Antonio Nusa's career

From Langhus, to Stabæk, Brugge... and now Leipzig

Antonio Nusa took his first steps as a footballer at Langhus IL before moving to the youth division of Stabæk Fotball. At Stabæk, he received his first professional contract on May 6, 2021, at just 16 years of age, and made his professional debut in the Eliteserien (Norwegian First Division) three weeks later on May 30, 2021. After 13 professional appearances (three goals), the attacking player moved to FC Brugge (Belgium) in the summer of August 2021.

At Brugge, the right-footer played a total of 86 games for the first team, scored seven goals and provided six assists. In 2022, he won the Belgian championship with FC Brugge and won the Belgian Super Cup in 2023. Last season, the technically gifted player won his second championship with the Blue and Black. He played 46 games across all competitions last season (four goals, four assists) and was one of the team's top performers.

Since the new season has already started in Belgium, Antonio Nusa has played four competitive matches for Brugge. In the 2-3 defeat in Genk last weekend, he provided the assist for the short-lived 1-0 advantage.

Nusa's National Team journey: Goal-rich prospect and First Team player

At 17 years, four months and 27 days, Antonio Nusa is currently the third youngest goalscorer in UEFA Champions League history. He scored for the first time in the UCL on 13 September, 2022 for Brugge in a 4-0 win against FC Porto.

In the previous season, he qualified for the UEFA Conference League with Brugge and made it to the semi-finals.

He went through all of Norway's youth national teams and finally made his debut in the senior national team on September 7, 2023 (capping seven international appearances so far). In a 6-0 win against Jordan, Antonio Nusa was in the starting line-up, scored the 1-0 and assisted the 3-0.

Coming back to Cottaweg

The RBL Training Center on Cottaweg is not new territory for him. On September 28, 2021, he visited along with his Brugge team for the UEFA Youth League in a match-up against RB Leipzig. The game was a clear victory for Brugge, scoring a 4-1 tally, with the same result in the return match. Nusa was a starting player on both occasions.