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Latif Atta Blessing (born 30 December 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Latif Atta Blessing | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Los Angeles FC | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Liberty Professionals | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Liberty Professionals | 21 | (17) |
| 2017 | Sporting Kansas City | 25 | (3) |
| 2017 | → Swope Park Rangers (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2018– | Los Angeles FC | 145 | (14) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:32, 22 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Blessing was born in Nankese, a small village in the Suhum-Kraboa-Coaltar District of southeast Ghana.
Career
Ghana
In 2013, Latif Blessing joined the Liberty Professionals youth team in Accra.[2] He was soon promoted to the senior club for the Ghana Premier League but mainly appeared on the bench for the side.[2] Blessing received particularly good reviews for his performance during a Premier League match against Asante Kotoko on 21 June 2015. In that match, he scored in the 21st minute to equalize before providing two assists, leading Liberty Professionals to a 3–1 victory.[3]
During the 2016 season, Blessing scored six goals in his first eight games.[2] After his hat-trick on the final day of the season against Bechem United, Blessing would go on to finish the season as the top scorer in the league with 17 goals.[4] His performance during the season was recognized in December 2016 when Blessing won the best player of the league award by the Ghana Football Association.[5]
Major League Soccer
In January 2017, Blessing signed with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer.[6][7] He made his MLS debut on 11 March 2017 against FC Dallas.[8] On 24 March 2017, Blessing was loaned to Swope Park Rangers, scoring in their match against OKC Energy FC.[9][10] Blessing's first MLS goals came in a brace on 13 May 2017 in a 2–2 draw in Orlando versus Orlando City.[11] On 20 September 2017, Blessing scored in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup Final, as Sporting Kansas City won the 2017 U.S. Open Cup.[12]
In December 2017, Blessing was selected by Los Angeles FC with the second selection of the 2017 MLS Expansion Draft. He made his debut for the club as a starter in their first MLS match, a 1–0 victory at Seattle Sounders.
International
Blessing was included in the provisional squad for Ghana before the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations but failed to make the final cut.[13]
Personal
Blessing holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[14]
Blessing's brother, Ibrahim Fuseini, currently plays for Lori FC in the Armenian Premier League.[15] He has a twin sister, Latifa.[16]
Career statistics
- As of 4 March 2022[17]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liberty Professionals | 2016 | GPL | 21 | 17 | — | — | — | 21 | 17 | |||
| Liberty Professionals Totals | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | ||
| Sporting Kansas City | 2017 | MLS | 25 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 6 | |
| Sporting Kansas City Totals | 25 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | ||
| Swope Park Rangers (loan) | 2017 | USL | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Swope Park Rangers Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Los Angeles FC | 2018 | MLS | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 6 | |||
| 2020 | 21 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | 30 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Los Angeles FC Totals | 116 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 131 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 162 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 183 | 41 | ||
Honors
Sporting Kansas City
- U.S. Open Cup: 2017
Los Angeles FC
- MLS Cup: 2022
- Supporters' Shield: 2019, 2022
References
- "Latif Blessing". Los Angeles FC. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- "A Shamo Quaye of our time". pulse.com. Pulse. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- "Liberty fight back to defeat Kotoko in Dansoman". modernghana.com. Modern Ghana. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- "Latif Blessing wins Ghana Premier League goal king". ghanaweb.com. Ghana Web. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- Abayateye, Michael (18 December 2016). "Latif Blessing wins Best Player of the Year at GFA/PLB Awards". primenewsghana.com. Prime News Ghana. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- Kovzan, Sam (9 January 2017). "Sporting KC acquires 20-year-old winger Latif Blessing in transfer from Ghana". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- "Sporting KC: preso Rwatubyaye, lavoro di scout all'italiana" [Sporting KC: Rwatubyaye, Italian Scout Job]. mlssocceritalia.com (in Italian). MLS Soccer Italia. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- "Recap: Sporting KC held to 0–0 draw with FC Dallas in 2017 home opener | Sporting Kansas City".
- "Swope Park Rangers adds five players on loan from Sporting Kansas City | Sporting Kansas City".
- "Recap: Rangers open 2017 season with 3–1 comeback win | Sporting Kansas City".
- "Recap: Latif Blessing's brace steers Sporting KC to 2–2 draw at Orlando City SC | Sporting Kansas City".
- "Recap: Sporting KC crowned Open Cup champions with 2–1 win over New York Red Bulls | Sporting Kansas City".
- "Ghana Premier League best player Latif Blessing dropped from Africa Cup of Nations squad". Ghana Soccer Net. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- "Forward Latif Blessing obtains green card, no longer occupies international spot on Sporting KC roster". SportingKC.com. 28 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Ghanaian youngster Ibrahim Fuseini joins Armenian side Lori FC". kickgh.com. Kick GH. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- "Latif Blessing | Los Angeles Football Club".
- Latif Blessing at Soccerway
External links
- Latif Blessing at Major League Soccer
- Latif Blessing at Soccerway
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