Eddie Moussa was a Swedish football player. He carried both Swedish citizenship

Swedish nationality law

Swedish nationality law determines entitlement to Swedish citizenship. Citizenship of Sweden is based primarily on the principle of jus sanguinis...

 and Lebanese citizenship

Lebanese nationality law

The Lebanese nationality is transmitted by paternity . However, this gives the right to Lebanese to transmit citizenship to their children and foreign wives.-Citizenship Law Number 15:...

 and was of Assyrian

Assyrian people

The Assyrian people are a distinct ethnic group whose origins lie in ancient Mesopotamia...

 descent.

Career

He played in Sweden for Assyriska Föreningen

Assyriska Föreningen

Assyriska Föreningen is a Swedish football club based in Södertälje. The club, formed in 1974 by Assyrian immigrants, has advanced through the league system and is currently playing in the second highest Swedish league, Superettan. They played in the highest Swedish football league Allsvenskan in...

 during his career starting 2001 until his death, with one year as loan to Valsta Syrianska IK

Valsta Syrianska IK

Valsta Syrianska IK is a Swedish based football club in Märsta, a suburb of Stockholm. The club, formed in 1993 by Syriac immigrants arriving from Turkey has advanced through the league system and is currently playing in the third highest Swedish league, Division 1 Norra. The club is affiliated to...

 for the season 2006–2007. He played as an attacking midfielder or forward.

As his father was Assyrian

Assyria

Assyria was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia , that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur...

 from Lebanon while his mother from Syria, he had recently acquired Lebanese

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

 citizenship to possibly play in the Lebanese National Football Team

Lebanon national football team

The Lebanon national football team represents the Republic of Lebanon in international association football. Their official nickname is The Cedars...

.

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. The murder of Eddie and Yaacoub Moussa is alleged to have been a revenge against their brother, Dany Moussa, an underworld gang leader and head of the Bandidos and X-Team in Södertälje.