Fuad Ibrahim

Last updated

Fuad Ibrahim
Faud Ibrahim TFC 2010.jpg
Ibrahim playing for Toronto FC in 2010
Personal information
Full name Fuad Abas Ibrahim
Date of birth (1991-08-15) 15 August 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Bik'a, Ethiopia [1]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Forward / Winger
Youth career
2006–2007 IMG Soccer Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2008 FC Dallas 0 (0)
2008–2010 Toronto FC 26 (3)
2012 Minnesota Stars FC 5 (0)
2013–2014 AC Kajaani 12 (1)
2014–2015 Oromo United
2016–2017 Dire Dawa City
Total43(4)
International career‡
2006–2007 United States U17 29 (7)
2008–2010 United States U20 23 (5)
2012–2013 Ethiopia 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 27, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 29, 2013

Abdusalam Abas Ibrahim, known as Fuad Ibrahim and Ibee Ibrahim [2] (born 15 August 1991), is an Ethiopian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Contents

Early and personal life

Ibrahim was born in Ethiopia and raised in Richfield, Minnesota. [3]

Club career

Ibrahim spent his early career with the IMG Soccer Academy, FC Dallas and Toronto FC. [1] [4] [5] At the time of being drafted in 2007, he was the second-youngest ever player selected in the MLS Superdraft. [3]

Ibrahim graduated from Generation Adidas at the end of the 2010 MLS season. [6] He returned to professional soccer by signing with the Minnesota Stars FC of the North American Soccer League in April 2012. [3]

Ibrahim signed with AC Kajaani of the Finnish 2nd division in April 2013 and scored on his debut. [7] He joined Oromo United in Minnesota, in 2014, after his time in Finland. [8] [9] In 2016, he joined Dire Dawa City S.C. in Ethiopia. [10]

International career

Ibrahim represented the United States at youth international level, [11] [12] [13] playing for the under-17 and under-20 teams. [3]

He was called up for Ethiopia's squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, [14] [15] [2] and scored his first international goal in the Antelopes' 2–1 win over Tanzania in the warm-up to the competition. [16]

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionReference
112 January 2013 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1–02–1 Friendly [16]

Coaching career

After his playing career, he became a youth soccer coach with White Bear Soccer Club in Minnesota. [17]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iván Guerrero</span> Honduran footballer (born 1977)

Mario Iván Guerrero Ramírez is a Honduran former footballer who last played for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League. He was the club captain and also served as an assistant coach.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Herculez Gomez</span> American soccer player (born 1982)

Herculez Gomez is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward. He currently works as a commentator in both English and Spanish for ESPN.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brek Shea</span> American soccer player

Dane Brekken "Brek" Shea is an American former professional soccer player who played as a left midfielder or left-back.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stefan Frei</span> Swiss-American footballer (born 1986)

Stefan Frei is a Swiss-American professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Seattle Sounders FC. Born in Switzerland, Frei moved with his family to the United States as a teenager. He has spent his entire professional career playing in Major League Soccer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bright Dike</span> Nigerian international footballer

Chinedu "Bright" Dike is a retired footballer who played as a forward. Born in the United States, he played for the Nigeria national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Juan Agudelo</span> American soccer player (born 1992)

Juan Sebastián Agudelo is a professional soccer player who plays as a striker for San Antonio FC. Born in Colombia, he represented the United States national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Will Bruin</span> American soccer player

William Christopher Bruin is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mark Delgado</span> American soccer player

Marco Antonio Delgado, known as Mark Delgado or Marky Delgado, is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kekuta Manneh</span> Professional soccer player (born 1994)

Kekuta Manneh is a professional soccer player who plays as a winger. In 2016, he obtained his American citizenship and has previously been called up to the United States national team, although he has not made an appearance.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christian Ramirez (soccer, born 1991)</span> American soccer player

Christian Ramirez is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wil Trapp</span> American soccer player (born 1993)

William Alexander Trapp is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Inter&Co Stadium</span> Soccer stadium in Orlando

Inter&Co Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in downtown Orlando, Florida. The stadium is located along West Church Street in the Parramore neighborhood west of Downtown Orlando. It is the home of Orlando City SC, which entered Major League Soccer (MLS) as an expansion franchise in 2015, and their National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) affiliate club, the Orlando Pride. The stadium was completed in time for Orlando City's home opener of the 2017 season on March 5 and it became the first ever venue to permanently host MLS, NWSL, and USL teams all in the same location that year. Originally known as Orlando City Stadium, on June 4, 2019, it was announced that Exploria Resorts had acquired naming rights to the stadium. On January 18, 2024, Brazilian digital bank Inter&Co secured the naming rights to the stadium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cyle Larin</span> Canadian soccer player

Cyle Christopher Larin is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a striker or a left winger for La Liga club Mallorca and the Canada national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jordan Morris</span> American soccer player (born 1994)

Jordan Perry Morris is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger or forward for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and the United States national team. He grew up on Mercer Island, Washington and joined the Sounders youth academy before playing college soccer at Stanford University.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cristian Roldan</span> American soccer player (born 1995)

Cristian Roldan is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and the United States national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Julian Gressel</span> Professional soccer player

Julian Emil Kurt Gressel is a professional soccer player who plays as a full-back for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. Born in Germany, he represents the United States national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jackson Yueill</span> American soccer player (born 1997)

Jackson William Yueill is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes.

Corey Jacob Baird is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati.

Cade Dylan Cowell is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Guadalajara and the United States national team.

Daryl Enyinnaya Dike is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion and the United States national team.

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 Montague, James (18 January 2013). "From Minnesota to Ethiopia: U.S. soccer star Fuad Ibrahim eyes Africa Cup of Nations chance". CNN International. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Stars sign Tobin, Ibrahim and Chin". Minnesota Stars FC. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Fuad Ibrahim at National-Football-Teams.com, retrieved on 21 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Fuad Ibrahim at Soccerway, retrieved on 21 January 2013.
  6. ↑ Simon Borg (18 November 2010). "Generation adidas players to graduate at season's end". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "AC Kajaani vs. Ilves Highlights « Over There". socceroverthere.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "FC MINNEAPOLIS SCORES LATE TO WIN 2-1 AGAINST OROMO". fcminneapolis.com. 29 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Gadaa.com-FinfinneTribune". Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  10. ↑ "Manni – The Iron Lady of Ethiopian Football". boxscorenews.com. 14 May 2016.
  11. ↑ Fuad Ibrahim – FIFA competition record (archived), retrieved on 21 January 2013
  12. ↑ "2009 statistics". U.S. Soccer. ussoccer.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "2010 statistics". U.S. Soccer. ussoccer.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  14. ↑ "Ethiopia snub ex-Pirates striker". MTN Football. 25 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  15. ↑ "Nations Cup 2013: Ethiopia name squad". BBC Sport. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  16. 1 2 "New striker Fuad Ibrahim boosts Ethiopia". NDTV. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  17. ↑ "Training Staff". whitebearsoccer.org.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.