FOXBOROUGH, MA– The New England Revolution have reportedly expressed interest in signing Nigerien midfielder Ali Mohamed from Israeli side Maccabi Haifa FC.

He would occupy a senior roster slot

Ali Mohamed (4) warmups up prior to an Israeli top-flight match for Maccabi Haifa FC. Image Courtesy of Maccabi Haifa FC.

Ali Mohamed is a 28-year-old, 5’7, 154lb midfielder from Niamey, Niger.

At the club level, Mohamed has played 337 career games (25,300 minutes) across Niger, France, and Israel with AS Fan (2012-13), Bordeaux B (2013-14), AS Fan (2014-15), Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla (2015-16), Maccabi Netanya (2016-19), Beitar Jerusalem FC (2019-21) and Maccabi Haifa FC (2021-Present).

Internationally, Ali has 39 career appearances for the Niger Men’s National Team.

In career numbers, the midfielder has contributed 9 career goals, 24 assists, along with 67 yellow cards and 3 red cards.

According to Igal Goldshtein of Sport5, the New England Revolution are interested in midfielder Ali Mohamed.

Ali Mohamed (4) looks to make a play on the ball during an Israeli top-flight match for Maccabi Haifa FC. © Asaf Patoka

The midfielder has played majority of his career in Israel and has been transferred between club on 2 different occasions, once in 2016 for €1,300,000 ($1,396,349), and once in 2019 for €1,170,000 ($1,256,714).

The Secondary MLS Transfer Window opens on Thursday, July 18th and runs until Wednesday, August 14th.

Caleb Porter and the New England Revolution (5-1-10, 16 pts.) head out to Cincinnati, Ohio to face Eastern Conference side FC Cincinatti (11-3-3, 36pts.). The match will kick off at TQL Stadium at 7:30 p.m. EST on Saturday, June 22nd. For more MLS content, you can find it on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.

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