Laval United FC

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Laval
لافال
Full nameLaval United Football Club
نادي لافال يونايتد لكرة القدم
FoundedJune 2020; 5 years ago (2020-06) (as Al Sahel)
GroundDubai Stadium for People of Determination
OwnerYahya Kirdi
ManagerWolfgang Rolff
Moustafa Hallak
LeagueUAE Second Division League
2022–239th
Websitehttp://www.lavalunitedfc.com/

Laval United FC (Arabic: نادي لافال يونايتد لكرة القدم) is an Emirati football club based in Al Qusais, Dubai. The club was founded in June 2020 and it plays in the UAE Second Division League.[1]

History

The club was originally founded as Al Sahel and had established operations at Ajman in 2020.[2]

In 2021, the club name was changed from Al Sahel to Laval United FC after Canadian businessman and former football player Yahya Kirdi became the club president. The club was moved to Dubai and the name of the club was changed to Laval after his hometown in Quebec.[3]

Current squad

As of 2023–24 season:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 MF  UAE Hassan Al Blooshi
6 FW  GHA Kevin Ngwang
7 FW  IRN Iman Mozafari
9 MF  UAE Mohammed Mahboob
10 DF  UAE Hassan Al Blooshi
11 MF  UAE Hamed Al Saedi
12 FW  IRN Zoshki Amirhossein
14 DF  EGY Mohamed Abdulaziz
17 FW  CIV Ibrahim Samba
20 FW  COL Juan Londono
21 DF  GHA Youssef Al Mhimid
23 DF  IRN Hamid Tavakoli
24 GK  GHA Abrahim Kpodjie
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF  GHA Andrews Owusu
30 FW  COD Corneille Kasende
40 FW  GHA Abraham Odoom
41 DF  UAE Eisa Al Blooshi
44 FW  COD Jonathan Nsombe
70 MF  GHA Mathias Teye
77 FW  EGY Mohamed Ellokzi
14 FW  EGY Mohamed Naser
80 FW  GHA William Forson
90 GK  EGY Ahmed Salim
97 GK  SDN Mohamed Mutasim
99 FW  EGY Ibrahim Eloksh

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Laval - About us". Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "الساحل ينضم إلى دوري الهواة بفكر محترف.. وصالح بشير رئيساً للإدارة" (in Arabic). Al Khaleej. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "A young multinational Quebec start-up signs a 20-year contract with Canadian businessman Mr. Yahya Kirdi (President of Laval United FC) & a Member of the Royal Family of the United Arab Emirates". Global Newswire. 25 January 2021.