Ali Musse
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.
| Ali Musse with Cavalry in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | |||
Early life edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Canada edit
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 edit
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 edit
Musse is a devout Muslim and maintains the Ramadan fast during the football season.[39]
Career statistics edit
- As of May 3, 2024[40]
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 64 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 16 | ||
| Career total | 148 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 167 | 46 | ||
Honours edit
Individual edit
References edit
- ^ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (October 27, 2023). "How Ali Musse's big-game mentality has Cavalry dreaming of historic CanPL double". OneSoccer.
- ^ a b c d Ali Musse at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ a b c d e . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020.
- ^ "Ali Musse Tyler profile". Tyler Junior College.
- ^ Kennedy, Paul (July 29, 2018). "PDL: Roberts and Musse lead Reading United and Calgary Foothills FC into final". Soccer America.
- ^ "TJC Apaches win 4-1 over Jacksonville College". Tyler Morning Telegraph. August 30, 2015.
- ^ "TJC's quest for national championship repeat denied". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 13, 2015.
- ^ "Ali Musse NAIT Ooks profile". NAIT Ooks.
- ^ "Ooks Begin Season 1-0". NAIT Ooks. September 9, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Ali Musse Stats". SoccerStats US.
- ^ Austin, Daniel (May 6, 2017). "Foothills FC enter season with target on their back". Calgary Herald.
- ^ Da Silva, Danielle (March 11, 2019). "Musse can't wait to play in familiar setting". Winnipeg Free Press.
- ^ "'Night after night': Finally home, Musse dreaming of opening account". Canadian Premier League. March 2, 2019.
- ^ Saelhof, Todd (May 5, 2022). "Cavalry's Ali Musse making faith work for him in shining start to season". Calgary Sun.
- ^ Allen, Taylor (February 28, 2019). "Musse ready for kicks with Valour FC". Winnipeg Free Press.
- ^ "Valour FC Signs Winnipeg Midfielder Ali Musse". Chris D Winnipeg News. February 28, 2019.
- ^ "Valour FC inks Winnipeg midfielder Ali Musse". Canadian Premier League. February 28, 2019.
- ^ Hobson, Russ (February 28, 2019). "Valour FC signs homegrown Winnipeg player Ali Musse to multi-year contract". Global News.
- ^ Brandt, Ryan (March 27, 2019). "'Ali the Moose!': Valour FC winger Musse aims for breakout season". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ Allen, Taylor (June 2, 2019). "Musse snags first goal of season as Valour FC beats Edmonton". Winnipeg Free Press.
- ^ Jacques, John (February 27, 2020). "Valour FC Releases Janssens, Musse". Northern Tribune.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jacques, John (June 21, 2021). "Cavalry FC Signs Former Valour Forward Ali Musse". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Ali Musse (CAN) signs with Cavalry FC". June 21, 2021.
- ^ Tierney, Mitchell (July 14, 2022). "Highlights: Cavalry score three during dominant home performance against 10-man Halifax". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Greer, Remy (October 2, 2022). "Musse wonder goal sends Cavalry to CPL playoffs". Okotoks Today.
- ^ Strasser, Scott (October 2, 2022). "Report and Reaction: Musse's magical strike secures Cavalry playoff berth". Away from the Numbers.
- ^ Saelhof, Todd (January 24, 2023). "Cavalry re-signs key contributors Ali Musse, Myer Bevan for two-plus campaigns". Calgary Sun.
- ^ "Cavalry FC extends contracts of Ali Musse and Myer Bevan". Cavalry FC. January 24, 2023.
- ^ Jacques, John (January 24, 2023). "Cavalry Re-Signs Musse, Bevan To Multi-Year Deals". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Cavalry FC's Ali Musse voted 2023 CPL Players' Player of the Year". Canadian Premier League. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ Jacques, John (27 October 2023). "2023 CPL Awards Round Up: Cavalry Dominates The Show". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Canadian Premier League Best XI fuelled by Gatorade: 2023 CPL stars honoured". Canadian Premier League. December 20, 2023.
- ^ Martin, Nick (July 20, 2013). . 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) - ^ "Cavalry FC signs ex-Valour attacker Ali Musse for 2021". Canadian Premier League. June 21, 2021.
- ^ Chuma, Festus (3 December 2019). "CECAFA 2019: Somalia Name Strong Squad For The Tournament". Ducor Sports. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Ali Adem Musse". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ Rhodes, Benedict (January 24, 2023). "'I want to be better in every way': Ali Musse excited to stay at Cavalry". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ Ali Musse at Soccerway
- ^ "2014 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
- ^ "2015 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
- ^ "Ali Musse 2016 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
- ^ "Ali Musse 2017 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
- ^ "Ali Musse 2018 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
- ^ "Ali Musse Stats". Kicker (in German).
External links edit
- Ali Musse at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Ali Musse at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ali Musse at Soccerway
- Ali Musse at FuPa (in German)