From Korla to Xi'an, Musajiang, who wore the No. 10 jersey of the national youth, wanted to go further

Reporter Liu Xiangyu reports Not long ago, in the Xi'an International Football Invitational Tournament, there was a goal that was unforgettable. It was in the U14 national youth 6-1 victory over the Zhejiang youth team, in the 26th minute, the national youth team launched a long pass in the backfield, No. 10 Mu Sajiang stopped the ball perfectly with his right foot, moved forward, shook off the opponent's two defenders, and then used the rhythm to pass the goalkeeper and hit the ball into the upper right corner of the goal. "If you dare to play that position past the goalkeeper, you are extremely confident in your footwork." Industry insiders who watched the game at the scene said.

Like many players in Xinjiang, the young Musajiang showed a football talent, and the more important thing is the follow-up training, so that this talent can be gradually realized, but fortunately, Musajiang has enough care, and he is on the right path.

From Korla to Xi'an, from being a star at Tiekeqi Primary School to wearing the number 10 shirt of the U14 national junior team, Mousajan wants to go further.

▲ Musajiang is now a member of the national youth

At the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains and north of the Taklamakan Desert, there is a beautiful city of "the river is in the city, the city is in the water" - Korla, the Peacock River passes through the city, nourishing the people of this land, the pear blossom fragrance of the city is the characteristic of Korla, the people here are flowing with enthusiasm in their blood, and there is an indispensable football.

Xinjiang people love to play football, as long as there is a relatively flat and suitable field for football, there will be no shortage of adults and children to play football, and the same is true for Korla. Ahmet Kremu is the "star" here, and Korla amateur football circles know his name. Ahmet Kremu is not tall, about 1.74 meters, he started in the goalkeeper position, but now he mainly plays as a striker and winger, he is fast, responsive, can play with both left and right feet, and the 44-year-old Kremu can also complete the difficult action of barbing shots.

In the past, Korla's star was Ahmet Kreim, and now he is his eldest son, Musajan Ahmet, who is one of the best attacking players in the country in the 14-year-old age group.

▲ Musajan Ahmet and his father Ahmet Kerem

Mousajan started playing football at the age of 4, and the enlightenment coach was his father, from stepping on the ball and pulling the ball to dribbling and shooting, Mousajan learned quickly and quickly showed his talent. Tiekeqi Primary School is a special football school in Korla, and Musajan joined the school team when he was in primary school. Musajan loves football so much that he plays it at school and in the community after school.

There is a five-a-side football field in the community where Musajiang's family is located, and the children in the community go there to play football after school, and when there are more people, they will be distributed, and every time they score two goals, they will change a group of people. Sometimes he forgot the time while kicking, and his parents called Mu Sajiang to go home for dinner, but he was reluctant to leave the stadium, and many times he was dragged back.

▲ Musajiang was a little star on the court when he was a child

Korla is not far from Urumqi, more than three hours by train. In addition to competing in Korla, Musajan also occasionally went to Urumqi to compete.

At the end of 2018, Musajan went to Urumqi to participate in a tournament that was crucial for him. The Under-10 age group is a five-a-side competition, and Mousajan played for a youth club in Urumqi and was a temporary addition. The coach at that time didn't know about Musajan, only that a child came to Korla to play football, and he was given the No. 5 jersey at that time and asked him to play by himself in the middle position. As a result, in six matches in this tournament, Moussa Jiang scored 33 goals to become the top scorer, when he was only 8 years old.

It was this game that made the whole of Xinjiang know that there is a magical football boy in Korla. The news soon came out, and at that time, some football schools came to Xinjiang to select materials, and they all took a fancy to Mu Sajiang, but Mu Sajiang's father did not agree. Musajan knows that the outside world is big, and he wants to get out of Xinjiang and play football elsewhere. When Krem turned down some of the offers, Musajan was saddened.

"One day I found a four-leaf clover in the yard and I made a wish to it, hoping that next time I had the chance, my dad would let me out, and I wanted to go out and play football." Musajan said. His wish was soon fulfilled.

▲Little Musajiang has won numerous awards

Because of the game in Urumqi, Mu Sajiang's name was known to the famous Xinjiang coach Jin Ming, who quickly contacted his beloved apprentice, Liu Qisheng, the founder of the China-Pakistan International Football Club, and asked him to take time to see the child.

Liu Qisheng is a native of Yulin, Shaanxi, won the 2002 World Cup in Brazil, Samba football gave Liu Qisheng a great touch, he stayed in Brazil at his own expense, after seven years of twists and turns, on April 18, 2008, Liu Qisheng signed a contract with the second tier league team of Sao Paulo, Brazil, becoming the first Chinese player to officially land in the Brazilian professional league. However, due to injuries and other reasons, Liu Qisheng's career did not last long, and he chose to retire in 2011. He then traveled back and forth between China and Brazil and never left football. In 2016, Liu Qisheng returned to China to start a business, took root in Xi'an, founded the China-Brazil International Football Club, and began to do youth training. In 2024, the Primary School Affiliated to Shaanxi Normal University, as a campus team, won the 2034 Cup National Championship, which is a blockbuster, which is the result of the training of the China-Brazil team.

