| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdul Ali Mumuni | ||
| Date of birth | (1973-08-25)25 August 1973 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Dawu Youngstars | ||
| 1994–1996 | Hearts of Oak | ||
| 1996–1999 | Umeå FC | 18 | (2) |
| 2002–2004 | Ersboda SK | ||
| International career | |||
| 1995 | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Abdul Ali Mumuni (born 25 August 1973) is aGhanaian formerfootballer who played as aforward.[1] He was theGhanaian Premier League's top scorer while playing forDawu Youngstars in the 1991–92 season.[2] This was the first and only occasion Mumuni was the league's top scorer and the first time Dawu Youngstars had had the league's top scorer. Mumuni was also capped once for Ghana.
Mumuni joined the club in the 1990–91 season, winning the top-scorer award in his second and last season with the club. Since Mumuni's departure from the club, Dawu have only had one other player win the top-scorer award, namely Oscar Laud in 1993–94.
Mumuni signed forHearts of Oak in 1994–95.[3] He spent two years at the Accra-based club before deciding to move toEurope to further his career. Mumuni's only cap for theGhanaian football team came in 1995, while he was playing for Hearts of Oak.[4]
Swedish clubUmeå FC, only formed in 1987, was Mumuni's first European club. He spent four years at the club, joining in 1996, the year Umea reached theAllsvenskan, Sweden's top-flight, for the only time in their history. However, Mumuni tore hisanterior cruciate ligament in March 1996 during pre-season and was injured for the whole season.[5] Umea were relegated in that season and spent the rest of Mumuni's spell at the club in theDivision 1 Norra, finishing third, second and seventh from 1997 to 1999. Among Mumuni's teammates at Umea were defenderErik Sandvärn and fellow Ghanaian,Shamo Quaye,[6] a midfielder who also played for Hearts of Oak and Ghana.[7]
Mumuni returned to Umea in September 2005 to play in an exhibition match against Fotbollgymnasiet to celebrate the opening of the club's Sports and Exhibition Centre. The Umea side consisted of players who had won promotion in 1996, with the players picked by Jorgen Sundberg, Umea's most-capped player.
Ersboda SK were Mumuni's final club and he joined in 2002 at the age of 29. In late 2002 he scored the winner in a 2–1 victory againstFrösö IF U-19.[8] Ersboda were playing in the Swedish Division Four at the time, but with Mumuni's help were promoted to the third division after winning the league in 2003. In 2004, Mumuni's final season with Ersboda and in football, he scored five times in 12 games,[9] to help Ersboda to an impressive third-place finish in the club's first season in the third division.