Sofien Moussa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sofiane Moussa | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | La Marsa, Tunisia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dundee | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | AS Marsa | 61 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Étoile du Sahel | 16 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Petrolul Ploiești | 17 | (3) |
| 2016 | Tromsø | 20 | (5) |
| 2017 | Lokomotiv GO | 12 | (2) |
| 2017– | Dundee | 26 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:01, 1 August 2018 (UTC) | |||
Sofien Moussa (Arabic: سفيان موسى; born 6 February 1988) is a Tunisian footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership team Dundee.
Moussa has previously played for Norwegian club Tromsø[1] and Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa.[2][3]
Career
Tunisia
AS Marsa
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
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.
Career in Europe
Petrolul Ploiești
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
In February 2015, Moussa signed a one-year contract with Norwegian Eliteserien side Tromsø.[4]
Lokomotiv GO
Moussa moved to Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa in the Bulgarian Top Division for a short 6 months stint following being released by Tromsø, midway through his first season in Norway. [5] Lokomotiv GO were relegated to the Bulgaria Second Division at the end of the season.
Dundee FC
On 14 July 2017, Moussa signed a two year deal with Scottish Premiership side Dundee.[6] 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.[7] Shortly after signing, Dundee manager Neil McCann claimed the striker would "become a cult hero for the fans", Moussa started the season perfectly with 5 goals in 5 games for Dundee in the League Cup group stages including a hat-trick against Cowdenbeath.[8] 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.[9]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - | - | - | - | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | |||
| Total | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 151 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 35 | ||
Honours
Club
- Étoile du Sahel
- Tunisian League: Runner-up 2014–15
References
- ^ "Alle Eliteserie-overgangene i januar" (in Swedish). m.nettavisen.no. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Локо (ГО) взе нападател за 400 000 евро" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Локомотив направи първа тренировка, Александър Димитров започва да гради нов отбор" (in Bulgarian). lokomotivgo.com. 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Sofien (27) er TILs nye spiss". www.itromso.no (in Norwegian). iTromsø. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ https://m.nettavisen.no/sport/alle-eliteserie-overgangene-i-januar/3423298621.html
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43762822
- ^ http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=313113&tournamentId=1&seasonId=338&teamId=315&useFullUrl=false.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "S.Moussa". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
External links
- Sofien Moussa at Soccerway
- Sofien Moussa at FootballDatabase.eu
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Tunisian footballers
- FC Petrolul Ploiești players
- Tromsø IL players
- FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa players
- Liga I players
- Eliteserien players
- Bulgarian First League players
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
- Tunisian expatriates in Romania
- Tunisian expatriates in Norway
- Dundee F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Tunisian expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Tunisian expatriate footballers
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Association footballers not categorized by position