Omar Kreim

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Omar Kreim
Personal information
Full name Omar Kreim
Date of birth (1995-02-10) 10 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2009–2010 Braves D'Ahuntsic
2011 CS Monteuil
2012–2014 FS Salaberry
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Montmorency Nomades
2016–2019 Montreal Carabins
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 FS Salaberry 37 (6)
2019 A.S. Blainville 11 (0)
2020–2021 HFX Wanderers 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2021

Omar Kreim (born 10 February 1995) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Early life

Kreim was born in Casablanca, Morocco and moved to Montreal, Quebec at age seven. [1] He played youth soccer with FS Salaberry in Quebec. [2] He then joined their senior team in the top amateur division, Ligue de soccer élite du Québec, winning the LSEQ Ballon d'Or in 2016, while also attending the Université de Montréal, playing for the Carabins men's soccer team. [3] In 2017, he repeated as the LSEQ Ballon d'Or winner and also won the provincial university title with the Carabins. [4] In 2018, he captured the national title with the Carabins, earning MVP honours. [5] [6]

Club career

In 2019, he played with AS Blainville in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. [1]

Shortly after graduating university, on 28 November 2019, Kreim signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers. [7] However, his debut was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which postponed the start of the 2020 CPL season. [8] On August 30, he scored his first goal, scoring a free kick in stoppage time to earn his team a point in a 1-1 draw against York9 FC. [9] He re-signed with the club for the 2021 season. [10] He retired after the 2021 season, due to injury issues, after suffering a concussion early in the 2021 season. [11]

Personal

Kreim graduated from the Université de Montréal with a law degree. [12]

Honours

HFX Wanderers

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References

  1. 1 2 Griffiths, Gary (22 December 2019). "Interview: Omar Kreim". From Aways. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Mouhamadou, l'étoile montante de Salaberry!" [Mouhamadou, the rising star of Salaberry!]. FS Salaberry (in French). 7 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Omar Kreim élu Ballon d'Or LSEQ : « Je ne m'y attendais pas »" [Omar Kreim elected Ballon d'Or LSEQ: "I was not expecting it"]. Just eSoccer (in French). 9 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "L'année gagnante d'Omar Kreim !" [Omar Kreim's winning year!]. Just eSoccer (in French). 6 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Les Carabins savourent leur premier titre national masculin" [Carabins savour their first men's national title]. Just eSoccer (in French). 14 November 2018.
  6. ↑ Thompson, Marty (17 June 2020). "HFX Wanderers FC's Omar Kreim saddened by U SPORTS cancelation". Canadian Premier League .
  7. ↑ "Wanderers snap up Montreal Carabins duo Kreim and Sissoko". Canadian Premier League. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  8. ↑ Boivin, Olivier (11 June 2020). "Soccer : Un baptême pas comme les autres chez les pros pour Omar Kreim" [Soccer: A baptism like no other among the pros for Omar Kreim]. Agence de Presse 21 (in French).
  9. ↑ Briggins, Jonathan (30 August 2020). "Wanderers battle until the end in 1-1 draw with York9". HFX Wanderers FC .
  10. ↑ Rhodes, Benedict (17 June 2021). "Roster Analysis: How HFX Wanderers' roster has come together ahead of the 2021 CPL season". Canadian Premier League .
  11. ↑ Jacques, John (22 December 2021). "Omar Kreim Retires". Northern Tribune.
  12. ↑ Briggins, Jonathan (5 September 2020). "Supporting Black Lives Matter: Omar Kreim works to 'erase this cancer' from the sport". HFX Wanderers FC .
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