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Ali Musse
Player jogging during warm-up
Ali Musse with Cavalry in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth Mogadishu, Somalia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position 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 111 (29)
International career‡
2013 Canada U17 6 (0)
2019– Somalia 7 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Canada
CONCACAF U-17 Championship
Third place2013 PanamaTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025

Ali Musse (born 1 January 1996[citation needed]) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC and the Somalia national team.

Early life

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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

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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 29 August.[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 9 September, scoring all four goals in a 4–1 victory over the University of Alberta-Augustana, earning Player of the Game honours.[9]

Club career

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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.[11] Afterwards, he returned to WSA Winnipeg.[12][13]

In 2017, Musse began playing for the Calgary Foothills. In the season debut on 5 May 2017, he scored the winning goal in a 4–3 victory over the TSS FC Rovers.[14] He helped the team reach the PDL final in 2017.[15][16] 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.[17][18]

In February 2019, Musse signed a professional contract with Canadian Premier League club Valour FC, from his hometown of Winnipeg.[19][20] 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.[21][22] He scored his first goal on 2 June 2019, against FC Edmonton in a 1–0 victory.[23] Ahead of the 2020 season, he was released by the club.[24][25]

In 2020, he signed with German club 1. FCA Darmstadt in the seventh-tier Gruppenliga.[26]

Cavalry FC

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In June 2021, Musse returned to Calgary and signed with Canadian club Cavalry FC on a one-year contract.[27] On 14 July 2022, he scored a brace in a 3–0 victory over HFX Wanderers FC.[28] He missed much of his first season due to injury.[29] On 2 October 2022, he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Valour FC to clinch a playoff spot for the club.[30][31] Musse led the club in scoring in 2022 with seven goals and four assists, across all competitions.[32] In January 2023, Musse signed a new two-year deal with Cavalry, with an option for 2025.[33][34] At the end of the 2023 season, Musse won the CPL Player's Player of the Year award[35][36] and was named to the CPL Best XI.[37] On 3 August 2024, he scored a brace in a 2–1 victory over Atlético Ottawa, in his first match following a three-month absence due to injury.[38]

Upon conclusion of the 2025 season, the club announced that it was unlikely that Musse would re-sign for 2026. However, in March 2026 Musse would sign a 3 year contract extension, keeping him with the club through the 2028 season.[39][40]

International career

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Canada

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In the summer of 2007, he attended a Canada national team evaluation camp.[41] 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][42]

Somalia

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In December 2019, Musse was called up by Somalia for the 2019 CECAFA Cup.[43][44] He made his debut as a starter in the opening match in a 0–0 draw against Djibouti.[44]

Personal

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Musse is a devout Muslim and maintains the Ramadan fast during the football season.[45][46]

Career statistics

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As of July 28, 2026[47]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs National cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
WSA Winnipeg 2011[10] PDL 132———132
2012[10] 122———122
2013[10] 146———146
Total 39100000003910
Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 2014[11] PDL 4210——52
WSA Winnipeg 2015[12] PDL 10———10
2016[13] 30———30
Total 4000000040
Calgary Foothills 2017[48] PDL 13410——134
2018[49] 9345——138
Total 2275500002712
Valour FC 2019 Canadian Premier League 132—20—152
1. FCA Darmstadt 2020-21[50] Gruppenliga Darmstadt 21—00—21
Cavalry FC 2021 Canadian Premier League 8210——92
2022 2772020—317
2023 2553210—297
2024 164202020224
2025 239313120339
2026 120003100151
Total 111271131124013732
Career total 195491781224022862