Liu Qisheng once studied under Jin Ming, and the two have always been in contact, Liu Qisheng asked Jin Ming to tell him if he found a talented child in Xinjiang. "At that time, Director Jin told me that when Musajiang, I was still in Brazil, and Director Jin said that I must come back to see this child, and I immediately set off to return to Xi'an." Liu Qisheng recalled.

▲ Mu Sajiang and Liu Qisheng

Liu Qisheng remembers that it was the winter of 2018, when he arrived in Korla, it was more than ten degrees below zero, and he shivered from the cold, and he went to see Mousajiang with an old Xinjiang coach. It was on the five-a-side court in the community that Liu Qisheng watched the games of the younger age group for a while, and then Mu Sajiang played the game with the team. 'He's the smallest, he's small, but he's scoring the most goals. Liu Qisheng recalled that he only watched for five minutes and decided to take the child out because it was a good seedling he had never seen.

In the past, those football schools came to talk to Mu Sajiang's family, but Mu Sajiang's father did not agree, because many Xinjiang children went to these football schools in those years, but most of them did not play, and some children even stayed for a few months and came back, and they were extremely uncomfortable in all aspects.

In order to persuade Musajiang's father, Liu Qisheng stayed in the hotel next to Musajiang's house for a whole week, and he chatted with Keremu in the hotel, restaurant, and stadium, telling about his past experience, resources in Brazil and his plans for Musajiang, and finally moved Keremu and agreed to hand over the child to Liu Qisheng. From that day on, for Musajan, a door to a new world opened.

▲The two are also teachers and friends

In the spring of 2019, Musajiang left Korla and came to Xi'an. Keremu is not very sure about this choice, he thinks that his son will go to Xi'an and come back in three months at most. "Because in the past, some children went to other places and came back in a month, no one cared, it was training, and they were not used to eating, and the children were homesick." Kremu said.

In addition to its strong historical and cultural accumulation, Xi'an, as an important town in the five northwestern provinces, is also a multi-ethnic city. There are many Xinjiang people living in Xi'an, and there is not much difference in eating habits, and the climate is also good. Kremu later learned about the situation and felt that his son should be much better off here than elsewhere. In addition, what reassures him is Liu Qisheng. For the next six years, Liu Qisheng took care of Mu Sajiang meticulously and became the latter's "guardian" in Xi'an.

For Mu Sajiang, Liu Qisheng is also a teacher, a father and a friend. In six years, they first went to Xi'an, then traveled to Yulin, helped Yulin win the Provincial Games, stayed for a year and a half, and then returned to Xi'an. Whether in Xi'an or Yulin, Liu Qisheng rented a house near the school in Musajiang, lived with him, accompanied him in training, and accompanied him in studying.

Moussa Jiang has made rapid progress at the football level. In August 2019, in the Group B match of the Shaanxi Provincial Games, Mu Sajiang played on behalf of Yulin and helped Yulin win the championship, scoring 14 goals in 7 games, Musajiang scored 13 goals and 1 assist. By 2022, Moussa Jiang regularly scored three or four goals in a game and became the player who decided the game.

▲ Mu Sajiang and his parents and Liu Qisheng took a photo at the Shaanxi Provincial Games

Liu Qisheng's own experience tells him that good players cannot be separated from society, especially from campus, and he has always found the best school for Musajiang.

In 2021, Mu Sajiang, who was in the fourth grade of primary school, returned to Xi'an and entered the Primary School Affiliated to Shaanxi Normal University. The environment of the attached primary school is very good, the principal Hou Xike likes football, the school's teaching quality is among the best in Shaanxi, and Mu Sajiang spent the best primary school time here.

In the first half of the sixth grade, in front of more than 3,000 people, Mu Sajiang gave his first speech on stage. Mu Sajiang also wrote well, and obtained a certificate of hard pen calligraphy.

Mu Sajiang was in the top 10 of his class when he was in the best academic performance, and his English was the best, and when he was promoted to junior high school, he took the English test 100, mathematics 97, and Chinese 93, and successfully entered the high school attached to Shaanxi Normal University, and is now in the second year of junior high school.

▲Mu Sajiang gave a speech at the school

In football, Mousajan won the championship on behalf of the primary school attached to the National Normal University, scored 23 goals, and is still the record scorer in this competition.

