Taha Ali

Taha Abdi Ali (born 1 July 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Malmö FF. He has previously played for Sundbybergs IK, IFK Stocksund, Sollentuna FK, Örebro SK, Helsingborgs IF, Västerås SK.

Taha Ali
Personal information
Full name Taha Abdi Ali
Date of birth (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Malmö FF
Number 22
Youth career
2006–2013 Spånga
2013–2016 Sundbyberg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Sundbyberg 11 (3)
2018–2019 IFK Stocksund 36 (6)
2020 Sollentuna 29 (10)
2021 Örebro SK 2 (0)
2021 → Västerås SK (loan) 15 (2)
2022 Helsingborg 29 (3)
2023– Malmö FF 27 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2023

Futsal

Ali played six international matches and scored one goal between 2018 and 2019 for the Swedish national futsal team. At club level, he played for Nacka Juniors FF and Hammarby Futsal in the Swedish Futsal League.[2]

Career

Ali grew up in Tensta and started playing football at the age of eight in Spånga IS.[3] At the end of 2013, he joined Sundbybergs IK at the age of 15.[4] Ali scored three goals in 11 games for the club in Division 2 in 2017. He then played two years in IFK Stocksund. For the 2020 season, Ali was signed by Sollentuna FK. He scored 10 goals and as many assists in 29 games in the 2020 Ettan Norra, where Sollentuna finished in third place.[5]

In February 2021, Ali was signed by Örebro SK, where he signed a three-year contract.[6] Ali made his Allsvenskan debut on 24 May 2021 in a 2–1 loss to Malmö FF, where he was substituted in the 84th minute.[7] After scant playing time (three competitive games in total), Ali was loaned out to Superettan club Västerås SK in August 2021 on a loan deal for the remainder of the season.[8] The loan was a success for Ali, who scored two goals and eight assists in 15 games, helping Västerås stay in Superettan.[9] He was also awarded the VLT prize as Västerås' best athlete in 2021, becoming the first footballer from Västerås SK to win the award.

In February 2022, Ali was signed by Helsingborgs IF, where he signed a four-year contract.[10]

Personal life

Ali's parents emigrated from Somalia during the Somali Civil War in the 1990s. They settled down in Stockholm, where Ali was born in 1998.[11]

References
  1. "Taha Ali". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  2. "Taha Abdi Ali - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  3. ""Jag känner mig redo för allsvenskan" - Nyhetsbyrån Järva" (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  4. "Taha Ali till Allsvenskan! - Sundbybergs IK Fotboll". www.sikfotboll.se. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  5. "Succédebut för ÖSK:s nya värvning från Sollentuna FK". www.mitti.se (in Swedish). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  6. "Taha Ali skriver på för ÖSK Fotboll". ÖSK Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  7. "Örebro vs. Malmö - 24 May 2021 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  8. "Klart: Taha Ali ansluter på lån från Örebro SK". www.vskfotboll.nu (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  9. "Ali om superettan-succén och framtiden: "Självklart skulle man någon dag vilja spela för AIK"". Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  10. Kuduzovic, Midhat (7 February 2022). "Taha Ali klar för HIF". HIF (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  11. Persson, Eric (1 April 2022). "Taha Ali: "Jag var väldigt oseriös, spelade datorspel på natten"". hd.se (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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