Fuad Ibrahim

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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 34)
Place of birth Bik'a, Ethiopia [1]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position 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 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 as of November 27, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals 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.

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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]

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. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. 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.
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