Muslim Umar

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Muslim Umar
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-06-07) June 7, 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Edmonton Internazionale SC
BTB Academy
0000–2019 FC Edmonton
2019–0000 Vancouver Whitecaps
0000–2022 BTB Academy
2022 Sacramento Republic FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Portland Pilots 18 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 FC Edmonton 0 (0)
2021 York United 1 (0)
2023 Thunder Bay Chill 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 28, 2023

Muslim Umar, also known as Mugsy Umar, (born June 7, 2003) is a Canadian soccer player.

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Early life

Born in the Nigerian capital of Lagos, Umar and his family emigrated to Canada and settled in Edmonton when he was young. [1] He played youth soccer with Edmonton Internazionale SC [2] and BTB Academy, [3] later moving on to the academy of FC Edmonton. [1] In August 2019, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy. [4] , later returning to BTB Academy. [5] In July 2021, Umar was selected by German football giants Bayern Munich to be a part of their world squad to compete in friendlies around the world. [6] He returned to his youth club, following his stint with York United FC in 2021. [7] In 2022, he played with the Sacramento Republic FC academy. [8]

College career

In November 2020, Umar committed to attend the University of Portland to play for the men's soccer team, [5] joining for the 2022 season. [9] On August 26, 2022, he made his collegiate debut, recording his first assist against the Central Arkansas Bears. [9] [10] On September 25, 2022, he scored his first collegiate goal against the Utah Tech Trailblazers. [11] At the end of his first season, he was named to the West Coast Conference All-Freshman Team. [12]

Club career

In September 2021, Umar joined Canadian Premier League club FC Edmonton and made an appearance on the bench in a game against Valour FC on September 7. [13]

Later in the month, on September 23 fellow CPL side York United announced Umar had joined the team on a developmental contract until the end of the season. [14] He made his professional debut on November 9 against Forge FC. [15] In December 2021, York announced that Umar's deal had ended and that he would return to his youth club. [7]

In 2023, he joined the Thunder Bay Chill in USL League Two. [16]

Career statistics

As of July 28, 2023 [17]
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Edmonton 2021 Canadian Premier League 00—00—00
York United FC 2021 Canadian Premier League 100000—10
Thunder Bay Chill 2023 [18] USL League Two 6000——60
Career total7000000070

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References

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  2. ↑ "Muslim Umar - Inter 2003 - Selected to FC Bayern World Squad". Edmonton Internazionale SC. June 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Meet 'Mugsy' Umar, Edmonton's latest soccer wunderkind". CBC . September 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Muslim Umar Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC .
  5. 1 2 "Men's Soccer Compiles the No. 2 Recruiting Class in the Nation". Portland Pilots . November 12, 2020.
  6. ↑ Lachacz, Adam (July 1, 2021). "Edmonton soccer star selected to join FC Bayern World Squad". CTV News .
  7. 1 2 "York United FC announces roster updates ahead of 2022 season". York United . December 26, 2021.
  8. ↑ Crooke, Daniel (June 28, 2022). "MLS NEXT Cup Day 3: Austin FC U-17s thrash NYCFC, San Francisco Glens upset Sacramento U-19s". MLS Next .
  9. 1 2 "Muslim Umar Portland profile". Portland Pilots .
  10. ↑ "Portland draws Central Arkansas 2-2 in Opener". Portland Pilots . August 26, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Tibbling Scores Historic Four Goals, Pilots win 6-0". Portland Pilots . September 25, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Cambridge and Tasouris Earn WCC Player of the Year Awards; 10 Pilots Earn All-WCC". Portland Pilots . November 16, 2022.
  13. ↑ Jacques, John (September 7, 2021). "Eddies Quietly Add Umar, Wright". Northern Tribune.
  14. ↑ Jacques, John (September 23, 2021). "York United Adds Umar, Romano". Northern Tribune.
  15. ↑ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (November 9, 2021). "Match Analysis: York United 1-3 Forge FC". Canadian Premier League .
  16. ↑ @ThunderBayChill (March 31, 2023). "Player Signings Check out our fancy new wingers!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ↑ Muslim Umar at Soccerway
  18. ↑ "USL2 Standings". USL League Two .
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