Saad Abdul-Salaam

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Saad Abdul-Salaam
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-09-08) September 8, 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Internationals SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Akron Zips 54 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 Portland Timbers U23s 6 (1)
2015–2017 Sporting Kansas City 64 (1)
2015 → San Antonio Scorpions (loan) 5 (0)
2018 New York City FC 4 (0)
2018 → Phoenix Rising (loan) 9 (0)
2019 Seattle Sounders FC 18 (0)
2019 → Tacoma Defiance (loan) 1 (0)
2020 FC Cincinnati 8 (0)
2021 Columbus Crew 18 (0)
2022 San Antonio FC 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2022

Saad Abdul-Salaam (born September 8, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender.

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Career

Early career

Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Abdul-Salaam grew up in Gahanna, Ohio where he played for the local high school side that won the state championship in 2009. [1] Abdul-Salaam then went on to attend the University of Akron where he played for the Akron Zips.

Sporting Kansas City

After his four-years at Akron, Abdul-Salaam was drafted as the twelfth overall pick during the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City. [2] On May 19, 2015, Abdul-Salaam was recalled from his loan with the San Antonio Scorpions by Sporting Kansas City. [3]

San Antonio Scorpions (loan)

On April 1, 2015, it was announced that Abdul-Salaam would be loaned out to the San Antonio Scorpions for the North American Soccer League spring season. [4] He made his professional debut for the team on April 4 against the Tampa Bay Rowdies. He started the match and played the full 90 as San Antonio fell 3–1. [5]

Returning to Kansas City

He was called back on May 20, 2015. He was subbed on for Krisztian Nemeth in the 90th minute making his first MLS appearance. He finished the 2015 season starting 10 games and played 22 games and had 1 assist. In the playoffs he made the most iconic moment. In the penalty shoot out against the Portland Timbers, he had the chance to win it all but he instead hit both goal posts and the ball went out. In 2016, his sophomore season, he played in 30 games, scoring none but having 6 assists which was more assists than any other SKC player that season. In 2017 he scored his first professional goal in the team's 3–0 win against Minnesota United on June 21.[ citation needed ]

New York City

On December 14, 2017, it was announced that Abdul-Salaam was traded to New York City FC in exchange for Khiry Shelton. [6] He was loaned to Phoenix Rising FC on August 13, 2018. [7] [8]

Seattle Sounders FC

On February 26, 2019, Abdul-Salaam's rights were traded to Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for $50,000 of Targeted Allocation Money. [9] He was released by Seattle at the end of the 2019 season. [10]

FC Cincinnati

On December 3, 2019, Abdul-Salaam was selected by FC Cincinnati in Stage Two of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Process. [11]

Columbus Crew

On April 17, 2021, Abdul-Salaam was selected off waivers by Columbus Crew, who had been waived a few days earlier by Cincinnati following their acquisition of Edgar Castillo. [12] Following the 2021 season, Columbus opted to decline their contract option on Abdul-Salaam. [13]

San Antonio FC

On June 22, 2022, San Antonio FC announced that they signed Abdul-Salaam for the remainder of the 2022 season. [14]

Career statistics

As of March 5, 2022 [15]
ClubSeasonLeagueDomestic CupInternational [lower-alpha 1] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting Kansas City 2015 MLS 22050—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0280
2016 30010201 [lower-alpha 2] 0340
2017 12130—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0161
Total641902030781
San Antonio Scorpions (loan) 2015 NASL 5000——50
New York City 2018 MLS4010—0 [lower-alpha 2] 050
Phoenix Rising (loan) 2018 USL 13000——130
Seattle Sounders FC 2019 MLS18010—0 [lower-alpha 2] 0200
Tacoma Defiance (loan) 2019 USL30———30
FC Cincinnati 2020 MLS80———80
Columbus Crew 2021180—10—190
Career total115111030301321
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

Honors

Seattle Sounders FC

Columbus Crew

San Antonio FC

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References

  1. ↑ Beacoats, Kellen (January 18, 2015). "10 things you need to know about Akron draftee Saad Abdul-Salaam". Hustle Belt. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ McDowell, Sam (January 15, 2015). "Sporting KC selects Akron defender Saad Abdul-Salaam with 12th pick in MLS SuperDraft". Kansas City. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sporting KC recalls Saad Abdul-Salaam from loan | Sporting Kansas City" . Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  4. ↑ McDowell, Sam (April 1, 2015). "Sporting KC loans Saad Abdul-Salaam to San Antonio". Kansas City. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  5. ↑ "San Antonio Scorpions 1–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies". Soccerway.
  6. ↑ "New York City FC Trade Khiry Shelton for Saad Abdul-Salaam". New York City FC. December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Phoenix Rising Football Club Acquires Saad Abdul-Salaam On Loan From NYCFC". Phoenix Rising Football Club. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  8. ↑ "NYCFC Loan Saad Abdul-Salaam to Phoenix Rising". New York City Football Club. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Seattle Sounders sign Saad Abdul-Salaam, waive Jordan McCrary | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Sounders FC announces roster decisions to conclude 2019 season | Seattle Sounders FC" . Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Defender Saad Abdul-Salaam selected in MLS Re-Entry Process". FCCincinnati.com. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Columbus Crew SC signs defender Saad Abdul-Salaam from MLS Waiver List | Columbus Crew SC" . Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Columbus Crew Announces End-of-2021 Roster Decisions | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com.
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