Saalih Muhammad

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Saalih Muhammad
Personal information
Full name Saalih Ghana Muhammad
Date of birth (1995-08-25) August 25, 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Richmond, California, United States
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2011–2014 Dinamo Zagreb
2014 Portland Timbers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 HAŠK 0 (0)
2016 Croatia Đakovo 0 (0)
2017 San Francisco Deltas 0 (0)
2018 Penn FC 14 (0)
2019–2020 New Mexico United 34 (1)
2021 Oakland Roots 6 (0)
2021New Mexico United (loan) 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 9, 2021

Saalih Ghana Muhammad (born August 25, 1995) is an American former soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder.

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Career

After time in the academy teams of Dinamo Zagreb and Portland Timbers, Muhammad returned to Croatia and spent time with the first-teams of HAŠK and Croatia Đakovo, appearing in cup competitions for both. Muhammad came back to the United States again when he signed for North American Soccer League side San Francisco Deltas on February 15, 2017. [1] However, he missed the entirety of the 2017 season after tearing his Achilles tendon in March. [2] On March 15, 2018, Muhammad signed for United Soccer League club Penn FC. [3] On February 21, 2019, Muhammad joined USL side New Mexico United. [4]

On November 24, 2020, Muhammad joined Oakland Roots ahead of their inaugural season in then USL Championship in 2021. [5]

Personal life

Born in the United States, Muhammad is of Ghanaian descent. [6]

Muhammad began operating Oko Agriculture after retiring from football. Oko is an urban farm project operated in conjunction with the non-profit Rio Grande Community Farm. [7]

Saalih is married to Elizabeth Rivenbark of Albuquerque NM. They have 2 dogs.

Career statistics

As of match played November 8, 2021 [8]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NK HAŠK 2015/16 Treća HNL 001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
San Francisco Deltas 2017 NASL 00000000
Penn FC 2018 USL 14020140
New Mexico United 2019 USL Championship 2205 [lower-alpha 2] 01 [lower-alpha 3] 0220
2020 1212 [lower-alpha 3] 0141
Total3415030361
Oakland Roots 2021 USL Championship 6060
New Mexico United (loan) 2021 9191
Career total6328030742
  1. Appearance(s) in Croatian Football Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs

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References

  1. "SF Deltas Add Two More Players To Inaugural Roster". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. February 15, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  2. "SF Deltas' Saalih Muhammad suffers season-ending injury". sfgate.com. Hearst Communications Inc. March 28, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  3. "Penn FC Signs Midfielder Saalih Muhammad". pennfc.com. Penn FC. March 15, 2018. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  4. "New Mexico United Signs Four New Players Including Former Lobo And Sol Player Josh Goss". newmexicoutd.com. New Mexico United. February 21, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  5. "Saalih Muhammad Returns to His Roots in Oakland". 24 November 2020.
  6. "Solomon Asante, Saalih Muhammad, Francis Atuahene & Kontoh break into USL Championship Team of the Week".
  7. "Oko Agriculture: 1/4 Acre Urban MicroFarmer at Rio Grande Community Farm".
  8. "USA - S. Muhammad". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2020.