Mohamed Kourouma (soccer)

For the Guinean-Dutch footballer of the same name, see Mohamed Kourouma (footballer, born 1998).
Mohamed Kourouma
Kourouma playing for HFX Wanderers in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-08-04) 4 August 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
2010–2011 Gent
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Concordia Stingers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Red Star
2012–2013 AS Kaloum
2016–2017 FC Miami City 26 (20)
2019 HFX Wanderers 26 (1)
2020 Atlético Ottawa 7 (1)
2025– AS Laval 15 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of September 6, 2025

Mohamed Kourouma (born 4 August 1990) is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward.

Early life

Kourouma was born in Guinea and grew up in Montreal, Canada.[1]

Club career

In 2009, Kourouma signed with French CFA side Red Star 93. After a year in France, Kourouma joined the reserve side of Belgian First Division A club Gent. After leaving Gent, he returned to Guinea to play for Guinean Championnat National side AS Kaloum.

In 2016 and 2017, Kourouma played with FC Miami City in the Premier Development League.[2]

In the summer of 2018, Kourouma spent two weeks on trial with French Ligue 1 club Nîmes Olympique after being scouted while at Miami City.[3] In September 2018, Kourouma participated in the Canadian Premier League Open Trials and made the final cut of 28 players.[4]

In April 2019, Kourouma signed with HFX Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League.[1] After the season, the club announced that Kourouma would not be returning for the 2020 season.[5]

In August 2020, Kourouma signed with Atlético Ottawa, ahead of their inaugural season in the Canadian Premier League.[6][7] On 15 August 2020, he scored the club's first-ever goal in their first match, in a 2-2 draw against York9 FC.[8][9] After the season, he departed the club.[10]

Career statistics

As of 15 August 2020[2][11]
Club statistics
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup[a] League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Miami City 2016 Premier Development League 13 9 — — — 13 9
2017 13 11 2 0 — — 15 11
Total 26 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 20
HFX Wanderers 2019 Canadian Premier League 26 1 — 6 3 — 32 4
Atlético Ottawa 2020 Canadian Premier League 7 1 — — — 7 1
Career total 59 22 2 0 6 3 0 0 67 25

  1. ^ Includes the Canadian Championship.

References

  1. ^ a b Hampshire, Gareth (4 April 2019). "Wanderers add pace and power to attack with pair of Canadian wingers". HFX Wanderers FC. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Mohamed Kourouma PDL Stats". USL League Two.
  3. ^ "We are your #Path2Pro". FC Miami City. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "Final cut: List of trialists in Quebec to advance to Day 2 scrimmages". Canadian Premier League. 28 September 2018. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020.
  5. ^ Hampshire, Gareth (14 December 2019). "HFX Wanderers FC thank non-returning players". HFX Wanderers FC. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Atlético Ottawa completes roster with 6 signings, including Kourouma, McKendry". Canadian Premier League. 10 August 2020.
  7. ^ Camara, Mohamed Max (11 August 2020). "Mercato : Mohamed Kourouma rejoint un club canadien !" [Transfer Market: Mohamed Kourouma joins a Canadian club!]. Gnarkry Live (in French).
  8. ^ "Mohamed Kourouma scores 1st goal in Atlético Ottawa history". Canadian Premier League. 15 August 2020.
  9. ^ Plante, Jean-François (15 August 2020). "Point historique pour l'Atlético d'Ottawa" [Historic point for Atlético d'Ottawa]. Le Droit (in French).
  10. ^ "Atlético Ottawa parts ways with 8 players including Fisk, Kourouma". Canadian Premier League. 26 February 2021.
  11. ^ Mohamed Kourouma at Soccerway
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