Safwane Mlah

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Safwane Mlah
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-12-08) December 8, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Valour FC
Number 64
Youth career
0000–2018 FS Salaberry
2019 CS St-Hubert
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Aigles du Collège Ahuntsic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 CS St-Hubert 18 (6)
2022 AS Blainville 22 (3)
2023–2024 CS St-Laurent 24 (10)
2024– Valour FC 14 (1)
International career‡
2021– Canada (futsal) 6 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 17, 2024

Safwane Mlah (born December 8, 2001) is a soccer player who plays for Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League. Born in the United States, he represents Canada at international level in futsal.

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Early life

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]

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

As of October 19, 2024 [15]
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CS St-Hubert 2020 [16] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 72———72
2021 [16] 114———114
Total186000000186
AS Blainville 2022 [16] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 223——20243
CS St-Laurent 2023 [17] Ligue1 Québec 198——342212
2024 [17] 52—300082
Total24100030343014
Valour FC 2024 Canadian Premier League 141—00—141
Career total78200030548624

International

As of match played December 17, 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Canada Futsal 202111
202453
Total64

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "FSS voudrait souligner la participation de nos anciens joueurs qui représentent actuellement le Canada au Championnat de Concacaf de Futsal au Nicaragua" [FSS would like to highlight the participation of our former players who currently represent Canada at the Concacaf Futsal Championship in Nicaragua]. Facebook (in French). FS Salaberry. April 14, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Safwane Mlah membre de l'équipe nationale de futsal" [Safwane Mlah member of the national futsal team]. Collège Ahuntsic (in French). May 6, 2021.
  3. ↑ Parisis, Quentin (July 11, 2024). "Loïc Kwemi et Safwane Mlah à Valour : La belle histoire continue pour les anciens de CS Saint-Laurent" [Loïc Kwemi and Safwane Mlah at Valour: The beautiful story continues for the former CS Saint-Laurent members]. Canadian Premier League (in French).
  4. ↑ Tougas, Marc (October 22, 2020). "Moise Bombito Lumpungu se révèle en PLSQ" [Moise Bombito Lumpungu reveals himself in PLSQ]. Viau Park (in French).
  5. ↑ "Le CF Montréal se mesurera aux joueurs étoiles de la PLSQ dans un match de préparation" [CF Montreal will face off against PLSQ star players in a warm-up match]. Réseau des sports (in French). January 26, 2023.
  6. ↑ Jacques, John (June 27, 2024). "Pro Ranks Call For Two CS Saint-Laurent Players After Historic Cup Run". Northern Tribune.
  7. ↑ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (May 1, 2024). "Preview: Halifax Wanderers FC vs. CS Saint-Laurent — 2024 TELUS Canadian Championship". Canadian Premier League .
  8. ↑ Ragnar, Emanuel (January 22, 2024). "Safwane Mlah provspelar med TFF" [Safwane Mlah is on trial with TFF]. Trelleborgs FF (in Swedish).
  9. ↑ "Loic Kwemi and Safwane Mlah Sign Professional Contracts with Valour FC: A Major Step for Club Saint-Laurent". CS St-Laurent . June 28, 2024.
  10. ↑ Tait, Ed (June 28, 2024). ""They're two players who have been on our radar now for a couple of years"". Valour FC .
  11. ↑ Tait, Ed (June 28, 2024). "'On our radar for a couple of years': Valour FC sign CS St-Laurent standouts Loïc Kwemi, Safwane Mlah". Canadian Premier League .
  12. 1 2 "Match Analysis: Valiant Valour FC hold league-leaders Atlético Ottawa to a draw in the nation's capital". Canadian Premier League . July 21, 2024.
  13. 1 2 Safwane Mlah at the Canadian Soccer Association
  14. ↑ "Safwane Mlah named Canada Soccer's 2023 Futsal Player of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association . December 13, 2023.
  15. ↑ Safwane Mlah at Soccerway
  16. 1 2 3 "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.
  17. 1 2 "Ligue1 Quebec Stats". Spordle.
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