Mehdi Essoussi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 28, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Tunis, Tunisia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Toronto FC II | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nepean Hotspurs SC | |||
| 2011 | Ottawa Fury Academy | ||
| 2010–2016 | Ottawa South United | ||
| 2017– | Toronto FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Toronto FC III | 13 | (1) |
| 2019– | Toronto FC II | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 15, 2019 | |||
Mehdi Essoussi (born February 28, 2001) is a Tunisian-born, Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Toronto FC II in USL League One.[1]
Early life
He began playing youth soccer with the Nepean Hotspurs SC, before moving on to Ottawa South United[2] and spending some time in the Ottawa Fury Academy.[3] He then moved on to join the Toronto FC Academy. He also played with the Team Ontario provincial team and attended a Canadian National team Identification Camp.[4]
Career
In 2018, he began playing for Toronto FC III in the semi-professional League1 Ontario, where he was named a 2nd team all-star at the end of the season.[5]
On September 27, 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II to join them for the 2019 season.[6][7] He made his debut on June 19 against the Lansing Ignite.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of December 15, 2019[9]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toronto FC III | 2018[10] | League1 Ontario | 13 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | ||
| Toronto FC II | 2019 | USL League One | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
References
- ^ "Profile". Toronto FC. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Force Academy Alumni: National Teams and Professional Players". Ottawa South United.
- ^ "Ottawa Fury 2011 Media Guide" (PDF). Ottawa Fury SC.
- ^ Mitchell, Marit (October 1, 2018). "High performance: Meet two elite student athletes at U of T Engineering". University of Toronto.
- ^ Krueger, Adam (November 27, 2018). "Academy players honoured with League1 Ontario Awards". Toronto FC.
- ^ "Toronto FC II sign three Academy players for 2019 season". Toronto FC. September 27, 2018.
- ^ Grossi, James (April 4, 2019). "TFC II set to kickoff USL League One season". Waking the Red.
- ^ Richards, Gwyn (June 20, 2019). "TFC II in D3: Lansing's Haitian Sensation Ends Young Reds' Unbeaten Run". Northern Starting XI.
- ^ Mehdi Essoussi at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "2018 Statistics". League 1 Ontario. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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