Mohammed Sagaf

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Mo Sagaf [1]
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Ali Omar Sagaf [2]
Date of birth (1997-11-12) 12 November 1997 (age 27) [3]
Place of birth Kismayo, Somalia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [3]
Position(s) Playmaker
Team information
Current team
 Boreham Wood
Number 8
Youth career
2015 Real Avilés
2015–2016 Ternana
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 North Greenford United 0 (0)
2016–2017 Leatherhead 25 (4)
2017–2018 Waltham Forest 18 (8)
2018 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2018 Barking 0 (0)
2018–2019 Braintree Town 27 (4)
2019–2020 Carlisle United 17 (1)
2021–2023 Dagenham & Redbridge 94 (2)
2023– Boreham Wood 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:17, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Mohammed Ali Omar Sagaf (Somali : Maxamed Cali Cumar Sagaf, born 12 November 1997) is a Somali-born Tanzanian professional footballer who plays for National League side Boreham Wood.

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Club career

Sagaf began his career in the youth team at Chingford-based Ryan FC before joining the youth team at Real Avilés in February 2015 along with team-mate and compatriot Salim Nassor. [4] [5] He began his senior career in August that year at North Greenford United, where he played in four FA Cup games at the start of the 2015–16 season. In September 2015, Sagaf, along with Nassor, travelled to Italy and joined the academy at Ternana, [6] [4] where he played for the under-19 team in Campionato Primavera. [7] Sagaf returned to England and played for Leatherhead in the 2016–17 season, [8] before joining Waltham Forest for 2017–18, where he scored 10 goals in 23 games and was made captain. [9]

In January 2018, Sagaf joined Ipswich Town, where he played for the under-23 team. [10] After a brief spell with Barking at the start of the 2018–19 season, Sagaf joined Braintree Town in September 2018. [11] He won the National League player of the month in April 2019 after three goals in five games that month. [12] After a trial with FK Sarajevo the following month, [13] Sagaf returned to England and signed a one-year deal with Carlisle United after a successful trial. [14] He scored on his League Two debut as a substitute against Swindon Town on 10 August 2019. [15] Sagaf was released at the end of the season. [16] On 30 January 2021, Sagaf signed for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge. [17]

In July 2023, Sagaf signed for fellow National League side Boreham Wood [18] having departed Dagenham & Redbridge at the end of the 2022–23 season. [19]

International career

Born in Somalia, Sagaf grew up in Tanzania. [20] In December 2023, he was pre-called up by the Tanzania national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, but didn't play a single minute as Tanzania crashed out at the group stages. [21]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
North Greenford United 2015–16 SFL Division One Central0041——41
Leatherhead 2016–17 [8] IL Premier Division254———254
Waltham Forest 2017–18 [9] Essex Senior League 18820—3 [a] 22310
Ipswich Town 2017–18 Championship 00———00
Barking 2018–19 IL North Division00———00
Braintree Town 2018–19 [22] National League 27410—1 [b] 0294
Carlisle United 2019–20 [22] League Two 17110002 [c] 0201
Dagenham & Redbridge 2020–21 [22] National League130———130
2021–22 [22] National League37120—4 [b] 1432
2022–23 [22] National League44141—1 [b] 0492
Total94261—511054
Boreham Wood 2023–24 [22] National League19100—00191
Career total200201420011322525
  1. ↑ One appearance and two goals in the Essex Senior League Cup, two appearances in the Gordon Brasted Memorial Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in the FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "Dagenham & Redbridge FC | Team".
  2. ↑ List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/09/2018 and 30/09/2018
  3. 1 2 "Mo Sagaf". The Football Player Database. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. 1 2 'The Harry Redknapp of non-league football' [usurped]
  5. ↑ Juveniles ingleses en el Avilés
  6. ↑ ESCLUSIVA TMW - Ternana, in arrivo due giovani: si tratta di Salim e Sagaf
  7. ↑ Player Summary - Mohammed Sagaf
  8. 1 2 Leatherhead – Appearances – Mohammed Sagaf – 2016-2017
  9. 1 2 Mohammed Sagaf - Waltham Forest FC
  10. ↑ Super skipper Sagaf snapped up by Suffolk pros
  11. ↑ "Barking Football Club on Facebook". Facebook . Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.[ user-generated source ]
  12. ↑ @braintreetownfc (3 May 2019). "Super Mohammed Sagaf!He's named @TheNationalLge's Player of the Month for April! A huge congratulations to Mo…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ Stigao u Sarajevo: Bivši fudbaler engleskog Ipswicha pojacava tim sa Koševa?
  14. ↑ CONTRACT: Midfielder secures deal following successful trial spell
  15. ↑ Swindon Town 3–2 Carlisle United
  16. ↑ CLUB: End-of-season retained and released list confirmed
  17. ↑ "Sagaf signs!". Dagenham and Redbridge FC. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  18. ↑ "WELCOME, MO SAGAF!". www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  19. ↑ "Sagaf Departs". daggers.co.uk. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  20. ↑ "INTERVIEW: It's up to me to show everybody what I'm about". Carlisle United . I was born in Kismayo, but I grew up in Tanzania. When I was young we moved to Leyton and I started playing football in local teams around there
  21. ↑ "AFCON 2023 – PROVISIONAL SQUADS LIST" (PDF). p. 37.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "M. Sagaf". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
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