Jama Boss

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Jama Boss
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Somalia
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
St Albans Saints
Youth career
2013–2015 Waikato
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Hamilton Wanderers
2017–2019 Melville United
2019–2020 Tasman United 8 (1)
2020 Hamilton Wanderers 5 (0)
2020 Manukau United
2021 Melville United 8 (5)
2021– St Albans Saints 6 (0)
National team
2022– Somalia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:45, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:45, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

Jama Boss (born 3 May 1994) is a Somali footballer who plays as a forward for Australian club St Albans Saints and the Somalia national team.

Club career

Born in Somalia, Boss moved to Yemen with his family when he was three-months-old. At the age of 12, following the death of his father, Boss moved to Hamilton, New Zealand in order to be closer to his relatives.[1]

In December 2013, Boss joined Waikato,[2] signing for Hamilton Wanderers in 2015.[3] In 2017, Boss signed for Melville United. After three seasons with Melville, Boss joined Tasman United. At Tasman, Boss scored one league goal in eight appearances, rejoining Hamilton Wanderers in 2020. After a short five game stint with Hamilton, Boss signed for Manukau United later that year. In 2021, Melville re-signed Boss. During the 2021 New Zealand National League season, Boss scored five goals in eight games for Melville. In 2021, Boss moved to Australia, signing for St Albans Saints.[4]

International career

On 27 March 2022, Boss made his debut for Somalia in a 2–1 loss against Eswatini in the qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[4]

References

  1. ^ "'Bossman's' journey from Yemen to Tasman". Nelson Weekly. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Jama Boss". WaiBOP United. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Local derby win confirms Hamilton Wanderers' dominance over Melville United". Stuff. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Jama Boss". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 April 2022.