Omari Glasgow

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Omari Glasgow
Personal information
Full name Omari Nkosi Matthew Glasgow [1]
Date of birth (2003-11-22) 22 November 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Beterverwagting, Guyana
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Loundoun United (on loan from Chicago Fire)
Number 26
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Western Tigers FC
2022–2024 Chicago Fire FC II 57 (15)
2024Chicago Fire FC (loan) 2 (0)
2025– Chicago Fire FC 16 (0)
2025–Loundoun United (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2021– Guyana 33 (21)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Omari Nkosi Matthew Glasgow (born 22 November 2003) is a Guyanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for USL Championship club Loundoun United on loan from Chicago Fire and the Guyana national team.

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He is Guyana’s all-time top goalscorer.

Club career

Glasgow started his career with Guyanese side Western Tigers FC. [2]

On 24 March 2022, it was announced that Glasgow had signed for MLS Next Pro club Chicago Fire FC II, the reserve team of Chicago Fire FC of Major League Soccer. The deal was for an initial two years with a club option to extend through 2024. [3]

On 8 May 2022, he played his first game with Chicago Fire FC II, a 0–0 draw with Minnesota United 2 in the 2022 MLS Next Pro season. [4]

One week later, on 15 May 2022, in a 2022 MLS Next Pro game against Cincinnati 2, he scored his first goal with Chicago Fire II in a 3-1 win. [5]

In May 2024, he was loaned to the Chicago Fire FC first team for two games. [6] On 4 May 2024, he made his first appearance for Chicago Fire FC by playing a MLS game against New England Revolution, Chicago lost 1–0. [7] On 16 May 2024, he played his second game as planned, a MLS game against Charlotte FC, lost by Chicago 1–0. [8] On 29 July, he was again loaned to the first team, this time for one game only, [9] a 2024 Leagues Cup group stage defeat 2–1 to Sporting Kansas City. [10] It was his third game for the first team, and his Leagues Cup debut.

On 17 December 2024, after 62 games and 15 goals with Chicago Fire FC II, Glasgow was permanently transferred to Chicago Fire. [11]

On 7 May 2025, Glasgow scored his first goal with Chicago Fire FC in the round of 32 of the 2025 US Open Cup against Detroit City FC, Chicago winning the game 4–0. [12]

On 7 August 2025, he was loaned to US second tier side Loudoun United for the reminder of the 2025 season [a] . [13]

Two days later, on 9 August 2025, he played his first game against with Loundoun United, against Rhode Island FC in the 2025 USL Championship season; it was also his first game in USL Championship, the second tier in United States league system. [14]

International career

Glasgow debuted internationally with the Guyana U-17 team on 5 January 2019, in a 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualifying match held in the United States, in a 4–0 defeat to El Salvador. [15] He also appeared in 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying. [16]

On 30 March 2021, in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier, Glasgow made his senior debut, and scored his first goal for Guyana against Bahamas in a 4–0 victory, becoming at 17 years and 4 months Guyana’s youngest known player and goalscorer ever. [17]

On 5 June 2022, in a 2–1 win over Montserrat in the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League, he netted a brace to become at 18 years and 6 months Guyana’s youngest goalscorer ever in CONCACAF Nations League. [18]

He was named to the 23-man squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification tournament on June 13, 2023. [19] He was recalled for Guyana's 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B campaign. He scored seven goals in five matches, including at least one goal in each of the nation's games, en route to earning the competition's top goalscorer award. He was also named the tournament's best young player. [20]

On 15 November 2024, in a 4–1 win against Barbados during the first leg of the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Play-in, he netted his 18th and 19th goals, surpassing Nigel Codrington tally of 18 goals to become Guyana’s all time top goalscorer. [21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 August 2025 [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupPlayoffsContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chicago Fire II 2022 MLS Next Pro 155155
2023 21510225
2024 2152020255
Total5715203000006215
Chicago Fire (loan) 2024 Major League Soccer 20001 [b] 030
Chicago Fire 2025 Major League Soccer 14021161
Total16021000010191
Loundoun United (loan) 2025 USL Championship 301 [c] 040
Career total765413000208516
  1. with the possibilty to be recalled to Chicago Fire at any moment
  2. appearance in 2024 Leagues Cup
  3. appearance in USL Cup

International

As of match played 10 June 2025[ citation needed ]
Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Glasgow goal.
List of international goals scored by Omari Glasgow
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
130 March 2021 Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicFlag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 3–04–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
227 March 2022 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoFlag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 3–05–0 Friendly
35–0
44 June 2022Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicFlag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat 1–12–1 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
52–0
67 June 2022 Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, GuyanaFlag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 2–12–12022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
717 June 2023 DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United StatesFlag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 1–01–1 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
89 September 2023 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, St. John's, Antigua and BarbudaFlag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 1–05–1 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B
92–0
105–1
1112 September 2023Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, GuyanaFlag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 1–13–22023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B
1214 October 2023 SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and NevisFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1–13–12023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B
1317 October 2023SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and NevisFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 3–13–1
1421 November 2023Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicFlag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 2–06–02023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B
1526 March 2024 Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaFlag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 1–04–1 2024 FIFA Series
162–0
175 September 2024Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, GuyanaFlag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 1–11–3 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A
1815 November 2024 Wildey Turf, Bridgetown, BarbadosFlag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 1–14–1 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Play-in
192–1
2019 November 2024Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, GuyanaFlag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 4–15–3 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification play-in
2110 June 2025Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, GuyanaFlag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat 3–03-0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Individual

References

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