Jama Boss
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994
Place of birth Somalia
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 St Albans Saints
Number 7
Youth career
2013–2015 Waikato
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Hamilton Wanderers 50 (25)
2017–2019 Melville United 60 (35)
2019–2020 Tasman United 8 (1)
2020 Hamilton Wanderers 9 (6)
2020 Manukau United 20 (16)
2021 Melville United 8 (5)
2021– St Albans Saints 6 (0)
International career‡
2022– Somalia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:45, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:45, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

Jama Boss (born 5 March 1994) is a Somali footballer who plays as a forward for Australian club St Albans Saints and the Somalia national team. He has played in New Zealand.[1][2]

Club career

Born in Somalia, Boss moved to Yemen with his family when he was three-months-old. At the age of 12, following the death of his father, Boss moved to Hamilton, New Zealand in order to be closer to his relatives.[3]

In December 2013, Boss joined Waikato,[4] signing for Hamilton Wanderers in 2015.[5] In 2017, Boss signed for Melville United. After three seasons with Melville, Boss joined Tasman United. At Tasman, Boss scored one league goal in eight appearances, rejoining Hamilton Wanderers in 2020. After a short five game stint with Hamilton, Boss signed for Manukau United later that year. In 2021, Melville re-signed Boss. During the 2021 New Zealand National League season, Boss scored five goals in eight games for Melville. In 2021, Boss moved to Australia, signing for St Albans Saints.[6]

International career

On 27 March 2022, Boss made his debut for Somalia in a 2–1 loss against Eswatini in the qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Jama Boss - Friends of Football article".
  2. ↑ "Hamilton Wanderers beat Melville United with a bit of Jama Boss brilliance". stuff.co.nz.
  3. ↑ "'Bossman's' journey from Yemen to Tasman". Nelson Weekly. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Jama Boss". WaiBOP United. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Local derby win confirms Hamilton Wanderers' dominance over Melville United". Stuff. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Jama Boss". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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