Mohamud Ali (footballer)

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Mohamud Ali
Personal information
Full name Mohamud Ali Mohamed [1]
Date of birth (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Zeist, Netherlands [2]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back [1]
Team information
Current team
Nantwich Town
Youth career
Alphense Boys
ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Alphense Boys 17 (0)
2014–2016 Northwich Victoria [3] 54 (3)
2016–2017 Glossop North End [4] 34 (0)
2016–2017 Mossley [5] 29 (2)
2017–2018 Droylsden [6] 30 (1)
2018–2020 Curzon Ashton 64 (3)
2020 Southport 11 (0)
2021–2023 Warrington Town 5 (0)
2023 Stalybridge Celtic 4 (0)
2023– Nantwich Town 2 (1)
International career
2015– Somalia 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:07, 16 August 2023

Mohamud Ali Mohamed (born 8 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back or defensive midfielder for Nantwich Town. Born in Holland, he represents the Somalia national team. [7]

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Club career

Ali has spent most of his youth at the highly rated academy of Alphense Boys with a short spell at ADO Den Haag playing alongside Nathan Aké. Ali made his first team debut for Alphense Boys on the 15th of April 2012 aged 18 playing in the Hoofdklasse then the third tier. [8] [9] Ali moved to Manchester in 2013. In 2014 Ali joined Northwich Victoria. In December 2015 Ali played in the FA Cup 2nd Round Proper against League Two opposition Northampton Town featuring Dominic Calvert-Lewin. [10] At the beginning of the 2016/2017 season Ali joined Glossop North End midway through the season he signed for Mossley where he spent 12 months. Ali spent the last few months of the 2017/2018 season at Droylsden FC. Ali joined Curzon Ashton in the summer of 2018.

In August 2021, Ali joined Warrington Town having impressed during his pre-season with the club. [11] In just his fifth appearance for the club, a 2–2 draw with Buxton, he suffered a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury. Following the injury, a JustGiving page was set up to support the defender having been unable to work as a driving instructor, almost £1,600 being raised before the end of the year. [12] He finally underwent his surgery in February 2022 and would be invited back to train with the club upon finishing his rehabilitation. [13]

Following a successful injury rehabilitation period, Ali joined Stalybridge Celtic in March 2023. [14] Alongside his brother Ahmed, he joined Nantwich Town in August 2023. [15]

International career

He has been capped by the Somalia national team. He made his international debut on the 13th of October 2015 in the World Cup qualifiers against Niger. On 5 September 2019, he played in a 1–0 win against Zimbabwe, marking Somalia's first ever FIFA World Cup qualification victory. [16] and was named man of the match in the team's historic World Cup match against Zimbabwe in September 2019, when the country recorded their first win in 35 years of qualification matches. [17] [18]

Personal life

Ali works as a driving instructor in Manchester, England. [18] [19] His brother Ahmed Ali also plays for the national team. [18]

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References

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  2. "Somalia's rocky road to a World Cup dream | Somalia". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. "October Moves (Part One)..." Pitchero Non-League. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  4. "Summer Signings (Part Seven)..." Pitchero Non-League. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  5. "Mossley Bring in Interesting New Trio". Pitchero Non-League. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  6. "Three In - One Out At Mossley". Pitchero Non-League. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  7. "World Cup qualifying: Somalia national team's history-making driving instructor - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  8. "Nieuwenhoorn vs. Alphense Boys - 15 April 2012 - Soccerway".
  9. https://www.allesinalphen.nl/nieuws/arc-en-alphense-boys-weer-de-wei-in.html [ dead link ]
  10. "Northampton Town 3-2 Northwich Victoria". BBC Sport.
  11. "MO ALI: "I'M HERE TO GET PROMOTED"". www.warringtontownfc.co.uk. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  12. "Home Financial continue to show support with Mo Ali donation". www.warringtontownfc.co.uk. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  13. "Update: Mo Ali". www.warringtownfc.co.uk. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  14. "Stalybridge Celtic Sign Yellows Defender". www.thenpl.co.uk. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  15. "Dabbers re-sign Harrison and Leitch-Smith, add 4 more players". www.nantwichtownfc.co.uk. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  16. "Somalia vs. Zimbabwe". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  17. "Curzon Ashton FC : News". Curzon Ashton FC.
  18. 1 2 3 "World Cup qualifying: Somalia national team's history-making driving instructor". BBC Sport. 8 September 2019.
  19. "Mohamud Ali: From Manchester's roads to football history with Somalia". TheGuardian.com . 12 January 2020.

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