Ali Musse

Ali Adem Musse (born 1 January 1996) is a Somali professional footballer who plays as a winger, previously played for Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League.

Ali Musse
Personal information
Full name Ali Adem Musse
Date of birth (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996
Place of birth Mogadishu, Somalia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2005 Earl Grey
2005–2009 South End United
2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2014–2015 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 WSA Winnipeg 14 (6)
2016 WSA Winnipeg 2 (0)
2017–2018 Calgary Foothills 27 (12)
2019 Valour FC 13 (2)
National team‡
2011–2013 Canada U17 6 (0)
2019– Somalia 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 December 2019

Club career

Early career

Musse began playing football at age nine with the Winnipeg-based Earl Grey Community Club before joining South End United the same year.[1][2] In 2010, Musse joined newly-founded USL Premier Development League side WSA Winnipeg ahead of the 2011 PDL season.[1] In 2011, Musse joined the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency programme, but returned to Winnipeg the following year.[1] In 2013, he made fourteen appearances for WSA Winnipeg, scoring six goals.[1] In 2014, Musse rejoined the Whitecaps academy and played for their under-18 team in the USSDA.[1] After two years with the Whitecaps, Musse rejoined WSA Winnipeg in 2016 and made two appearances.[3]

Calgary Foothills

In 2017, Musse played for the Calgary Foothills, making thirteen appearances and scoring four goals[4] In 2018 he made nine league appearances, scoring three goals, and added another five goals in four playoff appearances as the Foothills won the 2018 PDL Championship.[5]

Valour FC

On 28 February 2019, Musse signed with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC, based in his home town of Winnipeg.[6] He made his professional debut as a substitute in Valour's inaugural home match against FC Edmonton.[7] On 2 June 2019, Musse scored his first professional goal in a 1–0 win over FC Edmonton.[7] He scored two goals in thirteen league appearances that season and made another two appearances in the Canadian Championship.[7]

International career

Canada

In November 2011, Musse received his first Canadian national team call-up for a Canada U17 camp in Costa Rica.[2] He was subsequently named to the squad for the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where he made five appearances.[2] Canada lost in the semi-finals to Panama, but qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where Musse was called up again and made one appearance in the group stage against Argentina.[2]

Somalia

In December 2019, Musse was called up by Somalia for the 2019 CECAFA Cup.[8][9] He made his debut as a starter in the opening match in a 0–0 draw against Djibouti.[9] He appeared in all four of Somalia's matches in the tournament as the Ocean Stars were eliminated in the group stage.[9]

Personal life

Musse was born in Mogadishu, Somalia and moved to Canada with his family at the age of 6.[2]

Career statistics
As of 18 December 2019.[7]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
WSA Winnipeg 2013 USL PDL 146——00146
2016 USL PDL 20——0020
Total 166000000166
Calgary Foothills 2017 USL PDL 134——10144
2018 USL PDL 93——45138
Total 2270000552712
Valour FC 2019 Canadian Premier League 13220—00152
Career total 58222000555822
  1. Includes appearances in the Canadian Championship.
  2. Includes appearances in the PDL Playoffs.

References
  1. "Ali Musse". Vanouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. "Ali Musse". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. "Ali Musse 2016". USL League Two. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  4. "Ali Musse 2017". USL League Two. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  5. "Ali Musse 2018". USL League Two. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. "Valour FC inks Winnipeg midfielder Ali Musse". Canadian Premier League. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  7. "A. Musse". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  8. Festus Chuma (3 December 2019). "CECAFA 2019: Somalia Name Strong Squad For The Tournament". Ducor Sports. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  9. "Ali Adem Musse". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 December 2019.


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