Latifah Abdu

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Latifah Abdu
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Abdu in 2025
Personal information
Full name Latifah Iesha Abdu [1]
Date of birth (2001-10-18) October 18, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Vancouver Rise FC
Number 99
Youth career
2010–2012 Lachine SC
2013–2018 Lakeshore SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Vanier Cheetahs (21)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis 9 (5)
2019 CS Monteuil 12 (5)
2020 Soyaux 1 (0)
2021 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 9 (8)
2022 Metz 10 (4)
2022–2023 Strasbourg 16 (9)
2023–2024 Dijon 14 (2)
2024 Guingamp 9 (0)
2025 Montreal Roses 16 (6)
2025– Vancouver Rise FC 1 (2)
International career‡
2023– Canada 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of September 6, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of December 1, 2023

Latifah Iesha Abdu (born October 18, 2001) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for Vancouver Rise FC in the Northern Super League and the Canada national team.

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Early life

Abdu began playing youth soccer at age nine with Lachine SC. [2] She later played with Lakeshore SC, leading the team to a silver medal at the 2018 U17 national championship, leading the tournament with 12 goals. [3]

In 2017, she played with Team Quebec at the 2017 Canada Summer Games, winning the gold medal. [1] She was named to the tournament all-star team. [2]

College career

In 2019, Abdu began attending Vanier College, where she played for the women's soccer team. In her first season, she scored 11 goals and added an additional three goals in the playoffs, helping the team to the RSEQ Division 2 title. [4] In her second season in 2021, she won the RSEQ Division 1 title with the club, scoring 10 goals in seven games. She also helped the team with the CCAA national title, also winning the CCAA Player of the Year award. [5] [6]

Club career

In 2018 and 2019, she played with Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis and CS Monteuil in the semi-professional Première ligue de soccer du Québec. [7]

In September 2020, she signed a professional contract with French club Soyaux in the Division 1 Féminine. [7] She made her professional debut on October 2, 2020. [2]

In the summer of 2021, she returned to the PLSQ and played with CS Mont-Royal Outremont. [8] She won the league's golden boot as the top scorer and was named the Ballon de bronze winner as the league's third best player. [9] [10]

In January 2022, she joined Metz in the Division 2 Féminine. [11]

In September 2022, she joined Strasbourg. [12] On January 21, 2023, she scored a hat-trick in a 3–2 victory over her former club Metz. [13]

In July 2023, she signed with Dijon in the Division 1 Féminine on a two-year contract. [14] [15] On September 30, she scored her first goal for the club against Lille. [16]

In July 2024, she signed with En Avant Guingamp. [17]

In December 2024, she returned to Canada to sign with Montreal Roses of the Northern Super League for the inaugural season in 2025. [18] [19] On April 27, 2025, Abdu scored her first goal for the Roses in a 3-1 victory over Vancouver Rise FC, which was also the first goal at home in club history. [20] [21] In August 2025, after the club told her they intended to pick up her option for the 2026 season, Abdu requested her release from the club, with the club announcing they would begin a "transition process" to explore possibilities. [22] [23] At the time, she was the club's leading scorer (and third in the league) with six goals. [24] [25]

On August 30, 2025, she moved to fellow Northern Super League side Vancouver Rise FC, for an undisclosed transfer fee, with the agreement that she would not feature in any matches against her former club for the remainder of the season. [26] [27] On September 6, 2025, she scored two goals in her debut with the Rise, in a 6-0 victory over Calgary Wild FC. [28] [29]

International career

In April 2017, she made her debut in the Canadian national program attending a camp with the Canada U17 team. [2]

In November 2023, she was called up to the Canada senior team for the first time, ahead of a pair of friendlies in December against Australia. . [30] She made her international debut in the first match on December 1. [31]

Personal life

Born in Canada, Abdu is of Ghanaian and Vincentian descent through her father and mother, respectively. [2]

Career statistics

As of August 22, 2025
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational CupOtherTotal
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis 2018 [32] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 95———95
CS Monteuil 2019 [32] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 125———95
Soyaux 2020–21 [33] Division 1 Féminine 10—00—10
CS Mont-Royal Outremont 2021 [32] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 98———98
Metz 2021–22 [33] Division 2 Féminine 104—00—104
Strasbourg 2022–23 [33] Division 2 Féminine 169—23—1812
Dijon 2023–24 [33] Division 1 Féminine 142—00—142
Guingamp 2024–25 [33] Première Ligue 90—00—90
Montreal Roses FC 2025 Northern Super League 16600——166
Career total96390023009842

