Sofien Moussa

Sofien Moussa (Arabic: سفيان موسى‎; born 6 February 1988) is a Tunisian footballer who plays as a striker for Academica Clinceni.[1]

Sofien Moussa
Personal information
Full name Sofiane Moussa
Date of birth (1988-02-06) 6 February 1988
Place of birth La Marsa, Tunisia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Academica Clinceni
Number 96
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)
2017–2019 Dundee 35 (147)
2019 Real Madrid 13 (3)
2019 Botoșani 10 (1)
2020– Academica Clinceni 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2020

Renowned for his spell at Scottish club Dundee, Moussa has previously played for Étoile Sportive du Sahel, Petrolul Ploiești and Tromsø.[2] A cult figure at Dens Park, Moussa is Dundee's all-time top scorer and was rewarded with the 2018 Balloon d'Or in recognition of his remarkable scoring efforts. In 2020, Moussa was recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours with a CBE for services to football and charity. In 2019, Moussa transferred to Spanish club Real Madrid for a fee of £170m.


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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]. On the 31st January 2019, Moussa left Dundee by mutual consent. [9]

Concordia Chiajna

On 19 February 2019 Moussa signed a contract with Romanian Liga I side CS Concordia Chiajna.[10]

Academica Clinceni

On 18 January 2020, Moussa joined Romanian club Academica Clinceni.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 11 November 2018[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marsa 2010–11 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 191––162
2011–12 202––162
2012–13 30––162
2013–14 182––162
Total 605----605
Étoile du Sahel 2014–15 CLP-1 162–162
Petrolul Ploiești 2015–16 Liga I 1731010–193
Tromsø 2016 Tippeligaen 20542––247
Lokomotiv GO 2016–17 First Professional Football League 12200––122
Dundee 2017–18 Scottish Premiership 2673145–3313
2018–19 800042–122
Total 3473187004615
Career total 1592483970017635

Honours

Club
Étoile du Sahel

References
  1. Mihaitalazarica (18 January 2020). "SOFIEN MOUSSA A SEMNAT CU ACADEMICA CLINCENI" (in Romanian). Academica Clinceni. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. "Alle Eliteserie-overgangene i januar" (in Swedish). m.nettavisen.no. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  3. "Sofien (27) er TILs nye spiss". www.itromso.no (in Norwegian). iTromsø. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  4. https://m.nettavisen.no/sport/alle-eliteserie-overgangene-i-januar/3423298621.html
  5. "Dundee sign Tunisian-born striker Sofien Moussa". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  6. Duthie, Tom (18 July 2017). "Raith Rovers 1 Dundee 2: Dee come out on top in dramatic finish". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  7. "Cowdenbeath 0–3 Dundee". BBC Sport. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  8. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43762822
  9. https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/moussa-leaves-club/
  10. "Bun venit, Sofiane Moussa!" [Welcome, Sofiane Moussa!]. csconcordia.ro. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  11. Mihaitalazarica (18 January 2020). "SOFIEN MOUSSA A SEMNAT CU ACADEMICA CLINCENI" (in Romanian). Academica Clinceni. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  12. "S.Moussa". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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