Moussa Limane (born 7 May 1992) is a Central African professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club Hamilton United.

Club career

Africa

Born in

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, Limane played in the

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in 2010 with DFC8. Throughout his tenure with the Bangui-based team, he was the club's top goal scorer for two consecutive years between 2010 and 2011. Further silverware was added to DFC8's trophy cabinet by winning the Central African Republic Coupe Nationale in 2010 and the league title the following season. He played abroad in 2011 in the

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with

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. In 2012, he returned to his former club DFC8 where he served as the team captain. During his second tenure with DFC, he played in the

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against

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. He returned to Shendi in 2013 where he would play for two seasons.

Kazakhstan

After several seasons in Africa, he began playing in Central Asia in the Kazakhstan First League with

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in 2015. He would sign with league rivals Caspiy the following season where he played in 20 matches and recorded 4 goals. Limane was also a recipient of the Bamara Trophy in 2016. After the conclusion of the 2016 season, he had a trial run with

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but failed to secure a contract. As a result, he re-signed with Caspiy for the 2017 season. Throughout the season he was named the player of the month in June 2017 and finished the campaign with seven goals.

Canada

In August 2020 he signed for the Canadian club

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. In his debut season with Scarborough, he assisted in securing the First Division title and finished as the league's top goalscorer. He also assisted the club in reaching the

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final against FC Vorkuta but was defeated by a score of 2–1. The following season he assisted Scarborough in securing a postseason berth by finishing second in the standings. In the opening round of the playoffs, he contributed two goals against the

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which helped the club to advance to the championship final. He featured in the championship final against Vorkuta and registered two goals which secured the title for Scarborough. He also helped Scarborough reach the final of the ProSound Cup but was defeated in a penalty shootout by Vorkuta. He re-signed with Scarborough for the 2022 season. Throughout the 2022 campaign, the eastern Toronto side would achieve an 18-game undefeated streak and playoff position by finishing third. Limane made his third championship appearance, which Scarborough lost to

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(formerly FC Vorkuta). In 2023, he signed with league rivals Hamilton City. He scored his first goal for the club on 3 June 2023, against Weston United. He then played with

club Hamilton United.

International career

He made his international debut for the

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in 8 June 2013, against

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in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match. In the winter of 2013, he represented his country in the

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, a Non-FIFA tournament where he recorded a goal against

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. He recorded his first international goal on 24 March 2016, against

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in a

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match. He would record his second international goal once more against Madagascar in the return match on 28 March 2016.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Central African Republic's goal tally first.''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Limane, Moussa 1992 births Living people Footballers from Bangui Central African Republic men's footballers Central African Republic men's international footballers Al-Ahly Shendi Club players DFC 8ème Arrondissement players FC Kyzylzhar players FC Caspiy players Men's association football forwards Central African Republic expatriate men's footballers Central African Republic expatriate sportspeople in Sudan Expatriate men's footballers in Sudan Central African Republic expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Scarborough SC players Hamilton City SC players Central African Republic expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Sudan Premier League players Kazakhstan First Division players Coton Sport FC de Garoua players Central African Republic expatriate sportspeople in Cameroon Expatriate men's footballers in Cameroon Hamilton United players League1 Ontario players