References

  1. 1 2 "Latifah Abdu Canada Games profile". 2017 Canada Summer Games .
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Latifah Abdu at Canada Soccer
  3. ↑ Greenizan, Nick (October 10, 2018). "'Huge accomplishment' for South Surrey's Coastal FC girls team". Surrey Now-Leader .
  4. ↑ "Abdu & Haakman Named Athletes of the Week". Vanier College . November 14, 2019. Archived from the original on December 4, 2024. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Latifa Abdu, des Cheetahs du Collège Vanier, est la joueuse de l'année de l'Association canadienne du sport collégial (ACSC) en soccer féminin" [Latifa Abdu of the Vanier College Cheetahs is the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) player of the year in women's soccer]. Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (in French). November 10, 2021.
  6. ↑ Bennett, Tyler (December 15, 2021). "Best Kept Secrets, Part Two: CCAA Student-Athletes That Excelled During the Fall Semester". All-Canadian Sports Network.
  7. 1 2 "Foot: une jeune attaquante signe à Soyaux" [Football: a young attacker signs for Soyaux]. Charente Libre (in French). September 25, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Abdu named CCAA Women's Soccer Player of the Year". Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association . November 9, 2021.
  9. ↑ @PLSQ1 (December 9, 2021). "Tapis rouge PLSQ-F: Félicitations aux récipiendaires des prix de meilleures joueuses en PLSQ féminine cette saison!" [PLSQ-F Red Carpet: Congratulations to the recipients of the best women's PLSQ player awards this season!] (Tweet) (in French) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ @PLSQ1 (December 9, 2021). "Tapis rouge PLSQ-F: Félicitations à Latifah Abdu du @CSMROgriffons qui remporte le soulier d'or de la PLSQ féminine au Tapis rouge du soccer québécois" [PLSQ-F Red Carpet: Congratulations to Latifah Abdu of the @CSMROgriffons who won the Women's PLSQ Golden Shoe at the Quebec Soccer Red Carpet] (Tweet) (in French) – via Twitter.
  11. ↑ "Latifah Abdu rejoint le FC Metz !" [Latifah Abdu joins FC Metz]. FC Metz (in French). January 20, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Football féminin: une attaquante canadienne au Racing Club de Strasbourg" [Women's football: a Canadian striker at Racing Club de Strasbourg]. BFM Alsace (in French). October 3, 2022.
  13. ↑ "D2 féminine : plombé par son ex, Latifah Abdu, le FC Metz s'incline à Strasbourg" [Women's D2: weighed down by her ex, Latifah Abdu, FC Metz loses in Strasbourg]. Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). January 21, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Latifah Abdu rejoint le DFCO" [Latifah Abdu joins DFCO]. Dijon FCO (in French). July 7, 2023.
  15. ↑ Schuhmacher, Charlotte (July 7, 2023). "D1 féminine : l'attaquante canadienne Latifah Abdu signe au DFCO pour deux ans" [Women's D1: Canadian striker Latifah Abdu signs with DFCO for two years]. France Bleu (in French).
  16. ↑ Quesnot, Louis (October 7, 2023). "Latifah Abdu, du sang neuf au DFCO" [Latifah Abdu, new blood at DFCO]. Le Bien Public (in French).
  17. ↑ "D1F : En Avant Guingamp officialise cinq recrues, une sixième à venir" [D1F: En Avant Guingamp formalizes five recruits, a sixth to come]. Le Télégramme (in French). July 23, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Montreal Roses sign hometown forward Latifah Abdu to Northern Super League deal". CBC Sports . December 17, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Roses de Montréal sign one-time CanWNT international forward Latifah Abdu". Canadian Soccer Daily. December 17, 2024.
  20. ↑ Thurber, Tommy (May 9, 2025). "Latifah Abdu attribue ses succès à ses coéquipières" [Latifah Abdu attributes her success to her teammates]. RDS (in French).
  21. ↑ Richard, Mylène (May 4, 2025). "Voici la future vedette de Montréal" [Here is Montreal's future star]. TVA Sports (in French).
  22. ↑ "Montreal Roses' leading scorer Latifah Abdu asks to leave club". Montreal Gazette . August 20, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Latifah Abdu veut résilier son contrat avec les Roses de Montréal" [Latifah Abdu wants to terminate her contract with the Montreal Roses]. RDS (in French). August 20, 2025.
  24. ↑ St-Aubin, Félix; Turbide, Jérémie (August 20, 2025). "Latifah Abdu souhaite résilier son contrat avec les Roses" [Latifah Abdu wants to terminate her contract with the Roses]. Ici Radio-Canada Télé (in French).
  25. ↑ Téotonio, Jean-François (August 20, 2025). "Latifah Abdu quitte les Roses de Montréal" [Latifah Abdu leaves the Montreal Roses]. La Presse (in French).
  26. ↑ "Vancouver Rise FC Sign Canadian Forward Latifah Abdu". Vancouver Rise FC . August 30, 2025.
  27. ↑ "Demandant à partir, Latifah Abdu s'en va à Vancouver" [Asking to leave, Latifah Abdu goes to Vancouver]. TVA Sports (in French). August 30, 2025.
  28. ↑ Burns, Anna (September 6, 2025). "Vancouver Rise FC dominates Calgary Wild FC in 6-0 victory". Chilliwack Progress .
  29. ↑ "Latifah Abdu scores brace in debut, leads Vancouver Rise past Calgary Wild". CBC Sports . September 6, 2025.
  30. ↑ "D.C.O. forward Latifah Abdu added to Canada roster for soccer friendlies against Australia". Montreal Gazette . November 27, 2023.
  31. ↑ Rhodes, Benedict (December 2, 2023). "Recap: Canada hammer Australia for 5-0 win at Starlight Stadium". Canadian Premier League .
  32. 1 2 3 "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.
  33. 1 2 3 4 5 "Latifah Abdu France Stats". Foot o Féminin (in French).
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