Honours

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Tyler Apaches

Calgary Foothills

Cavalry FC

Canada U17

Individual

Records

References

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  1. ↑ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (27 October 2023). "How Ali Musse's big-game mentality has Cavalry dreaming of historic CanPL double". OneSoccer. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ali Musse at Canada Soccer
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ali Musse Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Ali Musse Tyler profile". Tyler Junior College.
  5. ↑ Kennedy, Paul (29 July 2018). "PDL: Roberts and Musse lead Reading United and Calgary Foothills FC into final". Soccer America. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "TJC Apaches win 4-1 over Jacksonville College". Tyler Morning Telegraph. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "TJC's quest for national championship repeat denied". Tyler Morning Telegraph. 13 November 2015. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Ali Musse NAIT Ooks profile". NAIT Ooks. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Ooks Begin Season 1-0". NAIT Ooks. 9 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Ali Musse Stats". SoccerStats US. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  11. 1 2 "2014 PDL Stats". USL League Two. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  12. 1 2 "2015 PDL Stats". USL League Two. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  13. 1 2 "Ali Musse 2016 PDL Stats". USL League Two. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  14. ↑ Austin, Daniel (6 May 2017). "Foothills FC enter season with target on their back". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  15. ↑ Da Silva, Danielle (11 March 2019). "Musse can't wait to play in familiar setting". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "'Night after night': Finally home, Musse dreaming of opening account". Canadian Premier League. 2 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  17. ↑ Saelhof, Todd (5 May 2022). "Cavalry's Ali Musse making faith work for him in shining start to season". Calgary Sun.
  18. ↑ Allen, Taylor (28 February 2019). "Musse ready for kicks with Valour FC". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  19. ↑ "Valour FC Signs Winnipeg Midfielder Ali Musse". Chris D Winnipeg News. 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  20. ↑ "Valour FC inks Winnipeg midfielder Ali Musse". Canadian Premier League. 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  21. ↑ Hobson, Russ (28 February 2019). "Valour FC signs homegrown Winnipeg player Ali Musse to multi-year contract". Global News. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  22. ↑ Brandt, Ryan (27 March 2019). "'Ali the Moose!': Valour FC winger Musse aims for breakout season". Canadian Premier League. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  23. ↑ Allen, Taylor (2 June 2019). "Musse snags first goal of season as Valour FC beats Edmonton". Winnipeg Free Press.
  24. ↑ Jacques, John (27 February 2020). "Valour FC Releases Janssens, Musse". Northern Tribune.
  25. ↑ Rhodes, Benedict (1 June 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. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  26. ↑ Jacques, John (21 June 2021). "Cavalry FC Signs Former Valour Forward Ali Musse". Northern Tribune. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  27. ↑ "Ali Musse (CAN) signs with Cavalry FC". 21 June 2021.
  28. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (14 July 2022). "Highlights: Cavalry score three during dominant home performance against 10-man Halifax". Canadian Premier League. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  29. ↑ Strasser, Scott (7 May 2022). "Comfortable Cavalry coast to victory in first Al Classico of 2022 thanks to goals from Mason and Musse". Away from the Numbers. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  30. ↑ Greer, Remy (2 October 2022). "Musse wonder goal sends Cavalry to CPL playoffs". Okotoks Today. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  31. ↑ Strasser, Scott (2 October 2022). "Report and Reaction: Musse's magical strike secures Cavalry playoff berth". Away from the Numbers. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  32. ↑ Saelhof, Todd (24 January 2023). "Cavalry re-signs key contributors Ali Musse, Myer Bevan for two-plus campaigns". Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  33. ↑ "Cavalry FC extends contracts of Ali Musse and Myer Bevan". Cavalry FC. 24 January 2023. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  34. ↑ Jacques, John (24 January 2023). "Cavalry Re-Signs Musse, Bevan To Multi-Year Deals". Northern Tribune. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  35. ↑ "Cavalry FC's Ali Musse voted 2023 CPL Players' Player of the Year". Canadian Premier League. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  36. ↑ Jacques, John (27 October 2023). "2023 CPL Awards Round Up: Cavalry Dominates The Show". Northern Tribune. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  37. ↑ "Canadian Premier League Best XI fuelled by Gatorade: 2023 CPL stars honoured". Canadian Premier League. 20 December 2023. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  38. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (4 August 2024). "Match Analysis: Cavalry's Musse scores stunning brace in return from injury to beat Atlético Ottawa late". Canadian Premier League.
  39. ↑ "Cavalry FC sign forward Ali Musse". Cavalry FC. 11 March 2026.
  40. ↑ "Star CPL Striker Ali Musse Comes Back To Cavalry". Northern Tribune. 11 March 2026.
  41. ↑ Martin, Nick (20 July 2013). "An old question: Doubts keep arising about true age of Winnipeg's under-17 soccer star". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  42. ↑ "Cavalry FC signs ex-Valour attacker Ali Musse for 2021". Canadian Premier League. 21 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  43. ↑ Chuma, Festus (3 December 2019). "CECAFA 2019: Somalia Name Strong Squad For The Tournament". Ducor Sports. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  44. 1 2 "Ali Adem Musse". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  45. ↑ Rhodes, Benedict (24 January 2023). "'I want to be better in every way': Ali Musse excited to stay at Cavalry". Canadian Premier League. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  46. ↑ Parisis, Quentin (28 August 2024). "Ali Musse : La force tranquille revient faire trembler les défenses adverses" [Ali Musse: Quiet strength returns to shake opposing defenses]. Canadian Premier League (in French).
  47. ↑ Ali Musse at Soccerway
  48. ↑ "Ali Musse 2017 PDL Stats". USL League Two. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  49. ↑ "Ali Musse 2018 PDL Stats". USL League Two. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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  61. ↑ "Canadian Premier League Best XI Fuelled by Gatorade: 2024 CPL Stars Honoured". Canadian Premier League.
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