Abdi Mohamed

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Abdi Mohamed
Personal information
Full name Abdirizak Sheikuna Mohamed
Date of birth (1996-10-25) 25 October 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Nairobi, Kenya
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 New Mexico United
Number 26
Youth career
Classics Eagles
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Ohio State Buckeyes 58 (9)
2018 Akron Zips 24 (1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 New York City 0 (0)
2019 → Memphis 901 (loan) 21 (0)
2020–2021 Greenville Triumph 32 (0)
2022–2023 Columbus Crew 2 54 (2)
2024– New Mexico United 1 (0)
International career‡
2019– Somalia 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Abdirizak Sheikuna Mohamed (Somali : Cabdi Maxamed; born 25 October 1996) is a Somali professional footballer who plays for New Mexico United and the Somalia national team. [1] [2]

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Career

Youth

Mohamed played youth soccer for the Classics Eagles in Columbus, Ohio and high school soccer at Westerville Central High School. He was named All-State for the 2014 Ohio high school soccer season. [3]

He played college soccer at Ohio State University for 3 years before transferring to the University of Akron for his final year. [4]

Professional

Mohamed was drafted by New York City FC with the 43rd overall pick in the 2nd round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. [5]

He signed his first professional contract with NYCFC and was then transferred to USL Championship side Memphis 901 on a 2019 season-long loan. [6]

In February of 2020 Mohamed signed with USL League One side Greenville Triumph SC. [7] The following the season, in which Triumph SC won the 2020 USL League One championship, Mohamed was named to the League One All-League Second Team. [8]

The Columbus Crew 2 in MLS Next Pro signed Mohamed in February of 2022. [9]

On May 3rd, 2024 it was announced that Mohamed had signed a 25-day contract with New Mexico United in the USL Championship. [10] He made his debut for the club on the next day, May 4th, vs Las Vegas Lights FC and assisted on the game-winning goal by teammate Daniel Bruce. [11]

International career

Mohamed was born a refugee in Kenya to Somali parents and was raised in the United States. In September 2019, Mohamed was called into the Somalia national football team for its 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Zimbabwe. [12] On 5 September, he made his international debut for Somalia in their 1–0 win over Zimbabwe. [13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 May 2024 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
New York City 2019 MLS – – – – –
Memphis 901 (loan) 2019 USL Championship 21 0 2 0 – – 23 0
Greenville Triumph 2020 USL League One 7 0 – – – 7 0
Greenville Triumph 2021 USL League One 26 0 – – – 26 0
Columbus Crew 2 2022 MLS Next Pro 25 0 – – – 25 0
Columbus Crew 2 2023 MLS Next Pro 29 2 – – – 29 2
New Mexico United 2024 USL Championship 1 0 1 0 – – 2 0
Career total 109 2 3 0 – – 112 2

International

As of matches played 10 May 2024 [15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Somalia 2019 1 0
2020 0 0
2021 0 0
2022 2 0
2023 2 0
2024 2 0
Total 7 0

Honors

Greenville Triumph SC

Columbus Crew 2

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References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Ohio State University. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Profile". University of Akron. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Akron Athletics - 2018 Akron Men's Soccer Roster, Abdi Mohamed". Go Zips. The University of Akron. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Akron Athletics - 2018 Akron Men's Soccer Roster, Abdi Mohamed". Go Zips. The University of Akron. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Jones, Matt. "MLS SuperDraft 2019: Complete Round-by-Round Results and Twitter Reaction". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Butler, Dylan. "NYCFC sign draft pick Abdi Mohamed, loan him to Memphis 901 FC". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "Triumph Sign Defender Abdi Mohamed" . Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Columbus Crew 2 adds three players to roster ahead of 2022 MLS NEXT Pro season". ColumbusCrew.com. Columbus Crew. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  9. ↑ "Columbus Crew 2 adds three players to roster ahead of 2022 MLS NEXT Pro season". Columbus Crew. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "NEW MEXICO UNITED SIGNS ABDI MOHAMED TO 25-DAY CONTRACT". New Mexico United. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  11. ↑ sickenger, ken (6 May 2024). "Winning night in Las Vegas: United holds on for 2-1 win over Lights FC". albuquerque journal, n.m. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "Internationals - Seven Players Called Up in September". New York City FC. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  13. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Qualifiers - Africa - Matches - Somalia - Zimbabwe". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020.
  14. ↑ Abdi Mohamed at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  15. ↑ Abdi Mohamed at National-Football-Teams.com


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