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Safwane Mlah (born December 8, 2001) is a soccer player who plays for Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League. Born in the United States, he represents Canada at international level in futsal.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | December 8, 2001 | ||
Place of birth | United States | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Valour FC | ||
Number | 64 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2018 | FS Salaberry | ||
2019 | CS St-Hubert | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Aigles du Collège Ahuntsic | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | CS St-Hubert | 18 | (6) |
2022 | AS Blainville | 22 | (3) |
2023–2024 | CS St-Laurent | 24 | (10) |
2024– | Valour FC | 8 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Canada (futsal) | 6 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 1, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 17, 2024 |
Mlah played youth soccer with FS Salaberry.[1] He later attended Collège Ahuntsic, where he played for the men's soccer team.[2]
He has also regularly played futsal, into his adulthood.[3]
In 2020, he began playing at the senior level with CS St-Hubert in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.[4] In 2022, he played with AS Blainville and was named to the PLSQ All-Star team for a pre-season match against Major League Soccer club CF Montréal in January 2022.[5] In 2023, he helped CS St-Laurent win the 2023 title.[6] He was also named the Ballon D'or winner as the league's best player.[7] In January 2024, he went on trial with Swedish Superettan club Trelleborgs FF.[8] He then continued playing with CS St-Laurent for the 2024 season.[9]
In June 2024, he signed with Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League.[10][11] He made his debut on July 18, in a substitute appearance, against the HFX Wanderers.[12] On July 21, 2024, he scored his first professional goal, in his first professional start, against Atlético Ottawa.[12]
Mlah began playing with the Canada national futsal team in 2021, where he was named to the roster for the 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.[13] He scored his first international futsal goal for Canada on May 4, 2021 at the CONCACAF championships.[13] In December 2023, he was named the Canadian Soccer Association Futsal Player of the Year.[14]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
CS St-Hubert | 2020[16] | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||
2021[16] | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | |||||
Total | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | ||
AS Blainville | 2022[16] | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 22 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
CS St-Laurent | 2023[17] | Ligue1 Québec | 19 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 22 | 12 | ||
2024[17] | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |||
Total | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 14 | ||
Valour FC | 2024 | Canadian Premier League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |
Career total | 68 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 76 | 24 |
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