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Somali professional footballer (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ali Adem Musse (born 1 January 1996) is a Somali professional footballer who plays as a winger for Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC and the Somalia national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ali Adem Musse | ||
Date of birth | 1 January 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Mogadishu, Somalia | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cavalry FC | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005 | Earl Grey CC | ||
2005–2009 | Winnipeg South End United SC | ||
2010–2011 | WSA Winnipeg | ||
2011 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
2014–2015 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Tyler Apaches | 17 | (10) |
2017 | NAIT Ooks | 9 | (8) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | WSA Winnipeg | 39 | (10) |
2014 | Vancouver Whitecaps U-23 | 4 | (2) |
2015–2016 | WSA Winnipeg | 4 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Calgary Foothills | 22 | (7) |
2019 | Valour FC | 13 | (2) |
2020 | 1. FCA Darmstadt | 2 | (1) |
2021– | Cavalry FC | 76 | (18) |
International career‡ | |||
2013 | Canada U17 | 6 | (0) |
2019 | Somalia | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 12, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 December 2019 |
Born in Somalia, Ali moved to Canada at a young age.[1] He began playing youth football with Earl Grey Community Centre.[2] From 2005 to 2009, he played with Winnipeg South End United SC.[3] In 2010, he began playing with WSA Winnipeg.[3] He also played for the Manitoba provincial team in 2009 and 2011.[3] In 2011, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy.[3] After returning to WSA Winnipeg, he returned to the Whitecaps Academy in 2014.[3] In 2013, he was awarded the Manitoba Soccer Special Achievement Award.[2]
In 2015, he attended Tyler Junior College, where he played for the men's soccer team.[4][5] He scored two goals in his debut over Jacksonville College on August 29.[6] With Tyler, he advanced to the national finals, where they were defeated by the Louisburg College Hurricances.[7]
In 2017, he began attending the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.[8] He made his debut on September 9, scoring all four goals in a 4-1 victory over the University of Alberta-Augustana, earning Player of the Game honours.[9]
From 2011 to 2013, he played for WSA Winnipeg in the Premier Development League.[10] In 2014, while with the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy, he also played with the Vancouver Whitecaps U23 in the PDL. Afterwards, he returned to WSA Winnipeg.[citation needed]
In 2017, Musse began playing for the Calgary Foothills. In the season debut on May 5, 2017, he scored the winning goal in a 4-3 victory over the TSS FC Rovers.[11] He helped the team reach the PDL final in 2017.[12][13] In 2018, he scored five goals in four playoff games as the Foothills won the PDL title, including scoring two goals in extra time in the championship final victory over Reading United AC.[14][15]
In February 2019, Musse signed a professional contract with Canadian Premier League club Valour FC, from his hometown of Winnipeg.[16][17] FC Edmonton had also sought to sign him, with his family now based out of Edmonton, but he chose to return to Winnipeg and sign with Valour to re-unite with head coach Rob Gale who he had played for during his time in the Canada national team program.[18][19] He scored his first goal on June 2, 2019 against FC Edmonton in a 1-0 victory.[20] Ahead of the 2020 season, he was released by the club.[21][22]
In 2020, he signed with German club 1. FCA Darmstadt in the seventh-tier Gruppenliga.[23]
In June 2021, Musse returned to Calgary and signed with Canadian club Cavalry FC on a one-year contract.[24] On July 14, 2022, he scored a brace in a 3-0 victory over HFX Wanderers FC.[25] He missed much of his first season due to injury.[26] On October 2, 2022, he scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Valour FC to clinch a playoff spot for the club.[27][28] Musse led the club in scoring in 2022 with seven goals and four assists, across all competitions.[29] In January 2023, Musse signed a new two-year deal with Cavalry, with an option for 2025.[30][31] At the end of the 2023 season, Musse won the CPL Player's Player of the Year award[32][33] and was named to the CPL Best XI.[34] On August 3, 2024, he scored a brace in a 2-1 victory over Atlético Ottawa, in his first match following a three-month absence due to injury.[35]
In the summer of 2007, he attended a Canada national team evaluation camp.[36] In November 2011, Musse received his first Canadian youth national team call-up for a Canada U16 camp in Costa Rica.[2] He was subsequently named to the squad for the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where he won a bronze medal, as well as playing at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[2][37]
In December 2019, Musse was called up by Somalia for the 2019 CECAFA Cup.[38][39] He made his debut as a starter in the opening match in a 0–0 draw against Djibouti.[39]
Musse is a devout Muslim and maintains the Ramadan fast during the football season.[40][41]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
WSA Winnipeg | 2011[10] | PDL | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
2012[10] | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||||
2013[10] | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | |||||
Total | 39 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 10 | ||
Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 | 2014[43] | PDL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||
WSA Winnipeg | 2015[44] | PDL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2016[45] | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Calgary Foothills | 2017[46] | PDL | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 4 | ||
2018[47] | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 13 | 8 | ||||
Total | 22 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12 | ||
Valour FC | 2019 | CPL | 13 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | ||
1. FCA Darmstadt | 2020-21[48] | Gruppenliga Darmstadt | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
Cavalry FC | 2021 | CPL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
2022 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 7 | |||
2023 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 7 | |||
2024 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | ||
Total | 75 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 20 | ||
Career total | 159 | 40 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 179 | 50 |
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