| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 8, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | United States | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Valour FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | FS Salaberry | ||
| 2019 | CS St-Hubert | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Aigles du Collège Ahuntsic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | CS St-Hubert | 18 | (6) |
| 2022 | AS Blainville | 22 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | CS St-Laurent | 24 | (10) |
| 2024– | Valour FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Canada (futsal) | 6 | (4) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 27, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 17, 2024 | |||
Safwane Mlah (born December 8, 2001) is a soccer player who plays for Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League. Born in the United States, he represents Canada at international level in futsal.
Early life
editMlah played youth soccer with FS Salaberry.[1] He later attended Collège Ahuntsic, where he played for the men's soccer team.[2]
Club career
editIn 2020, he began playing at the senior level with CS St-Hubert in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.[3] In 2022, he played with AS Blainville and was named to the PLSQ All-Star team for a pre-season match against Major League Soccer club CF Montréal in January 2022.[4] In 2023, he helped CS St-Laurent win the 2023 title.[5] He was also named the Ballon D'or winner as the league's best player.[6] In January 2024, he went on trial with Swedish Superettan club Trelleborgs FF.[7]
In June 2024, he signed with Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League.[8][9]
International career
editMlah began playing with the Canada national futsal team in 2021, where he was named to the roster for the 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.[10] He scored his first international futsal goal for Canada on May 4, 2021 at the CONCACAF championships.[10] In December 2023, he was named the Canadian Soccer Association Futsal Player of the Year.[11]
References
edit- ^ "FSS voudrait souligner la participation de nos anciens joueurs qui représentent actuellement le Canada au Championnat de Concacaf de Futsal au Nicaragua" [FSS would like to highlight the participation of our former players who currently represent Canada at the Concacaf Futsal Championship in Nicaragua]. Facebook (in French). FS Salaberry. April 14, 2024.
- ^ "Safwan Mlah membre de l'équipe nationale de futsal" [Safwane Mlah member of the national futsal team]. Collège Ahuntsic (in French). May 6, 2021.
- ^ Tougas, Marc (October 22, 2020). "Moise Bombito Lumpungu se révèle en PLSQ" [Moise Bombito Lumpungu reveals himself in PLSQ]. Viau Park (in French).
- ^ "Le CF Montréal se mesurera aux joueurs étoiles de la PLSQ dans un match de préparation" [CF Montreal will face off against PLSQ star players in a warm-up match]. Réseau des sports (in French). January 26, 2023.
- ^ Jacques, John (June 27, 2024). "Pro Ranks Call For Two CS Saint-Laurent Players After Historic Cup Run". Northern Tribune.
- ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (May 1, 2024). "Preview: Halifax Wanderers FC vs. CS Saint-Laurent — 2024 TELUS Canadian Championship". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ Ragnar, Emanuel (January 22, 2024). "Safwane Mlah provspelar med TFF" [Safwane Mlah is on trial with TFF]. Trelleborgs FF (in Swedish).
- ^ Tait, Ed (June 28, 2024). ""They're two players who have been on our radar now for a couple of years"". Valour FC.
- ^ Tait, Ed (June 28, 2024). "'On our radar for a couple of years': Valour FC sign CS St-Laurent standouts Loïc Kwemi, Safwane Mlah". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ a b Safwane Mlah at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ "Safwane Mlah named Canada Soccer's 2023 Futsal Player of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 13, 2023.
External links
edit- Safwane Mlah at Soccerway