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DeutschMohamed Kourouma (soccer)
 Kourouma playing for HFX Wanderers in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Montréal Concordia | ||
| 2010–2011 | Gent | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Red Star | ||
| 2012–2013 | AS Kaloum | ||
| 2016–2017 | Miami City | 26 | (20) |
| 2019 | HFX Wanderers | 26 | (1) |
| 2020 | Atlético Ottawa | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 6, 2020 | |||
Mohamed Kourouma (born 4 August 1990) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Kourouma was born in Conakry, Guinea and grew up in Montreal, Canada.[1] In 2009, Kourouma left his youth club in Canada, Concordia Stingers, to sign with French CFA side Red Star 93.[2] After a year in France, Kourouma joined the reserve side of Belgian First Division A club Gent.[2] After leaving Gent, he returned to Guinea to play for Guinean Championnat National side AS Kaloum.
Miami City
[edit]In 2016, Kourouma signed with American PDL side FC Miami City and scored nine goals in thirteen appearances that season.[3] He returned to Miami in 2017, making another thirteen league appearances and scoring eleven goals, and made two further appearances in the playoffs that year.[3]
HFX Wanderers
[edit]In summer 2018, Kourouma spent two weeks on trial with French Ligue 1 club Nîmes Olympique after being scouted while at Miami City.[4][5] In September 2018, Kourouma participated in the Canadian Premier League Open Trials and made the final cut of 28 players in Montreal.[6][7]
On 4 April 2019, Kourouma signed with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[1] On 28 April 2019, he made his debut for Halifax as a starter in the club's inaugural match.[8] On 14 December 2019, the club announced that Kourouma would not be returning for the 2020 season.[9]
Atlético Ottawa
[edit]On 10 August 2020, Kourouma signed with CPL expansion side Atlético Ottawa.[10] He made his debut in Ottawa's inaugural match on August 15 against York9 and scored their first-ever goal, netting the opener of an eventual 2-2- draw.[11] He went on to appear in all seven of Ottawa's matches in the shortened 2020 season.[8] On 26 February 2021, Kourouma was released by the club.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental | Other[b] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Miami City | 2016 | Premier Development League | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 9 | ||||
| 2017 | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | |||||
| Total | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 20 | ||
| HFX Wanderers | 2019 | Canadian Premier League | 26 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| Atlético Ottawa | 2020 | Canadian Premier League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 53 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 25 | ||
- ^ Includes the Canadian Championship.
- ^ Includes the PDL Championship.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gareth Hampshire (5 April 2019). "Wanderers add pace and power to attack with pair of Canadian wingers". HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Mohamed Kourouma". thefinalball.com. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Mohamed Kourouma". USL League Two. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "We are your #Path2Pro". FC Miami City. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Players to watch heading into Day 2 of the #GotGame Open Trials in Quebec". Canadian Premier League. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Making the cut: List of trialists in Quebec to advance to Day 2 of the Open Trials". Canadian Premier League. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Final cut: List of trialists in Quebec to advance to Day 2 scrimmages". Canadian Premier League. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Mohamed Kourouma". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Gareth Hampshire (14 December 2019). "HFX Wanderers FC thank non-returning players". HFX Wanderers FC. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Atlético Ottawa completes roster with 6 signings, including Kourouma, McKendry". Canadian Premier League. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ Molinaro, John (August 15, 2020). "York9 FC comes from behind to draw Atlético Ottawa at The Island Games".
- ^ "Atlético Ottawa parts ways with 8 players including Fisk, Kourouma". Canadian Premier League. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- Mohamed Kourouma at Soccerway