Ali Gerba
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ali Ngon Gerba | ||
Date of birth | September 4, 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1997 | Bourassa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000 | Montreal Impact | 17 | (7) |
2001 | Miami Fusion | 0 | (0) |
2002 | Toronto Lynx | 4 | (0) |
2002 |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 7 | (1) |
2003–2004 | Montreal Impact | 7 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Toronto Lynx | 53 | (24) |
2005 | Montreal Impact | 8 | (4) |
2005 | GIF Sundsvall | 11 | (5) |
2006–2007 | IFK Gothenburg | 6 | (0) |
2006 |
→ Odd Grenland (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2007 | → AC Horsens (loan) | 15 | (4) |
2008 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 15 | (4) |
2008–2009 | Milton Keynes Dons | 24 | (10) |
2009–2010 | Toronto FC | 11 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Montreal Impact | 25 | (11) |
Total | 213 | (72) | |
International career | |||
1999–2001 |
Canada U20 | 6 | (0) |
2005–2011 | Canada | 31 | (15) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ali Ngon Gerba (/ˈʒɛərbɑː/; born September 4, 1981) is a former professional soccer player who played as a forward. Born in Cameroon, he represented the Canada national team.
Club career
Canada and United States
In 2000 Gerba signed with the
Europe
After the Gold Cup Gerba joined Swedish club
As of June 28, 2008, Gerba was being linked with a return to North America to join Canadian manager
Return to Canada
Gerba was linked with moves to MLS with Toronto FC,[5] a return to his hometown Montreal Impact and also with English sides, Millwall, Stockport County, Oldham Athletic, Brentford and Burton Albion.[6] Toronto FC announced the signing of Gerba on its website on June 23, 2009.[7] Gerba made his unofficial debut for Toronto FC in an international friendly against the Argentinean powerhouse Club Atlético River Plate,[8] at BMO Field on July 22, 2009. Gerba scored on his MLS debut vs. Columbus Crew on July 25, 2009, in a 3–2 loss.[9]
On July 15, 2010. Gerba joined the Montreal Impact[10] for his 4th stint with the team during which he set the club record for fastest goal in club history (18 seconds into the game) and scored the club's first regular season hat-trick.
At the end of the 2011 NASL season, head coach Jesse Marsch and sporting director Nick De Santis evaluated the Impact squad in preparation for the team's move to Major League Soccer, and Gerba was cut on October 12, 2011.[11]
International career
Gerba made his debut for Canada in a July 2005 friendly match against Honduras. By December 2009, he had the country's most prolific strike-rate, with 15 goals in 28 full internationals.
Gerba has represented Canada in three CONCACAF Gold Cups and 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. He is the all-time leader in goals for Canada at the Gold Cup with six.
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | League play-offs | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Montreal Impact | 2000[12] | USL-1 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 7 | ||||||
Miami Fusion | 2001[12] | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Toronto Lynx | 2002[12] | USL-1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
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2002[12] | USL-1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
Montreal Impact | 2003[12] | USL-1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
Toronto Lynx | 2003[12] | USL-1 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 7 | ||||||
2004[12] | USL-1 | 25 | 15 | 25 | 15 | |||||||
2005[12] | USL-1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |||||||
Total | 53 | 24 | 53 | 24 | ||||||||
Montreal Impact | 2005[12] | USL-1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||||||
GIF Sundsvall | 2005[13] | Allsvenskan | 11 | 5 | 11 | 5 | ||||||
IFK Göteborg | 2006[13] | Allsvenskan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
2007[13] | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
Total | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
Odd Grenland (loan)
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2006[13]
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Eliteserien | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||||||
AC Horsens (loan) | 2006–07[13] | Danish Superliga | 15 | 4 | 15 | 4 | ||||||
FC Ingolstadt 04 | 2007–08[13] | Regionalliga Süd | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 4 | ||
Milton Keynes Dons | 2008–09[14] | Football League One
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24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 25 | 10 | |
Toronto FC | 2009[12] | MLS | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||
Montreal Impact | 2010[12] | USSF D2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | ||||
2011[12] | NASL
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12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | |||||
Total | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 16 | ||||
Career total | 213 | 72 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 222 | 77 |
International
- Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gerba goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | July 12, 2005 | Foxboro, U.S. | Cuba | 2–1 | 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
2 | June 1, 2007 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | Venezuela | 2–2 | Friendly | |
3 | June 9, 2007 | Miami, U.S. | Guadeloupe | 1–2 | 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
4 | June 16, 2007 | Foxboro, U.S. | Guatemala | 3–0 | 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
5 | ||||||
6 | June 15, 2008 | Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3–0 | 2010 World Cup Qualification | |
7 | ||||||
8 | June 20, 2008 | Montreal, Canada | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4–1 | 2010 World Cup Qualification | |
9 | ||||||
10 | September 10, 2008 | Tuxtla Gutierrez , Mexico |
Mexico | 1–2 | 2010 World Cup Qualification | |
11 | October 15, 2008 | Edmonton, Canada | Mexico | 2–2 | 2010 World Cup Qualification | |
12 | June 30, 2009 | Oxnard, U.S. | Guatemala | 3–0 | Friendly | |
13 | ||||||
14 | July 3, 2009 | Carson, U.S. | Jamaica | 1–0 | 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
15 | July 7, 2009 | Columbus, U.S. | El Salvador | 1–0 | 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Honours
Individual
- USSF D-2 Pro League Best XI: 2010
References
- ^ LYNX RE-SIGN RECORD SETTING STRIKER!
- ^ LYNX ACQUIRE TWO FROM IMPACT!
- ^ "Lokvenc kommt zum FCI". Kicker.de. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
- ^ "Gerba released by FC Ingolstadt" [dead link]
- ^ "Toronto FC acquires Garcia from San Jose". Mlsnet.com. November 3, 2011. Archived from the original on November 9, 2007. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
- MK Citizen. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
- ^ "Toronto FC Signs Canadian Ali Gerba". Mlsnet.com. November 3, 2011. Archived from the original on November 9, 2007. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
- ^ Gerba's debut for Toronto FC[permanent dead link]. Torontofc.ca (July 22, 2009). Retrieved on 2009-07-25.
- ^ Crew down TFC in stoppage time Archived July 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (July 25, 2009). Retrieved on July 26, 2009
- ^ Impact adds familiar face by signing Gerba
- ^ Yvan Delia-Lavictoire (October 12, 2011). "Impact make first seven cuts for 2012 MLS roster". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Ali Gerba at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b c d e f "Ali Gerba » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Ali Gerba in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
External links
- Ali Gerba at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Ali Gerba at Major League Soccer
- Ali Gerba at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ali Gerba at Soccerbase
- Ali Gerba at DR (in Danish) (archived)
- Ali Gerba player profile at mkdons.com at the Wayback Machine (archived January 1, 2009)
- #15 Ali Gerba at ifkdb.com