Liu Qisheng used to call Musajiang "Sasa". Liu Qisheng cooks for Mu Sajiang every day, but at first he was not very good, but later he practiced, "The stewed beef is getting better and better." Musajan said with a smile. They still maintain the habit of watching the game together at lunch every day, and Liu Qisheng will show the highlights of the five major leagues to Mu Sajiang, and the two of them will discuss it together. In addition, Liu Qisheng also asked Mu Sajiang to take class notes so that he could supervise his learning in school.

When Mu Sajiang was in school, he practiced a game every Friday, and training was bound to affect his learning, so Liu Qisheng hired a tutor to make Mu Sajiang more efficient in learning, training first after school every day, and then studying. During the monthly English test at school, Mu Sajan found a wrong word in the paper, and he told the teacher directly, and then the whole school corrected the mistake on the radio.

▲ Musajan and his wall full of awards

Mu Sajiang has won the certificate of merit student, and the entire wall of the room is covered with various awards in the school, which is the most gratifying thing for Liu Qisheng. "Children can't leave the school when they grow up, they have teachers and classmates in the school, and they can make a lot of friends. Most of the children who enter the professional echelon too early are left with only teammates around them. Liu Qisheng said.

Mu Sajan, who often uses his tablet to talk to his family, has long since adapted to life in Xi'an, and is familiar with the food and every street. There are his friends here, and they will hang out together, climb mountains and play billiards together. Of course, there are times when boys are rebellious, and Liu Qisheng played the role of a strict father at this time, and he would criticize Mu Sajiang and lead him in the right direction.

Since 2022, Mu Sajiang has represented Xi'an in the Youth Championship and key city competitions, and he jumped directly to the junior high school group in primary school, and his performance in the competition was eye-catching.

▲ Musajiang has adapted to life in Xi'an

There are Xinjiang players in the national team at all levels, and they all play an important role in the team. Mu Sajiang's outstanding performance in the Chinese Youth Championship has also attracted the attention of the Chinese Football Association. In October last year, Moussa Jiang entered the selection team for the national team for the first time. Since the beginning of this year, this team has become the U14 national youth, Mu Sajiang has not fallen behind in every training camp, he is the only national player in Xi'an, and even in the whole of Shaanxi.

In the past, whether in Xinjiang or Shaanxi, Mu Sajiang was a leader of the same age, because the training level and strength of the team of the same age group did not match him, he has been training with the team of the higher age group, but when it came to the national youth, the best players in the country were gathered, and he felt the pressure for the first time. Mu Sajiang said that when he first went to Guoshao, he was really not very confident.

The head coach of the U14 national youth is Spaniard David Piri, the team's style is to emphasize the technique of the feet, focus on passing and control, after a period of adaptation, Mousajiang from the initial lack of confidence, to slowly show his own characteristics and talent, the coach admires him very much. More and more times he has been selected for the national brand, and Mu Sajiang himself can feel the changes, from being unconfident at the beginning to slowly feeling that he is not bad, "Later, I was very confident." ”

The coaching staff commented on Musajan's outstanding skill at his feet, his ability to go one-on-one and his vision, his speed and dedication, his ability to change the game with his last pass and shot, and his ability to play in multiple positions up front. Of course, there are disadvantages, the main one is the need to improve the ability to fight physically.

▲ Mousajan scored a hat-trick against Mokpo U15

This summer, Musajiang went to South Korea and Japan with Guoshao to train, and he gradually got the opportunity to start. When the national youth attacked, he mainly played 433, Mousajiang wore the No. 10 jersey, serving as a forward midfielder, and the team's position became 442 when defending, and Mousajiang and the striker were at the front. He's a good runner, he's physical, and although he doesn't have the sheer speed of a winger, he's explosive enough for the number 10 position. When the national youth played against Mokpo U15, Mousajiang scored three goals in a row and scored his first hat trick in the national brand.

Being able to wear the jersey of the national team and represent the country brought 14-year-old Musajan a great sense of pride. Every time the national anthem is played before the game, Musajan will put his hand on his heart and sing the national anthem, which is extremely excited; After the goal came, Mu Sajiang pulled his jersey and kissed the Chinese Football Association emblem on his chest, "There is nothing more wonderful than this." Musajan said.

In the International Youth Invitational Tournament held in Xi'an not long ago, Mu Sajiang ignited the enthusiasm of all the spectators with a world wave in the match between the national youth team and the Zhejiang Youth Team, so that many fans who are not familiar with this age group remember this No. 10 player. Now it is half of Xi'an's Musajiang and has become the pride of Xi'an.

▲Liu Qisheng "opened a small stove" for Mu Sajiang from time to time

The Chinese Football Association maintains long-term tracking of outstanding players of all ages and monitors the status of players. After the national youth training competition, the team management also kept communicating with Liu Qisheng, hoping that Mu Sajiang could also have high-quality training in his daily life.

