Haji Mnoga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Haji Suleiman Haji Ali Mnoga[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 2002[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portsmouth | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2018 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Portsmouth | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | England U17 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:47, 21 November 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:26, 11 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
Haji Suleiman Haji Ali Mnoga (born 16 April 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays for Portsmouth as either a centre-back or a right-back.
Personal life
Haji Mnoga was born in Portsmouth to a Tanzanian father and English mother. Mnoga attended Cottage Grove Primary School, and Trafalgar School, Portsmouth.[2] His father also played football and represented Zanzibar under 17.
Club career
Portsmouth
Mnoga progressed through Portsmouth's youth categories. He has been at the club since 2008. He was offered a two-year scholarship contract on 28 June 2018.[4]
Mnoga made his professional debut on 9 October 2018, starting in a 1–0 EFL Trophy away win against Crawley Town.[5] At the age of 16 years, five months and 24 days, he became the second-youngest player to debut for the club in their post-war history, only behind fellow Academy teammate Joe Hancott.[2]
On 21 March 2020 Mnoga was tested positive for COVID-19.[6]
Having recovered from COVID-19, Mnoga featured for Gosport Borough in a 1-0 pre-season victory over local rivals Havant & Waterlooville at Privett Park in September 2020, having been loaned for the evening by Pompey to their neighbours across the harbour.
On 3 November 2020, Mnoga made his league debut for Portsmouth, coming off the bench to play right-wing in a 3-1 win at Lincoln City.[7] He scored his first goal for Portsmouth in an EFL Trophy tie against Cheltenham Town on 8 December 2020.[8]
International career
Mnoga is eligible to represent both England and Tanzania at international level. Mnoga made his England U17 debut on 10 February 2019, coming on at half-time against Hungary U17 in a 4-1 penalty friendly win.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 December 2020[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portsmouth | 2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 2019–20 | Isthmian Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||
Honours
Portsmouth
- EFL Trophy: 2018-19
References
- ^ "Club list of registered players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mnoga praise – but Portsmouth youngster told to grasp big chance". The News. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ a b Haji Mnoga at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Blues Sign Eight New Apprentices". Portsmouth FC. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Crawley 0 Pompey 1". Portsmouth F.C. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Haji Mnoga the fourth Portsmouth player to test positive for coronavirus". portsmouth. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "The Football League debut which franked all the recent Portsmouth soundbites". Portsmouth News. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Cheltenham 0 Portsmouth 3 - England eyes on impressive Haji Mnoga after inspiring Blues to Papa John's Trophy progress". portsmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Portsmouth defender makes debut for England under-17s". Portsmouth News. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.