Wessam Haissam Abou Ali (born 1 January 1999) is a Danish professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a forward for

Egyptian Premier League The Egyptian Premier League ( ar, الدوري المصري الممتاز), also known as WE Egyptian Premier League (WE EPL) after the addition of title sponsor WE, is a professional association football league in Egypt and the top level of th ...

club

Al Ahly AL, Al, Ål or al may stand for: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Al (''Aladdin'') or Aladdin, the main character in Disney's ''Aladdin'' media * Al (''EastEnders''), a minor character in the British soap opera * Al (''Fullmetal ...

Club career

AaB

Starting out in local Aalborg club at age four, Abou Ali moved to the largest club in the region, AaB, six years later. He made his senior

Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each yea ...

debut on 15 March 2018 against AC Horsens. He scored his first senior goal on 22 April 2018 against

FC Midtjylland FC Midtjylland (, "Central Jutland") is a Danish professional football club based in Herning and Ikast in the western part of Jutland. The club is the result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad. Midtjylland competes in the Danish Su ...

. On 23 August 2019, Abou Ali was loaned out to

Danish 1st Division The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991 the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the forma ...

club

Vendsyssel FF Vendsyssel Forenede Fodboldklubber is a professional football club based in Hjørring, Denmark. The team competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of Danish football. The club plays home matches at Nord Energi Arena, which has a capaci ...

for the rest of 2019. On 5 January 2020 it was confirmed, that he would continue at Vendsyssel for the rest of the season.

Silkeborg

On 9 September 2020, Abou Ali joined newly relegated

club

Silkeborg IF Silkeborg Idrætsforening, (; commonly known as Silkeborg IF or SIF in short) is a professional football club based in Silkeborg, Denmark. The club was founded in 1917, reached the highest level of Danish football in 1987, and afterwards became ...

on a four-and-a-half-year contract until the end of 2024.

Return to Vendsyssel

In the search for more playing time, Abou Ali returned to

on 1 September 2021, signing a deal until June 2025. During his debut against

Lyngby Boldklub Lyngby Boldklub () is a Danish professional football club founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion in Kongens Lyngby, Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, a northern suburb of Copenhagen. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby FC. The club ...

on 12 September, Abou Ali suddenly collapsed on the pitch and was brought to the hospital. Abou Ali came on from the bench in the half time, before collapsing in the 59th minute. Two days later, he was discharged from the hospital and began rehabilitation. On 15 February 2022 in a friendly game against

Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...

, Abou Ali had to be taken from the field on a stretcher and driven to the hospital after suffering a punctured lung.

IK Sirius

On 13 July 2023 it was confirmed that Abou Ali had joined Swedish

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...

club

IK Sirius IK Sirius is a Swedish bandy club located in Uppsala, currently playing in Elitserien. IK Sirius were formed in 1907 and play their home games at Studenternas Idrottsplats. History IK Sirius' first success was becoming Swedish runners-up in ...

on a deal until the end of 2027.

International career

Born in Denmark, Abou Ali is of Palestinian descent. He is a youth international for Denmark.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Abou Ali, Wessam 1999 births Living people Footballers from Aalborg Danish people of Palestinian descent Danish men's footballers Men's association football forwards AaB Fodbold players Vendsyssel FF players Silkeborg IF players IK Sirius Fotboll players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Allsvenskan players Denmark men's youth international footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Danish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden