Molham Babouli

Molham "Mo" Babouli (Arabic: ملهم بابولي‎; born January 2, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League.

Molham Babouli
Babouli in 2014
Personal information
Full name Molham Babouli
Date of birth (1993-01-02) January 2, 1993
Place of birth Al Ain, United Arab Emirates[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Forge FC
Number 19
Youth career
Dixie SC
2014 Toronto FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 GPC Jaguars
2013–2014 Sheridan Bruins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Toronto FC III 16 (21)
2015–2016 Toronto FC II 26 (4)
2016–2017 Toronto FC 16 (0)
2017 Sigma FC 6 (5)
2017–2018 Al-Ittihad 25 (7)
2018–2019 Mississauga MetroStars (indoor) 22 (21)
2019 FC Ukraine United 4 (9)
2020– Forge FC 2 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Canada U23 6 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 16, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 13, 2016

Club career

Toronto FC

Babouli spent time at Sheridan College before joining the TFC Academy in 2014. He played with the senior academy side in the inaugural season of League1 Ontario, where he led the league in scoring with 27 goals in all competitions.[2] TFC Academy would go on to win the regular season title[3] and the Inter-Provincial Cup championship against CS Longueuil, the champions of the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.[4][5] He won the Golden Boot and League MVP honours for the 2014 season.[6]

On March 12, 2015, Babouli signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II ahead of their inaugural season in the USL.[7] He made his professional debut against the Charleston Battery on March 21, and scored his first goal for the club in the same match.[8] His performance in the match was rewarded with a USL team of the week appearance on March 24.[9]

On March 5, 2016, Babouli signed with Toronto FC.[10] He made his MLS debut against Sporting Kansas City on March 20, as a substitute for Tsubasa Endoh. He returned to Toronto FC II on loan ahead of the 2016 USL season. On April 21, 2017, the club announced that Babouli had been placed on waivers.[11]

Sigma FC

Babouli signed with Sigma following his release from TFC. He scored a goal in his debut against Aurora on July 8, 2017.[12]

Al-Ittihad

In September 2017, Babouli joined Syrian club Al-Ittihad of the Syrian Premier League.[13] They finished in second place in the 2017–18 season, after losing a tie-breaker to Al-Jaish with whom they were level on points.

Mississauga MetroStars

Babouli signed for MASL club Mississauga MetroStars ahead of their inaugural season on November 2, 2018.[14] In his debut season in the MASL he was named the Newcomer of the Year.[15] Babouli was announced as the MetroStars' new team captain ahead of the 2019–20 MASL season.

FC Ukraine United

Babouli played in the Canadian Soccer League for the 2019 season with FC Ukraine United. In his debut match on September 8, 2019 he recorded four goals against Brantford Galaxy.[16] He recorded his second hat-trick on October 1, 2019 against Real Mississauga SC.[17] As a result finished as the club's top goalscorer with nine goals and the league's fourth leading goalscorer, despite only playing four games[17] – Mykola Temniuk led the league with 18 goals in 17 games.[18]

In the opening match of the postseason Babouli scored against Hamilton City SC, and advanced to the next round after a penalty shootout.[19] In the semifinal he contributed another goal in a 5–3 victory against SC Waterloo Region, and advanced to the CSL Championship.[20] He featured in the finals against Scarborough SC, but in a losing effort.[21]

Forge FC

On August 4, 2020, Forge FC announced the signing of Babouli to a contract.[22] He made his debut for the Hamilton club as a substitute on August 13 in the 2020 season opener against Cavalry FC.[23]

International career

Babouli made his debut for the Canadian program with the U23 side at the 2015 Pan American Games. He played his first match against Brazil's U23 side and scored a goal in a 4–1 defeat.[24] Babouli was named to the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship team on September 18, 2015.[25]

Personal life

In April 2018, Babouli was detained by the Syrian Military police upon obtaining the Syrian Identity Card, due to the fact that each Syrian male has to do the mandatory military service.[26] He was released days later after paying the fee required for the exemption of the military duties.[27]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 20 October 2019[28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs/League Cup[lower-alpha 1] National Cup[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC III 2014 League1 Ontario 162166—2227
Toronto FC II 2015 USL 204——204
Toronto FC 2016 MLS 1600040200
Toronto FC II (loan) 2016 USL 60——60
Sigma FC 2017 League1 Ontario 7500—75
Al-Ittihad 2017–18 Syrian Premier League 257—31288
FC Ukraine United[29] 2019 Canadian Soccer League 4932—711
Career total 9446987111055
  1. Includes MLS Cup matches and League1 Ontario Cup.
  2. Includes Canadian Championship matches.

