Latif Blessing


Latif Atta Blessing is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer.

Early life

Blessing was born in Nankese, a small village in the Suhum-Kraboa-Coaltar District in southeast Ghana.

Career

Ghana

In 2013, Latif Blessing joined the Liberty Professionals youth team in Accra. He was soon promoted to the senior side for the Ghana Premier League but mainly appeared on the bench for the side. Blessing received particularly good reviews for his performance during a Premier League match against Asante Kotoko on June 21, 2015. In that match, he scored in the 21st minute to equalize before providing two assists, leading Liberty Professionals to a 3–1 victory.
During the 2016 season, Blessing scored six goals in his first eight games. 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. 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.

Major League Soccer

In January 2017, Blessing signed with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer in the United States after being scouted and recommended by US based Italian agent/scout Simone Ghirlanda of Pan American Calcio. Blessing's first MLS goals came in a brace on 13 May 2017 in a 2–2 draw in Orlando versus Orlando City.
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.

Personal

Blessing holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.
Blessing's brother, Ibrahim Fuseini, currently plays for Lori FC in the Armenian Premier League.

Career statistics

Honors

Sporting Kansas City
Los Angeles FC