Ali Gerba
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Ngon Gerba | ||
| Date of birth | September 4, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1997 | Bourassa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000 | Montreal Impact | 17 | (7) |
| 2001 | Miami Fusion | 0 | (0) |
| 2002 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 19 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Toronto Lynx | 25 | (6) |
| 2003–2004 | Montreal Impact | 7 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | Toronto Lynx | 32 | (17) |
| 2005 | Montreal Impact | 8 | (5) |
| 2005 | GIF Sundsvall | 11 | (6) |
| 2006–2007 | IFK Gothenburg | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Odd Grenland (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2007 | → AC Horsens (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2008 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 11 | (10) |
| 2008–2009 | Milton Keynes Dons | 24 | (10) |
| 2009–2010 | Toronto FC | 11 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Montreal Impact | 29 | (15) |
| Total | 225 | (94) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999–2001 | Canada U-20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2011 | Canada | 31 | (15) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 11, 2011. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 11, 2011 |
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Ali Ngon Gerba (/ˈʒɛərbɑː/; born September 4, 1981 in Yaoundé) is a retired Cameroonian-born Canadian soccer player.
In 2000 Gerba signed with the Montreal Impact where he recorded 6 goals and 2 assists, a club record for a rookie. In 2001 Gerba signed with the Miami Fusion of the MLS but had little success in Miami. In 2002 Gerba returned to the USL First Division and signed with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds but late in the season he was traded to the Toronto Lynx.
In 2003, Gerba was the leading scorer for the Lynx scoring six goals but again Gerba was traded to the Impact late in the season. But Gerba returned to the Lynx in 2004 where he had an outstanding season where he scored 15 goals a club record. Gerba returned to the Lynx for the 2005 season where he scored two goals before getting traded to the Impact in exchange for Abraham Francois and Sita-Taty Matondo. Gerba left the Lynx as the clubs second highest all-time scorer with 24 goals in total.
With the Impact Gerba played an important role in helping the team stay undefeated in 15 games, a league record. Gerba was rewarded by being selected to represent Canada in the Gold Cup where he played three games and scored one goal.
After the Gold Cup Gerba was signed by GIF Sundsvall where he scored 6 goals in 11 games but the team was relegated to the Superettan. When GIF Sundsvall were relegated Gerba signed a three-year deal with Swedish club IFK Gothenburg. In 2006, he was loaned to Odd Grenland in Norway, and in the beginning of 2007 he went on loan to Danish Superliga side AC Horsens, but the club did not want to keep him, so in January 2008 he signed with German FC Ingolstadt 04. In June 2008, he was released from his contract with the club.
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