Mu Sajiang is now in the second year of junior high school attached to Shaanxi Normal University, and the quality of the school's training cannot meet the demand, so he is now training with the Shaanxi Provincial National Games team. In addition, Liu Qisheng will also open a small stove for Mu Sajiang, he and the foreign coach of China and Pakistan International, at least once a week to Mu Sajiang for personal technical training, including handling the ball in the move, shooting outflanking, etc., usually Liu Qisheng and the foreign coach stand aside, pass the ball to Mu Sajiang, let the latter outflank the goal, a practice is several hours. In addition, Liu Qisheng also hired sports performance experts to customize Musajiang's physical fitness, strength and flexibility. When Mu Sajiang first came to Xi'an, he was only a little more than 1.3 meters, but now he has exceeded 1.7 meters, and his physical strength is gradually strengthening.

Although Mu Sajiang is already a leader among his peers in China, his goal is far more than that, so he works hard himself, he knows that his shortcomings are in strength, and during the national brand training camp, the coaching staff often sees Mu Sajiang training the core alone in the strength room. He also pays attention to his diet and never drinks carbonated drinks.

▲ Mu Sajiang and Sun Jihai

Previously, the U14 training team had gone to France for training, during which the players had a reading and sharing session, and everyone mentioned their future goals and ideals. Most of the players are not very clear about their plans for the future, or dare not express their goals, and Mousajan firmly said that he will play in the big five leagues in the future. He likes Real Madrid and his favourite players are Cristiano Ronaldo and Kevin De Bruyne.

For football, Mousajiang has his own goals, he is moving forward step by step, step by step towards his football dream, Liu Qisheng has also made a clear plan, they are now preparing to go to Brazil, including visas, language learning and so on. Moussa Jiang learns Portuguese every day on his tablet, and with Liu Qisheng's tutoring, he can already communicate in Portuguese. "In the past, I forced him to learn, but now he likes to learn very much." Liu Qisheng said.

If all goes well, they will depart early next year to the state of São Paulo. The reason for choosing the state of São Paulo is that Liu Qisheng is most familiar with it, and in addition, there are subtle differences in the football style of each state in Brazil, Liu Qisheng believes that the football style of Sao Paulo is more suitable for Moussa Jiang.

▲Mu Sajiang was interviewed by CCTV

The Brazilian coach who coaches at China-Brazil International believes that Mousajiang has the ability to integrate into Brazil's youth system, but it also requires a long adaptation process, and Liu Qisheng, who used to play in Brazil, also agrees. "The Brazilian professional club echelon is very competitive, the league is fast-paced, very confrontational, and they have a greater emphasis on technology. Sasa is characterized by good technique at the feet, strong judgment on the spot, and good health, mainly playing with his brain. "Integration time is needed, and there is even a high probability that there will be setbacks during the period, but Liu Qisheng's existence will try to shorten the process. According to Liu Qisheng's plan, he will first take Mousajiang to some high-level clubs for trials, find a suitable club to settle in, and the most important thing is to be able to play.

"When I went to play in Brazil, there was almost no one to accompany me, and I had to solve all the problems by myself, including the lack of resources and access in the Brazilian professional team, which was also the biggest problem restricting development." Liu Qisheng said. Liu Qisheng will accompany Musajiang to Brazil, accompany him, help him integrate into Brazil, and make the most of his resources to pave the way for Mousajiang.

At the same time, the Chinese Football Association will also look for a foothold for some outstanding players in the U14 to stay in Europe, such as Auxerre, etc., Liu Qisheng believes that this is also a good choice. Wherever he goes, he will accompany Moussa Jiang, but one thing is that both of them are very clear, not to stay at home and to play overseas.

Mu Sajiang's family is also very supportive of playing abroad, and his father no longer hinders his children, and the family fully trusts Liu Qisheng. Mousajan also has a younger brother, who is 7 years old and is also playing football.

▲ Musajan's family

Now Musajan returns to Korla every winter and summer vacation, and his parents will also find opportunities to watch Musajan's games. Every time he returned to Xinjiang, Mu Sajiang would give the pocket money he had saved to his grandparents. Musajan has his own football dreams and hopes to use football to change the lives of his entire family.

Liu Qisheng is not an agent, because he only has one player, Mousajiang, and there are not too many agency agreements between them. He is Musajan's guardian and helps Musajan grow, and the two are also achieving each other. Some people say that Liu Qisheng is a fool who puts all his energy and resources on a child, but he said that this is also fulfilling his ideals.

"Musajiang" means "beloved Musa" in Uyghur, and Liu Qisheng said that from the first time he saw Musajiang on the dilapidated five-a-side court, he had already made up his mind to accompany the child to break through the world.

"What I haven't been able to do in the past, what I haven't been able to do, I hope Sasa can do it." Liu Qisheng said.