Jama Boss (born 3 May 1994) is a Somali

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who plays as a

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for Australian club

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and the Somalia national team.

Club career

Born in Somalia, Boss moved to

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with his family when he was three-months-old. At the age of 12, following the death of his father, Boss moved to Hamilton,

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in order to be closer to his relatives. In December 2013, Boss joined

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, signing for

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in 2015. In 2017, Boss signed for

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. After three seasons with Melville, Boss joined

Tasman United Tasman United was a professional football club based in Nelson, New Zealand. The club competed in the ISPS Handa Premiership with home games played at Trafalgar Park. The club succeeded Nelson Falcons as the city's football team on the natio ...

. 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

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later that year. In 2021, Melville re-signed Boss. During the

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season, Boss scored five goals in eight games for Melville. In 2021, Boss moved to Australia, signing for

International career

On 27 March 2022, Boss made his debut for

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in a 2–1 loss against

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in the qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

References

1994 births Living people Association football forwards Somalian footballers Somalia international footballers Somalian expatriate footballers Hamilton Wanderers players Tasman United players St Albans Saints SC players New Zealand National League players National Premier Leagues players {{Somalia-footy-bio-stub