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Sofien Moussa

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Sofien Moussa
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-02-06) 6 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth La Marsa, Tunisia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 AS Marsa 60 (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 (7)
2019 Concordia Chiajna 13 (3)
2019 Botoșani 10 (1)
2020 Academica Clinceni 5 (0)
Total 188 (28)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sofien Moussa (Arabic: سفيان موسى; born 6 February 1988) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for such teams as Étoile Sportive du Sahel, Petrolul Ploiești, Tromsø, Dundee, and Academica Clinceni.

Career

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AS Marsa

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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

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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.

Petrolul Ploiești

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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

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In February 2015, Moussa signed a one-year contract with Norwegian Eliteserien side Tromsø.[1] He left the club at the end of his contract.[2]

Lokomotiv GO

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Moussa moved to Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa in the Bulgarian Top Division for a six-month stint following being released by Tromsø, midway through his first season in Norway.[3] Lokomotiv GO were relegated to the Bulgaria Second Division at the end of the season.

Dundee

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On 14 July 2017, Moussa signed a two-year deal with Scottish Premiership side Dundee.[4] 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.[5] He started the season with five goals in five games for Dundee in the League Cup group stages including a hat-trick against Cowdenbeath.[6] 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.[7] On 31 January 2019, Moussa left Dundee by mutual consent.[8] Moussa has remained a cult figure at the club since his departure due to his hot start and many moments of ineptitude on the pitch thereafter, along with his winning smile.

Concordia Chiajna

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On 19 February 2019, Moussa signed a contract with Liga I side Concordia Chiajna.[9]

Academica Clinceni

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On 18 January 2020, Moussa joined Romanian club Academica Clinceni.[10]

Career statistics

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As of match played 24 November 2018[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Marsa 2010–11 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 19 1 – – 16 2
2011–12 20 2 – – 16 2
2012–13 3 0 – – 16 2
2013–14 18 2 – – 16 2
Total 60 5 0 0 0 0 60 5
Étoile du Sahel 2014–15 CLP-1 16 2 – 16 2
Petrolul Ploiești 2015–16 Liga I 17 3 1 0 1 0 – 19 3
Tromsø 2016 Tippeligaen 20 5 4 2 – – 24 7
Lokomotiv GO 2016–17 First Professional Football League 12 2 0 0 – – 12 2
Dundee 2017–18 Scottish Premiership 26 7 3 1 4 5 – 33 13
2018–19 9 0 0 0 4 2 – 13 2
Total 35 7 3 1 8 7 0 0 46 15
Career total 160 24 8 3 9 7 0 0 177 35

Honours

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Étoile du Sahel

References

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  1. ^ "Sofien (27) er TILs nye spiss". www.itromso.no (in Norwegian). iTromsø. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Alle Eliteserie-overgangene i januar" (in Swedish). m.nettavisen.no. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Her er vinterens overganger i Eliteserien". 4 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Dundee sign Tunisian-born striker Sofien Moussa". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  5. ^ Duthie, Tom (18 July 2017). "Raith Rovers 1 Dundee 2: Dee come out on top in dramatic finish". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Cowdenbeath 0–3 Dundee". BBC Sport. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Dundee 2-1 St Johnstone". BBC Sport.
  8. ^ "Moussa leaves club". 31 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Bun venit, Sofiane Moussa!" [Welcome, Sofiane Moussa!]. csconcordia.ro. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  10. ^ Mihaitalazarica (18 January 2020). "SOFIEN MOUSSA A SEMNAT CU ACADEMICA CLINCENI" (in Romanian). Academica Clinceni. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  11. ^ "S.Moussa". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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