Haji Suleiman Haji Ali Mnoga (born 16 April 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre back for Portsmouth, on loan at Gillingham. Born in England, he plays for the Tanzania national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Haji Suleiman Haji Ali Mnoga[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 20)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gillingham (on loan from Portsmouth) | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2018 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Portsmouth | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Bromley (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Weymouth (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Gillingham (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | England U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Tanzania | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:07, 25 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2022 | |||
Haji Mnoga was born in Portsmouth to a Tanzanian father and English mother. Mnoga attended Cottage Grove Primary School and Trafalgar School.[2] His father also played football and represented Zanzibar under 17's.
Mnoga progressed through Portsmouth's youth categories. He has been at the club since 2008. He was offered a two-year scholarship contract on 28 June 2018.[4]
Mnoga made his professional debut on 9 October 2018, starting in a 1–0 EFL Trophy away win against Crawley Town.[5] At the age of 16 years, five months and 24 days, he became the second-youngest player to debut for the club in their post-war history, only behind fellow Academy teammate Joe Hancott.[2]
On 21 March 2020 Mnoga was tested positive for COVID-19.[6]
Having recovered from COVID-19, Mnoga featured for Gosport Borough in a 1-0 pre-season victory over local rivals Havant & Waterlooville at Privett Park in September 2020, having been loaned for the evening by Pompey to their neighbours across the harbour.
On 3 November 2020, Mnoga made his league debut for Portsmouth, coming off the bench to play right-wing in a 3-1 win at Lincoln City.[7] He made his full league debut in a 4-1 home win over Crewe Alexandra, coming off at half-time. He scored his first goal for Portsmouth in an EFL Trophy tie against Cheltenham Town on 8 December 2020.[8]
On 31 August 2021, Mnoga signed a new three-year contract with Portsmouth before moving on loan to National League side Bromley until January 2022.[9]
On 8 January 2022, Mnoga joined National League side Weymouth on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[10] He joined Gillingham on a season-long loan on deadline day in the summer of 2022,[11] where he was sent off after 10 minutes of his debut.[12]
Mnoga was eligible to represent both England and Tanzania at international level. Mnoga made his England U17 debut on 10 February 2019, coming on at half-time against Hungary U17 in a 4-1 penalty friendly win.[13] He debuted with Tanzania national team in a 3–1 friendly win over Central African Republic on 24 March 2022.[14] Mnoga reportedly rejected a call up to the Tanzania Under-23 side in September 2022 to focus on his duties at Gillingham.[15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portsmouth | 2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 2019–20 | Isthmian Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bromley (loan) | 2021–22 | National League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Weymouth (loan) | 2021–22 | National League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Gillingham (loan) | 2022–23 | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 50 | 1 | ||
Gillingham F.C. – current squad | |
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