Mehdi Essoussi | |
Birth Date: | 28 February 2001 |
Birth Place: | Tunis, Tunisia |
Height: | 6 ft 1 in |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Alliance United FC |
Clubnumber: | 8 |
Youthclubs1: | Nepean Hotspurs SC |
Youthyears2: | 2011 |
Youthclubs2: | Ottawa Fury Academy |
Youthyears3: | 2010–2016 |
Youthclubs3: | Ottawa South United |
Youthyears4: | 2017–2021 |
Youthclubs4: | Toronto FC |
Collegeyears1: | 2023– |
College1: | Toronto Varsity Blues |
Collegecaps1: | 1 |
Collegegoals1: | 0 |
Years1: | 2018 |
Caps1: | 13 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2019–2022 |
Caps2: | 24 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2022 |
Clubs3: | → Toronto FC (loan) |
Caps3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2023– |
Caps4: | 12 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Club-Update: | August 19, 2023 |
Mehdi Essoussi (born 28 February 2001) is a Tunisian footballer who plays as a midfielder with Alliance United FC in League1 Ontario.
Essoussi was born in Tunis, Tunisia, before moving to Montreal, Canada, when he was one, followed by a move to Ottawa at age two. He began playing youth soccer at age four with the Nepean Hotspurs SC, before moving on to Ottawa South United[1] and spending some time in the Ottawa Fury Academy.[2] He then moved on to join the Toronto FC Academy. He also played with the Team Ontario provincial team and attended a Canada national team identification camp.[3]
In 2023, he began attending the University of Toronto, playing for the men's soccer team.[4]
In 2018, he began playing for Toronto FC III in the semi-professional League1 Ontario. He scored his first goal on 12 August against Sigma FC.[5] He was named a 2nd team all-star at the end of the season.[6]
On 27 September 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II to join them for the 2019 season.[7] [8] He made his debut on June 19 against the Lansing Ignite.[9] On 21 May 2022, he signed a short-term loan with the first team Toronto FC.[10]
In 2023, he played with Alliance United FC in League1 Ontario.[11]
Eligible to represent both his native Tunisia and Canada, he was called up to the Canadian under-15 national team camp in 2016.[12]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Toronto FC III | 2018[13] | League1 Ontario | 13 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | ||||
Toronto FC II | 2019 | USL League One | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||||
2021 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||||||
2022 | MLS Next Pro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
Toronto FC (loan) | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
Alliance United FC | 2023 | League1 Ontario | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||||
Career total | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 |