu89.pdf |title=Total Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019: Teams Lists: Tanzania |publisher=CAF |page=22 |date=15 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713070909/https://images.cafonline.com/image/upload/caf-prd/kpakgtavgq0lbzxizu89.pdf |archive-date=13 July 2020}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|10|02|df=y}} | birth_place = Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | height = 1.75m | position = Forward | currentclub = Al-Talaba SC | clubnumber = 27 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2010–2011 | clubs1 = Azam FC | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2011–2012 | clubs2 = Moro United FC | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2012–2017 | clubs3 = Young Africans SC | caps3 = | goals3 = 31+ | years4 = 2017–2020 | clubs4 = Difaâ El Jadida | caps4 = 80 | goals4 = 28 | years5 = 2020–2021 | clubs5 = Wydad AC | caps5 = 37 | goals5 = 10 | years7 = 2022–2023 | clubs7 = Al-Qadsiah | caps7 = 28 | goals7 = 8 | years8 = 2023 | clubs8 = JS Kabylie | caps8 = 6 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2024 | clubs9 = Al-Najma | caps9 = 15 | goals9 = 4 | years10 = 2024– | clubs10 = Al-Talaba SC | caps10 = 41 | goals10 = 13 | nationalyears1 = 2012– | nationalteam1 = Tanzania | nationalcaps1 = 103 | nationalgoals1 = 25 | club-update = 31 December 2025 | nationalteam-update = 18:37, 4 January 2026 (UTC) }}
'''Simon Happygod Msuva''' (born 2 October 1993) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Iraq Stars League club Al-Talaba SC and the Tanzania national team.
He is Tanzania national team joint top goalscorer with Mrisho Ngassa.
==Club career== On 28 August 2023, Msuva joined JS Kabylie.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lescore.dz/2023/08/js-kabylie-saimon-msuva-12e-recrue/ |title=JS Kabylie: Saimon Msuva 12e recrue |website=lescore.dz |date=29 August 2023 |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref> On 23 January 2024, Msuva joined Saudi club Al-Najma.<ref>{{cite web |title=الـوحـش الـتـنـزانـي " سـايـمـون مـوسـوڤـا " نـجـمـاوي |url=https://twitter.com/alnajmahfc/status/1749853717187166498}}</ref>
==International career== On 23 December 2025, Msuva made his 100th international appearance for Tanzania in 2–1 defeat against Nigeria during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/202512220374.html |title=Nigeria: Afcon 2025 - Three Tanzania Stars Nigeria's Super Eagles Must Stop in Fez |publisher=allafrica.com |date=22 December 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Akinremi |first=Isaiah |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cyvg2erqj93t |title=Nigeria 2–1 Tanzania |publisher=BBC Sport |date=23 December 2025 }}</ref> Four days later, he scored from the penalty spot in a 1–1 draw against Uganda, drawing level with Mrisho Ngasa on 25 goals as his country's joint all-time leading scorer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/ckgl3kkxyyxt |title=Uganda 1–1 Tanzania |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 December 2025 }}</ref>
==Career statistics==
=== International ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="15"|Tanzania |2012||5||0 |- |2013||3||0 |- |2014||9||0 |- |2015||13||2 |- |2016||2||0 |- |2017||14||6 |- |2018||6||1 |- |2019||10||4 |- |2020||3||0 |- |2021||8||4 |- |2022||6||2 |- |2023||8||2 |- |2024||7||3 |- |2025||8||1 |- |2026||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!103!!25 |}
=== International goals === :''Scores and results list Tanzania's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT"/> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 24 November 2015 || rowspan="2" | Awassa Kenema Stadium, Awasa, Ethiopia || {{fb|RWA}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 2–1 || rowspan="2" | 2015 CECAFA Cup |- | 2. || 28 November 2015 || {{fb|ETH}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–1 |- | 3. || 28 March 2017 || National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania || {{fb|BDI}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–1 || Friendly |- | 4. || 29 June 2017 || rowspan="2" | Moruleng Stadium, Moruleng, South Africa || {{fb|MRI}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 1–1 || rowspan="2" | 2017 COSAFA Cup |- | 5. || 5 July 2017 || {{fb|ZAM}} || align=center | '''2'''–4 || align=center | 2–4 |- | 6. || rowspan="2" | 2 September 2017 || rowspan="3" | Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania || rowspan="2" | {{fb|BOT}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || rowspan="2" align=center | 2–0 || rowspan="3" | Friendly |- | 7. || align=center | '''2'''–0 |- | 8. || 7 October 2017 || {{fb|MWI}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 1–1 |- | 9. || 16 October 2018 || rowspan="2" | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania || {{fb|CPV}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–0 || rowspan="2" | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | 10. || 24 March 2019 || {{fb|UGA}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 3–0 |- | 11. || 27 June 2019 || 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt || {{fb|KEN}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–3 || 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |- | 12. || 4 September 2019 || Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi || {{fb|BDI}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 1–1 || 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 13. || 15 November 2019 || rowspan="2" | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania || {{fb|EQG}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 2–1 || rowspan="2" | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | 14. || 28 March 2021 || {{fb|LBY}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–0 |- | 15. || 2 September 2021 || Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo || {{fb|COD}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 1–1 || rowspan="3" | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 16. || 10 October 2021 || Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin || {{fb|BEN}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–0 |- | 17. || 14 November 2021 || Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar || {{fb|MAD}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–1 |- | 18. || 23 March 2022 || National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania || {{fb|SUD}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 1–1 || rowspan=2|Friendly |- | 19. || 24 September 2022 || Martyrs of February Stadium, Benina, Libya || {{fb|UGA}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–0 |- | 20. || 24 March 2023 || Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt || {{fb|UGA}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–0 || rowspan=2|2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | 21. || 18 June 2023 || National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania || {{fb|NIG}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–0 |- | 22. || 21 January 2024 || Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro, Ivory Coast || {{fb|ZAM}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–1 || 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |- | 23. || 16 November 2024 || Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo || {{fb|ETH}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–0 || rowspan="2"|2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | 24. || 19 November 2024 || Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania || {{fb|GUI}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–0 |-
| 25. || 27 December 2025 || Al Medina Stadium, Rabat, Morocco || {{fb|UGA}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–1 || 2025 Africa Cup of Nations |}
==Honours== ''' Young Africans SC''' * Tanzanian Premier League: 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 * Tanzania FA Cup: 2016 * Community Shield: 2013, 2014, 2015 * Community Shield runner-up: 2016, 2017
'''DH El Jadida''' * Moroccan Throne Cup runner-up: 2017
'''Wydad AC''' * Botola: 2020–21
==See also== * List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
==References== {{reflist}}
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