James Musa (Fort Wayne | USA)

good news for James.., He got his green card the other week so is now counted as a domestic player in the US 

That is good news. Must help his chances of a MLS contract? 

He had a short stint up there with Kansas two seasons ago.

A special message from @PHXRisingFC's James Musa (now holds domestic player status ahead of the @USLChampionship season opener at @SanAntonioFC) on his US Green Card approval! Big thanks to Leon @Versfeldlaw and staff... to @SportingKC/@SwopeRangers for initiating the process 1/2 pic.twitter.com/5wNW8oNg26

— StoneSportsMgmt (@StoneSportsMgmt) March 9, 2019

Stays on the bench as Nix Rising draw 3-3 at home, verus new USL team New Mexico United.

90 mins in a 2-2 draw verus Colorado Springs.

Stays on the bench as Phoenix Rising draw 0-0 with Fresno FC.

Fresno had a player sent off at 40 m ins.

Phoenix struggling somewhat, so far this season (4 games, 4 draws) after making USL final last season. They had 23 shots to 4, in this game.

5 mins late off the bench as Phoenix win 2-0 at El Paso Locomotive.

El Paso Locomotive...that's a pretty sweet name right there!

90 mins in a 1-0 loss at Austin Bold.

FYI - was announced in January that Austin will get a MLS team in 2021 (Austin FC).

Wow MLS going from strength to strength

On the bench as Phoenix beat Tacoma Defiance 4-0.

Gets 5 mins off the bench as Phoenix draw 0-0 with Simon Elliott's Sacramento Republic.

He seems to be on the outer? Off contract in December, maybe he could be a Nix target? We need some CB/DMs

Is a strange one. Last USL season he seemed to be a real important part of the Rising's starting eleven, as they went all the way to the USL final.

This season they are struggling, and he is stuck on the bench. He's on the pine right now as Phoenix play at Orange County.

He does now have a Green Card, that could mean he'll stay Stateside for awhile yet.

Orange County beat Phoenix Rising 2-1. Musa stays on the bench, as the Rising chase an equaliser.

Rising sit 14th.

NZ matchup in the USL, and 2nd Kiwi USL scorer for the day.

Bleach haired Musa with bragging rights as Phoenix Rising beat RGV (Kyle Adams) 3-1. Both played 90 mins.

Musa with a nice volley and his first Phoenix goal. Makes you wonder why he has spent so long on the bench to date this season, when the Rising have been struggling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu0_7_l3pEI

Salazar from RGV with one of the worst goal misses you'll see.

120 mins as Phoenix knocked out of the US Open Cup by New Mexico.

2-2 after ET.

Looks like Musa not used by Rising in pen shootout, which after his impressive volley goal last week could have been a mistake.

Gets 10 mins off the bench as Phoenix beat Las Vegas Lights 4-0.

Already 3-0 when Musa came on.

Rising up to 3rd on the USL table, Western Conference.

We should look to bring him back - has fallen down the pecking order there.

Offers cover at DM and CB, and won't cost a fortune.

10 mins off the bench in a 4-2 away win at Real Monarchs (USL affiliate for Real Salt Lake).

Same score when he came off the bench.

Rising now up to 2nd on Western Conference USL ladder.

Possible target for the Nix? 

Even with a US visa, hard to see him now cracking a MLS side, if just a reserve at USL level.

90 mins in a 5-0 win over Tulsa. 

Credited with the assist for first goal.

Not sure why he has spent so much time on the bench this season. Whenever he seems to start, Rising go well.

Admittedly they had already been travelling well of late. 2nd now in Western Conference, overtaking Cameron Knowles’s Timbers II.

New USL franchise New Mexico currently top in the West.

The assist is an absolute banger as well, 50 yard diagonal ball that the striker volleys home from the edge. Phil Rollo had the video somewhere.

The assist

What an awesome goal !! From start to finish.

90 mins, and a yellow as Phoenix beat Orange County SC 3-0.

Musa playing as a DM.

Rising go top of the USL Western Conference on GD.

90 mins & a yellow, as Phoenix get another 3-0 win, this time over Reno 1868.

Rising go 3 pts clear at top of Western Conference.

90 mins as Rising win 4-1 away at OKC Energy.

Were up 2-0 after 18 mins, had a player sent off at 29 mins, conceded, but then regrouped in 2nd half to run out easy winners.

Phoenix remain top in the West. 

5 points ahead of Cameron Knowles Timbers II, though Portland's 2nd team have a game in hand.

Top of the table clash in USL Western Conference.

Musa full game, as Rising beat Cameron Knowles's Timbers II by 4-2.

Was 2-2 until 94th min.

Phoenix now 6 points clear of Reno 1868. Portland II drop to 4th.

Seems to be back in favour again.

Kiwi matchup in the USL, and bragging rights to Musa.

Phoenix win 1-0 away at Rio Grande Valley, for whom Adams featured.

Full games for both.

Rising 3 points clear in the West, with a game in hand. RGV 14th of 18 teams.

Phoenix Rising 6 - 0 Austin Bold

Musa with a well taken 2nd goal of the season, but jesus he must've been pinching himself as he made his run forward - The path to goal wide open, but made it his own with a gut busting run and a clinical finish.

10 consecutive wins in the USL Championship after a slow start to the season. Top of the league in the Western Conference.

Scores the 2nd goal as Phoenix (1st) pummel Austin Bold (4th) 6-0.

New hairdo also by the look of it.

https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1036125

Austin played last 20 mins with ten men, but were already 4-0 down by then.

good crowd by the looks

90 mins and a yellow in a 1-0 win away at Tulsa Roughnecks.

Tulsa down to 10 men from 45 min mark.

62 mins as Phoenix come back from 2-0 down to beat Galaxy II, by 3-2 in LA.

Rising were down 2-1 when Musa was subbed off. They stay top in the Western Conference, USL.

They are 3 points ahead of Reno 1868, plus have 2 games in hand.

They have won 13 USL games in a row!

30 mins off the bench as Phoenix beat El Paso 2-1.

Was 1-1 when he came on. El Paso played with 10 men from 45 min mark.

14 USL wins in a row for the Rising.

Lead Western Conference by 6 points, plus have 2 games in hand.

80 mins in a 4-2 win over Reno 1868 (2nd placed) in the USL. Same score when Musa subbed off.

15 wins on the bounce for the Rising!

9 points clear in the West, games in hand and a +40 GD! 

10 mins off the bench in a 2-1 win over Simon Elliott's Sacramento.

Same score when Musa came on.

Rising juggernaut rolls on, 16 wins in a row.

57 mins and a yellow in 4-2 away win over Tacoma Defiance.

1-1 when Musa came off.

Rising had to work for this win. 2-1 down then goals at 81, 83 & 84 mins.

Winning is a habit!

May have taken this game easy. Tacoma bottom in USL West with a -35 GD.

Another week, another win for the Rising. This time 3-0 at Colorado Springs.

18 wins in a row!

Musa not in the match day squad. May have got injured last week (replaced at 57 mins).