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Ali Musse
Player jogging during warm-up
Ali Musse with Cavalry in 2022
Personal information
Full name Ali Adem Musse
Date of birth (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28)
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 64 (14)
International career‡
2013 Canada U17 6 (0)
2019– Somalia 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 3, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 December 2019

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.

Early life

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]

College career

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]

Club career

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]

International career

Canada

In the summer of 2007, he attended a Canada national team evaluation camp. [35] 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] [36]

Somalia

In December 2019, Musse was called up by Somalia for the 2019 CECAFA Cup. [37] [38] He made his debut as a starter in the opening match in a 0–0 draw against Djibouti. [38]

Personal

Musse is a devout Muslim and maintains the Ramadan fast during the football season. [39]

Career statistics

As of May 21, 2024 [40]
Club statistics
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup Continental Total
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 [41] PDL 4 2 1 0 — — 5 2
WSA Winnipeg 2015 [42] PDL 1 0 — — — 1 0
2016 [43] 3 0 — — — 3 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Calgary Foothills 2017 [44] PDL 13 4 1 0 — — 13 4
2018 [45] 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 [46] 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 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 8 0
Total 64 14 5 2 5 0 2 0 77 16
Career total 148 36 12 7 6 0 2 0 168 46

Honours

Individual

  • CPL Player's Player of the Year: 2023

References

  1. ^ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (October 27, 2023). "How Ali Musse's big-game mentality has Cavalry dreaming of historic CanPL double". OneSoccer.
  2. ^ a b c d Ali Musse at the Canadian Soccer Association
  3. ^ a b c d e "Ali Musse Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "Ali Musse Tyler profile". Tyler Junior College.
  5. ^ Kennedy, Paul (July 29, 2018). "PDL: Roberts and Musse lead Reading United and Calgary Foothills FC into final". Soccer America.
  6. ^ "TJC Apaches win 4-1 over Jacksonville College". Tyler Morning Telegraph. August 30, 2015.
  7. ^ "TJC's quest for national championship repeat denied". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 13, 2015.
  8. ^ "Ali Musse NAIT Ooks profile". NAIT Ooks.
  9. ^ "Ooks Begin Season 1-0". NAIT Ooks. September 9, 2017.
  10. ^ a b c d "Ali Musse Stats". SoccerStats US.
  11. ^ Austin, Daniel (May 6, 2017). "Foothills FC enter season with target on their back". Calgary Herald.
  12. ^ Da Silva, Danielle (March 11, 2019). "Musse can't wait to play in familiar setting". Winnipeg Free Press.
  13. ^ "'Night after night': Finally home, Musse dreaming of opening account". Canadian Premier League. March 2, 2019.
  14. ^ Saelhof, Todd (May 5, 2022). "Cavalry's Ali Musse making faith work for him in shining start to season". Calgary Sun.
  15. ^ Allen, Taylor (February 28, 2019). "Musse ready for kicks with Valour FC". Winnipeg Free Press.
  16. ^ "Valour FC Signs Winnipeg Midfielder Ali Musse". Chris D Winnipeg News. February 28, 2019.
  17. ^ "Valour FC inks Winnipeg midfielder Ali Musse". Canadian Premier League. February 28, 2019.
  18. ^ Hobson, Russ (February 28, 2019). "Valour FC signs homegrown Winnipeg player Ali Musse to multi-year contract". Global News.
  19. ^ Brandt, Ryan (March 27, 2019). "'Ali the Moose!': Valour FC winger Musse aims for breakout season". Canadian Premier League.
  20. ^ Allen, Taylor (June 2, 2019). "Musse snags first goal of season as Valour FC beats Edmonton". Winnipeg Free Press.
  21. ^ Jacques, John (February 27, 2020). "Valour FC Releases Janssens, Musse". Northern Tribune.
  22. ^ Rhodes, Benedict (June 1, 2022). "'There was this fist bump, and that was where it all began': In soccer and life, Ali Musse and Henok Hiebert have an unbreakable bond". Canadian Premier League.
  23. ^ Jacques, John (June 21, 2021). "Cavalry FC Signs Former Valour Forward Ali Musse". Northern Tribune.
  24. ^ "Ali Musse (CAN) signs with Cavalry FC". June 21, 2021.
  25. ^ Tierney, Mitchell (July 14, 2022). "Highlights: Cavalry score three during dominant home performance against 10-man Halifax". Canadian Premier League.
  26. ^ Strasser, Scott (May 7, 2022). "Comfortable Cavalry coast to victory in first Al Classico of 2022 thanks to goals from Mason and Musse". Away from the Numbers.
  27. ^ Greer, Remy (October 2, 2022). "Musse wonder goal sends Cavalry to CPL playoffs". Okotoks Today.
  28. ^ Strasser, Scott (October 2, 2022). "Report and Reaction: Musse's magical strike secures Cavalry playoff berth". Away from the Numbers.
  29. ^ Saelhof, Todd (January 24, 2023). "Cavalry re-signs key contributors Ali Musse, Myer Bevan for two-plus campaigns". Calgary Sun.
  30. ^ "Cavalry FC extends contracts of Ali Musse and Myer Bevan". Cavalry FC. January 24, 2023.
  31. ^ Jacques, John (January 24, 2023). "Cavalry Re-Signs Musse, Bevan To Multi-Year Deals". Northern Tribune.
  32. ^ "Cavalry FC's Ali Musse voted 2023 CPL Players' Player of the Year". Canadian Premier League. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  33. ^ Jacques, John (27 October 2023). "2023 CPL Awards Round Up: Cavalry Dominates The Show". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  34. ^ "Canadian Premier League Best XI fuelled by Gatorade: 2023 CPL stars honoured". Canadian Premier League. December 20, 2023.
  35. ^ Martin, Nick (July 20, 2013). "An old question: Doubts keep arising about true age of Winnipeg's under-17 soccer star". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
  36. ^ "Cavalry FC signs ex-Valour attacker Ali Musse for 2021". Canadian Premier League. June 21, 2021.
  37. ^ Chuma, Festus (3 December 2019). "CECAFA 2019: Somalia Name Strong Squad For The Tournament". Ducor Sports. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  38. ^ a b "Ali Adem Musse". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  39. ^ Rhodes, Benedict (January 24, 2023). "'I want to be better in every way': Ali Musse excited to stay at Cavalry". Canadian Premier League.
  40. ^ Ali Musse at Soccerway
  41. ^ "2014 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
  42. ^ "2015 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
  43. ^ "Ali Musse 2016 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
  44. ^ "Ali Musse 2017 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
  45. ^ "Ali Musse 2018 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
  46. ^ "Ali Musse Stats". Kicker (in German).

External links

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