Safwane Mlah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 8, 2001 | ||
| 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 | |||
| –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– | Valour FC | 14 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Canada (futsal) | 6 | (4) |
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*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.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- As of October 19, 2024[15]
| 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 | ||
| Career total | 78 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 86 | 24 | ||
International
[edit]- As of match played December 17, 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Futsal | 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | |
| Total | 6 | 4 | |
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Ligue1 Québec Ballon D'or: 2023
- Canada Soccer Futsal Player of the Year: 2023
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Safwane Mlah membre de l'équipe nationale de futsal" [Safwane Mlah member of the national futsal team]. Collège Ahuntsic (in French). May 6, 2021.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Tougas, Marc (October 22, 2020). "Moise Bombito Lumpungu se révèle en PLSQ" [Moise Bombito Lumpungu reveals himself in PLSQ]. Viau Park (in French).
- ^ "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.
- ^ Jacques, John (June 27, 2024). "Pro Ranks Call For Two CS Saint-Laurent Players After Historic Cup Run". Northern Tribune.
- ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (May 1, 2024). "Preview: Halifax Wanderers FC vs. CS Saint-Laurent — 2024 TELUS Canadian Championship". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ Ragnar, Emanuel (January 22, 2024). "Safwane Mlah provspelar med TFF" [Safwane Mlah is on trial with TFF]. Trelleborgs FF (in Swedish).
- ^ "Loic Kwemi and Safwane Mlah Sign Professional Contracts with Valour FC: A Major Step for Club Saint-Laurent". CS St-Laurent. June 28, 2024.
- ^ Tait, Ed (June 28, 2024). ""They're two players who have been on our radar now for a couple of years"". Valour FC.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Match Analysis: Valiant Valour FC hold league-leaders Atlético Ottawa to a draw in the nation's capital". Canadian Premier League. July 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Safwane Mlah at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ "Safwane Mlah named Canada Soccer's 2023 Futsal Player of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 13, 2023.
- ^ Safwane Mlah at Soccerway
- ^ a b c "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.
- ^ a b "Ligue1 Quebec Stats". Spordle.
External links
[edit]- Safwane Mlah at Soccerway