Eddie Moussa

Eddie Moussa

Personal information
Full name	Eduard Moussa
Date of birth	20 March 1984
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Date of death	1 July 2010 (aged 26)
Place of death	Södertälje, Sweden
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001–2010	Assyriska	159	(21)
2006–2007	→ Valsta Syrianska IK (loan)	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Eddie Moussa (20 March 1984 – 1 July 2010) was an Assyrian Swedish football player. He carried both Swedish citizenship and Lebanese citizenship and was of Assyrian descent.^[1]

Career

He played in Sweden for Assyriska Föreningen during his career starting 2001 until his death,^[2] with one year as loan to Valsta Syrianska IK for the season 2006–2007.^[3] He played as an attacking midfielder or forward.^[4]

As his father was Assyrian from Lebanon while his mother from Syria, he had recently acquired Lebanese citizenship to possibly play in the Lebanese national team.^[5]

Death

At 2:22 am on 1 July 2010, Eddie Moussa, his brother Yaacoub and another person were shot in Café Oasen in Södertälje, Sweden,^[6] According to witnesses, three men came into the premises and began shooting. They then escaped on their scooters. Eddie and his brother Yaacoub Moussa died while their friend was seriously injured.^[7]

References

1. AINA: Assyrian Football Player Murdered in Sweden
2. Eddie Moussa — svenskfotboll.se
3. Schwedischer Fußballprofi in Spielclub ermordet
4. Schwedischer Fussball-Profi erschossen
5. Vännerna berättar: "Eddie var jätteglad" (in Swedish)
6. Assyriska FF i djup sorg (in Swedish)
7. Nu jagar polisen efter mördarna (in Swedish)