Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | January 22, 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | San Antonio FC | ||
Youth career | |||
Toronto FC | |||
Black Rock FC | |||
Toronto FC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 69 | (6) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Toronto FC III | 3 | (0) |
2019 | Chicago FC United | 8 | (1) |
2022–2023 | HFX Wanderers FC | 40 | (0) |
2024– | San Antonio FC | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 13, 2024 |
Mohamed Omar (born January 22, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder or a centre-back for San Antonio FC in the USL Championship.
In 2013, he joined the Toronto FC Academy. [1] He later moved to the United States to attend high school at the Berkshire School, also playing club soccer with Black Rock FC. [2] [3] [4] He was named the top high school player in Massachusetts in 2017. [2] He later spent some time training with Toronto FC II when he returned home over the summer. [1]
In 2018, he began attending the University of Notre Dame, where he played for the men's soccer team. [5] He scored his first goal on September 6, 2019 against the Seattle Redhawks. [6] In his senior year in 2021, he was named team captain. [7] He helped Notre Dame to the semifinals of the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost to the eventual champions Clemson Tigers in penalty kicks. [8]
In 2018, he played with Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario. [9]
In 2019, he played with Chicago FC United in USL League Two. [10]
At the 2022 MLS SuperDraft, Omar was selected with the 23rd pick overall by the Colorado Rapids in the first round. [11] [12] He attended pre-season with the club, but was unable to sign a contract due to roster limitations. [13]
In February 2022, Omar signed a one-year contract with a club option for 2023 with the HFX Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League. [14] [15] He made his professional debut on April 23, coming on as a substitute against Pacific FC. [16] In December 2022, HFX announced that they were exercising Omar's contract option, keeping him with the club through 2023. [17] He was named an assistant captain by Halifax for the 2023 season. [18] [19] He left the club at the end of the 2023 season, following the expiration of his contract. [20]
In December 2023, he signed with San Antonio FC of the USL Championship, ahead of the 2024 season. [21] [22]
In 2018, Omar attended a training camp with the Canadian under-20 national team. [23]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Toronto FC III | 2018 [9] | League1 Ontario | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Chicago FC United | 2019 [10] | USL League Two | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 | ||
HFX Wanderers FC | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 15 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | ||
2023 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |||
Total | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
San Antonio FC | 2024 | USL Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Career total | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 1 |
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