Eddie Moussa

Eddie Moussa

Personal information
Full name	Eduard Moussa
Date of birth	(1984-03-20)20 March 1984
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Date of death
Place of death	Södertälje, Sweden
Height
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2010	Assyriska	159	(21)
2006–2007	→ Valsta Syrianska IK (loan)	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and 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.

Career

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

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.

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, in an apparently targeted shooting according to Swedish police. 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.