Ousman Maheshe (born 2 April 2002) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays for St. Albert Impact in League1 Alberta.
 Maheshe in 2022 with FC Edmonton | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Goma, DR Congo | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St. Albert Impact | ||
| Youth career | |||
| South Clareview Cobras | |||
| Edmonton Xtreme FC | |||
| Edmonton Victoria SC | |||
| St. Albert Impact | |||
| 2016–2020 | FC Edmonton | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | NAIT Ooks | 10 | (18) |
| 2022 | MacEwan Griffins | 10 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | HFX Wanderers FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → FC Edmonton (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | St. Albert Impact | 12 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 24, 2024 | |||
Early life
editBorn in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mahesle grew up in Edmonton, Canada. He began playing youth soccer at age four with the South Clareview Cobras,[1] later playing with Xtreme FC, Victoria FC, and St. Albert Impact, also playing for the Alberta provincial team, where after impressing at nationals, he was selected to join a Canada U15 camp.[2] At the age of 14, he joined the FC Edmonton Academy.[2]
College career
editIn 2019, he committed to attend the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, where he would play for the men's soccer team beginning in 2020.[2] In his first season playing for the Ooks in 2021, he scored 10 goals in six league games, to lead the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference.[3] He scored another eight goals in four national championship matches, helping the Ooks to a third-place finish,[4] including a four-goal performance against the Brandon Bobcats[5] and a hat trick the next day against St. Thomas Tommies.[6] That year, he was named to the 2021-22 ACAC Men's Soccer All-Conference Team[7] and a 2021 CCAA Men's Soccer Championship All-Star.[8]
In 2022, he began attending MacEwan University, playing for the men's soccer team.[9][10]
Club career
editIn 2021, he played with Edmonton Scottish in the 2021 Summer Series exhibition tournament.[11]
On 29 March 2022, he signed a contract with HFX Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League, immediately being sent on loan to FC Edmonton.[12] He made his professional debut, in a substitute appearance, on May 15 against Pacific FC.[13] In August, he departed the club, returning to university, as part of his developmental contract.[9]
In 2024, he played with the St. Albert Impact in League1 Alberta.[14]
International career
editIn November 2016, he attended a training camp with the Canada U15 team.[15]
References
edit- ^ Ousman Maheshe at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ a b c "Ooks men's soccer add four new recruits". Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. 25 November 2019.
- ^ "NAIT Ooks Player Feature: Ousman Maheshe". Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Ousman Maheshe Eikon profile". Eikon Sports.
- ^ "CCAA Men's Soccer Nationals: BU Bobcats final match vs. NAIT Ooks in Bronze quarter-final". Manitoba College Athletic Conference. 12 November 2021.
- ^ "NAIT Ooks Men's Soccer Team Wins Bronze at Nationals". Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. 8 November 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 ACAC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams". Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference. 28 October 2021.
- ^ "2021 CCAA Men's Soccer Championship". Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association.
- ^ a b "FC Edmonton's Kairo Coore returns to university; Bitar will stay with the club for the remainder of the season". FC Edmonton. 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Ousman Maheshe MacEwan profile". MacEwan Griffins.
- ^ @EDMscottish (26 June 2021). "We've got one hour until the kickoff of the 2021 Summer Series! Here's our team list against @FoothillsFCU23 today" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Jacques, John (29 March 2022). "Halifax Wanderers Loan Three Players To FC Edmonton". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Van Diest, Derek (15 May 2022). "FC Edmonton put up another good fight, but fall short again". Edmonton Sun.
- ^ "Ousman Maheshe L1AB Stats". League1 Alberta.
- ^ "Canada Soccer invites 30 young players to identification camp". SIRC. 15 November 2016.
External links
edit- Ousman Maheshe at Soccerway
- NAIT Ooks profile