Sofien Moussa
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 February 1988 | ||
Place of birth | La Marsa, Tunisia | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2014 | AS Marsa | 60 | (5) |
2014–2015 | Étoile du Sahel | 16 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Petrolul Ploiești | 17 | (3) |
2016 | Tromsø | 20 | (5) |
2017 | Lokomotiv GO | 12 | (2) |
2017–2019 | Dundee | 35 | (7) |
2019 | Concordia Chiajna | 13 | (3) |
2019 | Botoșani | 10 | (1) |
2020 | Academica Clinceni | 5 | (0) |
Total | 188 | (28) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sofien Moussa (Arabic: سفيان موسى; born 6 February 1988) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for such teams as Étoile Sportive du Sahel, Petrolul Ploiești, Tromsø, Dundee, and Academica Clinceni.
Career
[edit]AS Marsa
[edit]Moussa started his career at age 22 at hometown club AS Marsa where he spent four years playing in Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2.
Étoile du Sahel
[edit]At the end of the 2014 season he move up a division to Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 to join one of the top clubs in Tunisian football, Étoile du Sahel. However, Moussa struggled for form and on holding down a place in the team only making 16 appearances for Étoile du Sahel and only scoring 2 goals in the 2014–15 campaign.
Petrolul Ploiești
[edit]Moussa arrived at his first European club, Petrolul Ploiești at the start of the 2015–16 Liga I season. Moussa played about half a season in Romania. He moved to Norway during the 2015 Norwegian transfer window.
Tromsø
[edit]In February 2015, Moussa signed a one-year contract with Norwegian Eliteserien side Tromsø.[1] He left the club at the end of his contract.[2]
Lokomotiv GO
[edit]Moussa moved to Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa in the Bulgarian Top Division for a six-month stint following being released by Tromsø, midway through his first season in Norway.[3] Lokomotiv GO were relegated to the Bulgaria Second Division at the end of the season.
Dundee
[edit]On 14 July 2017, Moussa signed a two-year deal with Scottish Premiership side Dundee.[4] On 18 July, he made his debut for Dundee scoring against Raith Rovers in a 2–1 victory in the group stage of the Scottish League Cup.[5] He started the season with five goals in five games for Dundee in the League Cup group stages including a hat-trick against Cowdenbeath.[6] After returning from a knee operation Moussa scored his first league goal for the club in a 3–2 victory over St Johnstone.
Later on that season, Moussa scored his first brace for Dundee in a 2–1 win against St Johnstone, in their first bottom six fixture.[7] On 31 January 2019, Moussa left Dundee by mutual consent.[8] Moussa has remained a cult figure at the club since his departure due to his hot start and many moments of ineptitude on the pitch thereafter, along with his winning smile.
Concordia Chiajna
[edit]On 19 February 2019, Moussa signed a contract with Liga I side Concordia Chiajna.[9]
Academica Clinceni
[edit]On 18 January 2020, Moussa joined Romanian club Academica Clinceni.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 24 November 2018[11]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Marsa | 2010–11 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 19 | 1 | – | – | 16 | 2 | ||||
2011–12 | 20 | 2 | – | – | 16 | 2 | ||||||
2012–13 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 2 | ||||||
2013–14 | 18 | 2 | – | – | 16 | 2 | ||||||
Total | 60 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 5 | ||||
Étoile du Sahel | 2014–15 | CLP-1 | 16 | 2 | – | 16 | 2 | |||||
Petrolul Ploiești | 2015–16 | Liga I | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 3 | |
Tromsø | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 20 | 5 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 24 | 7 | ||
Lokomotiv GO | 2016–17 | First Professional Football League | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 2 | ||
Dundee | 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | – | 33 | 13 | |
2018–19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | 13 | 2 | |||
Total | 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 15 | ||
Career total | 160 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 35 |
Honours
[edit]- Étoile du Sahel
- Tunisian League: Runner-up 2014–15
References
[edit]- ^ "Sofien (27) er TILs nye spiss". www.itromso.no (in Norwegian). iTromsø. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Alle Eliteserie-overgangene i januar" (in Swedish). m.nettavisen.no. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Her er vinterens overganger i Eliteserien". 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Dundee sign Tunisian-born striker Sofien Moussa". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ Duthie, Tom (18 July 2017). "Raith Rovers 1 Dundee 2: Dee come out on top in dramatic finish". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Cowdenbeath 0–3 Dundee". BBC Sport. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Dundee 2-1 St Johnstone". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Moussa leaves club". 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Bun venit, Sofiane Moussa!" [Welcome, Sofiane Moussa!]. csconcordia.ro. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Mihaitalazarica (18 January 2020). "SOFIEN MOUSSA A SEMNAT CU ACADEMICA CLINCENI" (in Romanian). Academica Clinceni. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "S.Moussa". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
External links
[edit]- Sofien Moussa at Soccerway
- Sofien Moussa at WorldFootball.net