| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 8, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | United States | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | FS Salaberry | ||
| 2019 | CS St-Hubert | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Aigles du Collège Ahuntsic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | CS St-Hubert | 18 | (6) |
| 2022 | AS Blainville | 22 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | CS St-Laurent | 24 | (10) |
| 2024–2025 | Valour FC | 37 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Canada (futsal) | 6 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 27, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of April 17, 2024 | |||
Safwane Mlah (born December 8, 2001) is a soccer player. Born in the United States, he represents Canada at international level in futsal.
Mlah played youth soccer with FS Salaberry. [1] He later attended Collège Ahuntsic, where he played for the men's soccer team. [2]
He has also regularly played futsal, into his adulthood. [3]
In 2020, he began playing at the senior level with CS St-Hubert in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec. [4] In 2022, he played with AS Blainville and was named to the PLSQ All-Star team for a pre-season match against Major League Soccer club CF Montréal in January 2022. [5] In 2023, he helped CS St-Laurent win the 2023 title. [6] He was also named the Ballon D'or winner as the league's best player. [7] In January 2024, he went on trial with Swedish Superettan club Trelleborgs FF. [8] He then continued playing with CS St-Laurent for the 2024 season. [9]
In June 2024, he signed with Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League. [10] [11] He made his debut on July 18, in a substitute appearance, against the HFX Wanderers. [12] On July 21, 2024, he scored his first professional goal, in his first professional start, against Atlético Ottawa. [12]
Mlah began playing with the Canada national futsal team in 2021, where he was named to the roster for the 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship. [13] He scored his first international futsal goal for Canada on May 4, 2021 at the CONCACAF championships. [13] In December 2023, he was named the Canadian Soccer Association Futsal Player of the Year. [14]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CS St-Hubert | 2020 [16] | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| 2021 [16] | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | ||
| AS Blainville | 2022 [16] | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 22 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| CS St-Laurent | 2023 [17] | Ligue1 Québec | 19 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 22 | 12 | ||
| 2024 [17] | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |||
| Total | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 14 | ||
| Valour FC | 2024 | Canadian Premier League | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2025 | 23 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 101 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 111 | 24 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Futsal | 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | |
| Total | 6 | 4 | |
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