Taha Ali
Swedish footballer (born 1998)
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Taha Abdi Ali (born 1 July 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Allsvenskan club Malmö FF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taha Abdi Ali | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Spånga-Tensta, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Malmö FF | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2013 | Spånga IS | ||
| 2013–2016 | Sundbybergs IK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Sundbybergs IK | 11 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | IFK Stocksund | 36 | (6) |
| 2020 | Sollentuna FK | 29 | (10) |
| 2021 | Örebro SK | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Västerås SK (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2022 | Helsingborgs IF | 29 | (3) |
| 2023– | Malmö FF | 84 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Sweden (futsal) | 6 | (1) |
| 2024– | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:25, 12 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
He has previously played for Sundbybergs IK, IFK Stocksund, Sollentuna FK, Örebro SK, Helsingborgs IF, Västerås SK.
Club career
Ali grew up in Tensta and started playing football at the age of eight in Spånga IS.[2] At the end of 2013, he joined Sundbybergs IK at the age of 15.[3] Ali scored three goals in 11 games for the club in Division 2 in 2017. He then played two years in IFK Stocksund. For the 2020 season, Ali was signed by Sollentuna FK. He scored 10 goals and as many assists in 29 games in the 2020 Ettan Norra, where Sollentuna finished in third place.[4]
In February 2021, Ali was signed by Örebro SK, where he signed a three-year contract.[5] Ali made his Allsvenskan debut on 24 May 2021 in a 2–1 loss to Malmö FF, where he was substituted in the 84th minute.[6] After scant playing time (three competitive games in total), Ali was loaned out to Superettan club Västerås SK in August 2021 on a loan deal for the remainder of the season.[7] The loan was a success for Ali, who scored two goals and eight assists in 15 games, helping Västerås stay in Superettan.[8] He was also awarded the VLT prize as Västerås' best athlete in 2021, becoming the first footballer from Västerås SK to win the award.
In February 2022, Ali was signed by Helsingborg, where he signed a four-year contract.[9] In January 2023, he joined fellow Swedish club Malmö FF,[10] where he won his first league title in November later that year.[11]
International career
Futsal career
Ali played six international matches and scored one goal between 2018 and 2019 for the Swedish national futsal team. At club level, he played for Nacka Juniors FF and Hammarby Futsal in the Swedish Futsal League.[13]
Personal life
Ali's parents emigrated from Somalia during the Somali Civil War in the 1990s. They settled down in Stockholm, where Ali was born in 1998.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 29 January 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sundbybergs IK | 2017 | Ettan Fotboll | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||
| IFK Stocksund | 2018 | Ettan Fotboll | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | Ettan Fotboll | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 5 | |||
| Total | 36 | 6 | — | — | — | 36 | 6 | |||||
| Sollentuna FK | 2020 | Ettan Fotboll | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 11 | ||
| Örebro SK | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Västerås SK (loan) | 2021 | Superettan | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Helsingborgs IF | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| Malmö FF | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 7 | ||
| 2024 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11[a] | 0 | — | 44 | 4 | ||
| 2025 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12[b] | 4 | — | 43 | 7 | ||
| 2026 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 84 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 5 | — | 122 | 19 | |||
| Career total | 206 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 44 | ||
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Six appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of 16 October 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Malmö FF