Sofien Moussa
Personal information
Full name Sofiane Moussa
Date of birth (1988-02-06) 6 February 1988
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 61 (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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 August 2020

Sofien Moussa (Arabic: سفيان موسى; born 6 February 1988) is a Tunisian footballer who most recently played as a striker for Academica Clinceni.[1]

Moussa has previously played for such teams as Étoile Sportive du Sahel, Petrolul Ploiești, Tromsø and Dundee.[2]

Career

Tunisia

AS Marsa

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

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.

Career in Europe

Petrolul Ploiești

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

In February 2015, Moussa signed a one-year contract with Norwegian Eliteserien side Tromsø.[3]

Lokomotiv GO

Moussa moved to Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa in the Bulgarian Top Division for a short 6 months stint following being released by Tromsø, midway through his first season in Norway.[4] Lokomotiv GO were relegated to the Bulgaria Second Division at the end of the season.

Dundee FC

On 14 July 2017, Moussa signed a two year deal with Scottish Premiership side Dundee.[5] 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.[6] Moussa started the season perfectly with 5 goals in 5 games for Dundee in the League Cup group stages including a hat-trick against Cowdenbeath.[7] 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.[8] On 31 January 2019, Moussa left Dundee by mutual consent.[9] 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

On 19 February 2019 Moussa signed a contract with Romanian Liga I side CS Concordia Chiajna.[10]

Academica Clinceni

On 18 January 2020, Moussa joined Romanian club Academica Clinceni.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 November 2018[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marsa 2010–11 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 191162
2011–12 202162
2012–13 30162
2013–14 182162
Total 605----605
Étoile du Sahel 2014–15 CLP-1 162162
Petrolul Ploiești 2015–16 Liga I 1731010193
Tromsø 2016 Tippeligaen 20542247
Lokomotiv GO 2016–17 First Professional Football League 12200122
Dundee 2017–18 Scottish Premiership 26731453313
2018–19 900042132
Total 3573187004615
Career total 1602483970017735

Honours

Club

Étoile du Sahel

References

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