Haji Mnoga
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Haji Suleiman Haji Ali Mnoga[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 16 April 2002||
Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Weymouth (on loan from Portsmouth) | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2018 | Portsmouth | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Portsmouth | 5 | (0) |
2019 | → Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2021 | → Bromley (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2022– | → Weymouth (loan) | 8 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019– | England U17 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:07, 15 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:26, 11 February 2019 (UTC) |
Haji Suleiman Haji Ali Mnoga (born 16 April 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre back for Weymouth, on loan from Portsmouth.
Personal life[]
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.
Club career[]
Portsmouth[]
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.[4]
Mnoga made his professional debut on 9 October 2018, starting in a 1–0 EFL Trophy away win against Crawley Town.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8]
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.[9]
On 8 January 2022, Mnoga joined National League side Weymouth on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[10]
International career[]
Mnoga is 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.[11]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 15 February 2022[3]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | ||
Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 1 | ||
Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 2019–20 | Isthmian Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bromley (loan) | 2021–22 | National League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Weymouth (loan) | 2021–22 | National League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Career total | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
Honours[]
Portsmouth[]
- EFL Trophy: 2018-19
References[]
- ^ "Club list of registered players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mnoga praise – but Portsmouth youngster told to grasp big chance". The News. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ a b Haji Mnoga at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Blues Sign Eight New Apprentices". Portsmouth FC. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Crawley 0 Pompey 1". Portsmouth F.C. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Haji Mnoga the fourth Portsmouth player to test positive for coronavirus". portsmouth. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "The Football League debut which franked all the recent Portsmouth soundbites". Portsmouth News. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Cheltenham 0 Portsmouth 3 - England eyes on impressive Haji Mnoga after inspiring Blues to Papa John's Trophy progress". portsmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Mnoga Pens New Contract". Portsmouth FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Haji Mnoga is a Terra!". Weymouth FC. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Portsmouth defender makes debut for England under-17s". Portsmouth News. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
External links[]
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Portsmouth
- English footballers
- England youth international footballers
- English people of Tanzanian descent
- Association football defenders
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Bognor Regis Town F.C. players
- Bromley F.C. players
- Weymouth F.C. players
- Isthmian League players
- National League (English football) players
- English Football League players