Wessam Abou Ali

Wessam Abou Ali (born 1 January 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Silkeborg IF.[1]

Wessam Abou Ali
Personal information
Full name Wessam Abou Ali
Date of birth (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999
Place of birth Gug, Aalborg, Denmark
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Silkeborg
Number 29
Youth career
2003–2009 B52/AFC
2009–2018 AaB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 AaB 30 (2)
2019–2020 → Vendsyssel (loan) 22 (11)
2020– Silkeborg 4 (1)
National team
2016 Denmark U17 3 (0)
2016–2017 Denmark U18 4 (0)
2018 Denmark U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:43, 4 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

AaB

Starting out in local Aalborg club, B52/AFC, at age 4,[2] Abou Ali moved to the largest club in the region, AaB, six years later.[2]

He made his senior Danish Superliga debut on March 15, 2018 against AC Horsens.[3] He scored his first senior goal on April 22, 2018 against FC Midtjylland.[4]

On 23 August 2019, Abou Ali was loaned out to Danish 1st Division club Vendsyssel FF for the rest of 2019.[5] On 5 January 2020 it was confirmed, that he would continue at Vendsyssel for the rest of the season.[6]

Silkeborg

On 9 September 2020, Abou Ali joined newly relegated Danish 1st Division club Silkeborg IF on a 4,5-year contract until the end of 2024.[7]

International career

Born in Denmark, Abou Ali is of Palestinian descent. He is a youth international for Denmark.[8]

References
  1. "Wessam Abou Ali - Aabsport.dk". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  2. Winther Groth, Alfred (6 August 2016). "Fokus på: Wessam Abou Ali - Stenhård arbejde venter i U/19-ligaen". Tipsbladet. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. "Superstats". Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  4. "Superstats". Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  5. VENDSYSSEL FF LEJER ABOU ALI I AAB, vendsysselff.dk, 23 August 2019
  6. Wessam Abou Ali fortsætter hos Vendsyssel F.F. i foråret, tv2nord.dk, 5 January 2020
  7. SIF henter angriber i AaB, silkeborgif.com, 8 September 2020
  8. "Palestine-Eligible Players -". footballpalestine.com.
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