Dahir Mohammed

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Dahir Mohammed
Personal information
Full name Dahir Mohammed
Date of birth (1973-03-17) March 17, 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1991–1994 C.W. Post College
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–1997 Long Island Rough Riders (3)
1998 New England Revolution 7 (0)
1998 → MLS Pro 40 (loan) 2 (0)
1998 → Connecticut Wolves (loan) 1 (0)
1999 Staten Island Vipers 22 (2)
2000 Long Island Rough Riders 17 (2)
2000 → MetroStars (loan) 3 (0)
2002 Connecticut Wolves 8 (0)
2004 Long Island Rough Riders 17 (0)
International career
United States U23
Managerial career
2007 Brooklyn Knights
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dahir Mohammed is a retired soccer player who played as a defender in Major League Soccer. Born in Ethiopia, he represented the United States at youth level.

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Early life and career

Mohammed moved to the United States as a boy. He played for the Mineola Portuguese Soccer Club. [1] Mohammed attended C.W. Post College where he played on the men's soccer team from 1991 to 1994. He was the 1994 New York Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year. In 1996, Mohammed played one game for the Pennsylvania Natives in an exhibition game against the MetroStars. [2] In 1996, Mohammed signed with the Long Island Rough Riders of the USISL. In August 1997, Mohammed scored the winning goal as the Rough Riders defeated the New England Revolution in a 1997 U.S. Open Cup game. [3] On February 1, 1997, the Revolution selected Mohammed in the first round (fifth overall) of the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft. [4] He played for the Revolution until waived on November 2, 1998. In April 1999, he joined the Staten Island Vipers. [5] He spent 2000 with the Rough Riders, [6] but played three games on loan with the MetroStars. In 2002, he played for the Connecticut Wolves. In 2004, he was with the Rough Riders, now in the USL Second Division. Mohammed also played for the US U-23 national team.

In 2007, Mohammed coached the Brooklyn Knights.

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References

  1. ↑ "Elmont Soccer Club: Notable Players". Archived from the original on 2010-07-04. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
  2. ↑ Metros vs Pennsylvania Natives: a look back
  3. ↑ ROUGH RIDERS DEFEAT REVOLUTION IN OVERTIME The Hartford Courant - Saturday, August 2, 1997
  4. ↑ MOHAMMED AMONG SIX SELECTED IN DRAFT BY REVOLUTION STRIKER TORRES ALSO HAS A CHANCE TO STICK Boston Globe - Monday, February 2, 1998
  5. ↑ April 6, 1999 Transactions
  6. ↑ 2000 Long Island Rough Riders
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