Latifah Abdu Explained

Latifah Abdu
Fullname:Latifah Iesha Abdu[1]
Birth Date:2001 10, mf=y
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height:1.70m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Dijon
Clubnumber:9
Youthyears1:2010–2012
Youthclubs1:Lachine SC
Youthyears2:2013–2018
Youthclubs2:Lakeshore SC
Collegeyears1:2019–2021
College1:Vanier College
Collegegoals1:21
Years1:2018
Caps1:9
Goals1:5
Years2:2019
Clubs2:CS Monteuil
Caps2:12
Goals2:5
Years3:2020
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:2021
Caps4:9
Goals4:8
Years5:2022
Clubs5:Metz
Caps5:10
Goals5:4
Years6:2022–2023
Caps6:16
Goals6:9
Years7:2023–
Caps7:8
Goals7:2
Nationalyears1:2023–
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:November 25, 2023
Ntupdate:December 1, 2023

Latifah Iesha Abdu (born October 18, 2001) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for Première Ligue club Dijon and the Canada national team.

Early life

Abdu began playing youth soccer at age nine with Lachine SC. She later played with Lakeshore SC, leading the team to a silver medal at the 2018 U17 national championship, leading the tournament with 12 goals.[2]

In 2017, she played with Team Quebec at the 2017 Canada Summer Games, winning the gold medal. She was named to the tournament all-star team.

College career

In 2019, Abdu began attending Vanier College, where she played for the women's soccer team. In her first season, she scored 11 goals and added an additional three goals in the playoffs, helping the team to the RSEQ Division 2 title.[3] In her second season in 2021, she won the RSEQ Division 1 title with the club, scoring 10 goals in seven games. She also helped the team with the CCAA national title, also winning the CCAA Player of the Year award.[4] [5]

Club career

In 2018 and 2019, she played with Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis and CS Monteuil in the semi-professional Première ligue de soccer du Québec.

In September 2020, she signed a professional contract with French club Soyaux in the Division 1 Féminine.[6] She made her professional debut on October 2, 2020.

In the summer of 2021, she returned to the PLSQ and played with CS Mont-Royal Outremont.[7] She won the league's golden boot as the top scorer and was named the Ballon de bronze winner as the league's third best player.[8] [9]

In January 2022, she joined Metz in the Division 2 Féminine.[10]

In September 2022, she joined Strasbourg.[11] On January 21, 2023, she scored a hat-trick in a 3–2 victory over her former club Metz.[12]

In July 2023, she signed with Dijon in the Division 1 Féminine on a two-year contract.[13] [14] On September 30, she scored her first goal for the club against Lille.[15]

International career

In April 2017, she made her debut in the Canadian national program attending a camp with the Canada U17 team.

In November 2023, she was called up to the Canada senior team for the first time, ahead of a pair of friendlies in December against Australia. .[16] She made her international debut in the first match on December 1.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Latifah Abdu Canada Games profile. 2017 Canada Summer Games.
  2. Web site: 'Huge accomplishment' for South Surrey's Coastal FC girls team. Nick. Greenizan. October 10, 2018. Surrey Now-Leader.
  3. Web site: Abdu & Haakman Named Athletes of the Week. November 14, 2019. Vanier College.
  4. Web site: Latifa Abdu, des Cheetahs du Collège Vanier, est la joueuse de l'année de l'Association canadienne du sport collégial (ACSC) en soccer féminin. Latifa Abdu of the Vanier College Cheetahs is the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) player of the year in women's soccer. fr. November 10, 2021. Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec.
  5. Web site: Best Kept Secrets, Part Two: CCAA Student-Athletes That Excelled During the Fall Semester. Tyler. Bennett. 15 December 2021. All-Canadian Sports Network.
  6. Web site: Foot: une jeune attaquante signe à Soyaux. fr. Football: a young attacker signs for Soyaux. September 25, 2020. Charente Libre.
  7. Abdu named CCAA Women's Soccer Player of the Year. November 9, 2021. Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association.
  8. PLSQ1. 1468994830533545984. December 9, 2021. Tapis rouge PLSQ-F: Félicitations aux récipiendaires des prix de meilleures joueuses en PLSQ féminine cette saison!. fr. PLSQ-F Red Carpet: Congratulations to the recipients of the best women's PLSQ player awards this season!.
  9. PLSQ1. 1468987453671452674. Tapis rouge PLSQ-F: Félicitations à Latifah Abdu du @CSMROgriffons qui remporte le soulier d'or de la PLSQ féminine au Tapis rouge du soccer québécois. fr. PLSQ-F Red Carpet: Congratulations to Latifah Abdu of the @CSMROgriffons who won the Women's PLSQ Golden Shoe at the Quebec Soccer Red Carpet.
  10. Web site: Latifah Abdu rejoint le FC Metz !. January 20, 2022. FC Metz. Latifah Abdu joins FC Metz. fr.
  11. Web site: Football féminin: une attaquante canadienne au Racing Club de Strasbourg. fr. October 3, 2022. Women's football: a Canadian striker at Racing Club de Strasbourg. BFM Alsace.
  12. News: D2 féminine : plombé par son ex, Latifah Abdu, le FC Metz s'incline à Strasbourg. Women's D2: weighed down by her ex, Latifah Abdu, FC Metz loses in Strasbourg. fr. January 21, 2023. Le Républicain Lorrain.
  13. Web site: Latifah Abdu rejoint le DFCO. Latifah Abdu joins DFCO. fr. 7 July 2023. Dijon FCO.
  14. Web site: D1 féminine : l'attaquante canadienne Latifah Abdu signe au DFCO pour deux ans. Women's D1: Canadian striker Latifah Abdu signs with DFCO for two years. fr. July 7, 2023. France Bleu. Charlotte. Schuhmacher.
  15. Web site: Latifah Abdu, du sang neuf au DFCO. Latifah Abdu, new blood at DFCO. fr. October 7, 2023. Louis. Quesnot. Le Bien Public.
  16. Web site: D.C.O. forward Latifah Abdu added to Canada roster for soccer friendlies against Australia. November 27, 2023. Montreal Gazette.
  17. Web site: Recap: Canada hammer Australia for 5-0 win at Starlight Stadium. December 2, 2023. Canadian Premier League. Benedict. Rhodes.

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