Sport
Ali Musse (Cali Muuse)
Ali Musse (born 1 January 1996 in Somalia) is a Canadian-raised winger who plays for Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League and for the Somalia national team. He grew up in Winnipeg, won the 2018 PDL title with Calgary Foothills, scoring twice in extra time in the final, and turned professional with Valour FC in 2019.
Who is he?
Ali Musse is a professional footballer born in Somalia on 1 January 1996 who moved to Canada as a child (Wikipedia, Ali Musse). He plays as a winger for Cavalry FC and for the Somalia national team (same source). He grew up in Winnipeg, and his family later moved to Edmonton (same source). See Somali Canadians in public life.
Career
He played youth football in Winnipeg and at the Vancouver Whitecaps academy (Wikipedia). He played college soccer at Tyler Junior College in Texas and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (same source). With Calgary Foothills he won the 2018 PDL title, scoring five goals in four playoff games, including two in extra time in the final against Reading United (same source).
In February 2019 he signed his first professional contract with Valour FC of Winnipeg (same source). After a spell with 1. FCA Darmstadt in Germany, he joined Cavalry FC in Calgary in June 2021 (same source). See Somalis in Calgary.
In short
A Winnipeg-raised winger who plays in the Canadian Premier League and for Somalia.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Ali Musse · en.wikipedia.org
Toosoo!
Calankii is made by Toosoo, which works for one united, prosperous Somalia.
Can you help with Ali Musse (Cali Muuse)? Tell us what you can give.
I want to help with this
Same era
- Australia18,401 people of Somali ancestry and 8,101 born in Somalia lived in Australia at the 2021 Census, more than half in Victoria. History, work, issues.
- Birmingham (Somali diaspora)About 17,000 to 21,600 Somalis live in Birmingham (Census 2021), mostly in Nechells, Newtown, Small Heath and Alum Rock. History, work, health and ties home.
- Bristol (Somali diaspora)9,167 people in Bristol identified as Somali or Somalilander in Census 2021, the city's largest minority group. Where they live, work, housing, leaders and ties home.
- Denmark (Somali diaspora)21,885 people of Somali origin lived in Denmark in 2026, half born there. Numbers, history, work, permit reviews, and ties home.
- DjiboutiAbout 13,900 refugees from Somalia live in Djibouti (Aug 2026): numbers since 1990, Ali Addeh, Holl-Holl, the 2017 refugee law, Arta 2000 and 2025 returns.
- Ethiopia (Somali refugees and the Somali Region)About 368,000 refugees from Somalia live in Ethiopia (Oct 2026): numbers since 1988, Dollo Ado, Jijiga, Addis Ababa's Bole Michael, the law and aid cuts.
Keep reading
- Abdi Bile: Somalia's world champion at 1,500 metresAbdi Bile, Somali runner born in Laascaanood in 1962: his 1987 world 1,500 metres title in Rome, his George Mason years, his records and later life.
- Mo Farah (Hussein Abdi Kahin)Mo Farah, born Hussein Abdi Kahin in 1983: four Olympic and six world titles, knighted in 2017, and his 2022 account of being trafficked as a child.
- Bashir AbdiBashir Abdi (born 1989): Somali-born Belgian runner, Olympic marathon medallist and European record holder.
- Samia Yusuf Omar (Saamiya Yuusuf Cumar)Samia Yusuf Omar (1991–2012): Mogadishu sprinter who ran for Somalia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
- Omar Artan (Cumar Cabdulqaadir Cartan)Omar Artan (born 1992): Somali FIFA referee, CAF Referee of the Year 2025, refused US entry before the 2026 World Cup.
- Ramla Ali (Ramla Cali)Ramla Ali (born 1989): Somali-British boxer, Somalia's first Olympic boxer and IBF and WBO world champion from 2026.