| Haji Mnoga | |
| Fullname: | Haji Suleiman Haji Ali Mnoga[1] |
| Birth Date: | 16 April 2002[2] |
| Birth Place: | Portsmouth, England |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Portsmouth |
| Years1: | 2018–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Portsmouth |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Bognor Regis Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Bromley (loan) |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Weymouth (loan) |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Clubs5: | → Gillingham (loan) |
| Caps5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Clubs6: | → Aldershot Town (loan) |
| Caps6: | 17 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs7: | → Aldershot Town (loan) |
| Caps7: | 33 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Tanzania |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 14:50, 21 April 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 11 January 2024 |
Haji Suleiman Haji Ali Mnoga (born 16 April 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back. Born in England, he plays for the Tanzania national team.
Haji Mnoga was born in Portsmouth to a Tanzanian father and English mother. Mnoga attended Cottage Grove Primary School and Trafalgar School.[2] His father also played football and represented Zanzibar under 17's.
Mnoga progressed through Portsmouth's youth categories. He has been at the club since 2008. He was offered a two-year scholarship contract on 28 June 2018.[3]
Mnoga made his professional debut on 9 October 2018, starting in a 1–0 EFL Trophy away win against Crawley Town.[4] At the age of 16 years, five months and 24 days, he became the second-youngest player to debut for the club in their post-war history, only behind fellow Academy teammate Joe Hancott.[2]
On 21 March 2020 Mnoga was tested positive for COVID-19.[5]
Having recovered from COVID-19, Mnoga featured for Gosport Borough in a 1-0 pre-season victory over local rivals Havant & Waterlooville at Privett Park in September 2020, having been loaned for the evening by Pompey to their neighbours across the harbour.
On 3 November 2020, Mnoga made his league debut for Portsmouth, coming off the bench to play right-wing in a 3-1 win at Lincoln City.[6] He made his full league debut in a 4-1 home win over Crewe Alexandra, coming off at half-time. He scored his first goal for Portsmouth in an EFL Trophy tie against Cheltenham Town on 8 December 2020.[7]
On 31 August 2021, Mnoga signed a new three-year contract with Portsmouth before moving on loan to National League side Bromley until January 2022.[8]
On 8 January 2022, Mnoga joined National League side Weymouth on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[9] He joined Gillingham on a season-long loan on deadline day in the summer of 2022,[10] where he was sent off after 10 minutes of his debut.[11] In January 2023, he joined Aldershot Town on loan until the end of the season.[12]
On 2 August 2023, Mnoga returned to Aldershot Town on a season-long loan deal.[13]
On 1 May 2024, Portsmouth said the player would be released in the summer when his contract expired.[14]
Mnoga was eligible to represent both England and Tanzania at international level. Mnoga made his England U17 debut on 10 February 2019, coming on at half-time against Hungary U17 in a 4–1 penalty friendly win.[15] He debuted with Tanzania national team in a 3–1 friendly win over Central African Republic on 24 March 2022.[16] Mnoga reportedly rejected a call up to the Tanzania Under-23 side in September 2022 to focus on his duties at Gillingham.[17]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Portsmouth | 2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 2019–20 | Isthmian Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bromley (loan) | 2021–22 | National League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Weymouth (loan) | 2021–22 | National League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Gillingham (loan) | 2022–23 | League Two | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Aldershot Town (loan) | 2022–23 | National League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | National League | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |||
| Total | 50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 85 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 107 | 4 | |||
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