Latif Blessing

Latif Atta Blessing (born 30 December 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger.

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

Club career

Ghana In 2013, Latif Blessing joined the Liberty Professionals youth team in Accra. He was soon promoted to the senior club for the Ghana Premier League but mainly appeared on the bench for the side.

During the 2016 season, Blessing scored six goals in his first eight games. 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. He made his MLS debut on 11 March 2017 against FC Dallas. On 24 March 2017, Blessing was loaned to Swope Park Rangers, scoring in their match against OKC Energy FC. Blessing's first MLS goals came in a brace on 13 May 2017 in a 2–2 draw in Orlando versus Orlando City SC. 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.

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 FC.

On January 3, 2023, Blessing was acquired by the New England Revolution for $400,000 in GAM for Los Angeles FC.

In July 2023, he was traded to Toronto FC for Mark-Anthony Kaye.

In March 2024, he was traded to Houston Dynamo FC for $75,000 in 2025 GAM and up to $200,000 in conditional 2025 GAM.

On 25 August 2025, Blessing joined USL Championship side Lexington SC. In July, 2026 Blessing and Lexington SC agreed to the mutual termination of his contract.

International career Blessing was included in the provisional squad for Ghana before the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, but failed to make the final cut.

Personal life In 2017, Blessing obtained a U.S. green card allowing him to qualify as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes. However, in 2023, as part of the process to bring his family over via a visa, he had to give up his green card and reapply under a visa status, returning him to counting as an international player.

Blessing's brother, Ibrahim Fuseini, was a player of Lori FC in the Armenian Premier League from 2018 to 2019. He has a twin sister, Latifa.

Career statistics

Honours Sporting Kansas City U.S. Open Cup: 2017

Los Angeles FC MLS Cup: 2022 Supporters' Shield: 2019, 2022