Honours

Club

Sheridan College

  • CCAA National Championship: 2014

Toronto FC III

Toronto FC

Individual

References
  1. "Molham Babouli". Canadian Soccer Association.
  2. "Scoring leaders (as of October 1, 2014)". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on March 27, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  3. "TFC Academy Triumphs". Toronto FC. October 4, 2014.
  4. Rollins, Duane (November 3, 2014). "TFCA 4 - CS Longueuil 0". League1 Ontario. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  5. Rollins, Duane (November 9, 2014). "Toronto FC Academy 0 - CS Longueuil 0". League1 Ontario.
  6. "League1 Ontario Awards Banquet 2014". League1 Ontario. November 13, 2014.
  7. "Toronto FC II announces signing of eight players". Toronto FC. March 12, 2015.
  8. Hylton, Kamal (March 21, 2015). "Match Recap: TFC II vs. Charleston". Toronto FC.
  9. "Babouli named to USL team of the week". Toronto FC. March 24, 2015.
  10. "Toronto FC Sign Molham Babouli". Toronto FC. March 5, 2016.
  11. "Toronto FC Waive Mo Babouli". Toronto FC. April 21, 2017.
  12. "Striker talent on display in League1 Ontario goal-fest". Ontario Soccer. July 11, 2017.
  13. Platt, Oliver (September 23, 2017). "Former Toronto FC striker Mo Babouli joins Syrian club Al-Ittihad". Waking The Red.
  14. "Mississauga Metrostars Sign Former Toronto FC Forward Mo Babouli". Mississauga Merostars. November 2, 2018.
  15. Husted, Jeff (May 4, 2019). "MASL Announces Major Individual Postseason Awards - Major Arena Soccer League". MASL. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  16. Adamson, Stan (September 9, 2019). "New Arrival Babouli Strikes Four for Ukraine Utd Canadian Soccer League". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  17. Adamson, Stan (October 1, 2019). "Ukraine Utd End on Winning Note…Hamilton City in playoffs – Canadian Soccer League". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  18. "2019 First Division Stats". Canadian Soccer League. Archived from the original on October 14, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  19. Adamson, Stan (October 13, 2019). "Ukraine Utd Defeat Hamilton in Quarterfinals….Playoffs Update – Canadian Soccer League". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  20. Adamson, Stan (October 20, 2019). "FC Ukraine United Victory…..Will meet Scarborough in final – Canadian Soccer League". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  21. Adamson, Stan (October 26, 2019). "Scarborough on Top…..Vorkuta B wins Second Division Championship – Canadian Soccer League". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  22. "FORGE FC SIGN CANADIAN FORWARD BABOULI". August 4, 2020.
  23. Molinaro, John (August 13, 2020). "Injury-time penalty allows Cavalry to draw Forge in CPL season opener".
  24. Squizzato, Daniel (July 12, 2015). "Stylish Brazil makes Canadian men suffer in Pan Am football". Canadian Olympic Committee.
  25. "Canada M23 picks players for CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers". Canadian Soccer Association. September 18, 2015.
  26. "ملهم بابولي.. من كندا إلى نادي الاتحاد إلى الخدمة العسكرية". enab baladi (in Arabic). 19 April 2018.
  27. "النظام السوري يفرج عن لاعب الاتحاد ملهم بابولي". enab baladi (in Arabic). 21 April 2018.
  28. "M. Babouli Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  29. "2019 First Division Stats – Canadian Soccer League". web.archive.org. 2019-10-14. Archived from the original on October 14, 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
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