External links
- Shakur Mohammed at Duke Blue Devils
- Shakur Mohammed at Soccerway.com
- Shakur Mohammed at kicker (in German)
- Shakur Mohammed at FBref.com
- Shakur Mohammed at Major League Soccer
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| Full name | Abdul Shakur Mohammed | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 2003 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando City | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Right to Dream Academy | |||
| Black Rock FC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Duke Blue Devils | 37 | (13) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Manhattan SC | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Orlando City B | 50 | (17) |
| 2023– | Orlando City | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 | |||
Abdul Shakur Mohammed (born 27 August 2003) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward and midfielder for Major League Soccer club Orlando City.
A Right to Dream Academy graduate, Mohammed played college soccer for two seasons at Duke University before being selected by Orlando City as the second-overall pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft. [2]
Born in Kumasi, Ghana, Mohammed graduated from the Right to Dream Academy before emigrating to the United States to complete his high school studies at Millbrook School in Stanford, New York. While at Millbrook he helped lead the school's soccer team to the Class C New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Championship in 2018. He also played club soccer at Black Rock FC. [3] In July 2020, Mohammed verbally committed to Duke University and took summer classes to accelerate his high school graduation. [4]
Mohammed played two seasons of college soccer as a two-year starter for the Duke Blue Devils between 2021 and 2022. As a freshman he totaled three goals and seven assists in 18 appearances. Duke reached the 2021 ACC tournament final before losing 2–0 to Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Individually he was named ACC Freshman of the Year as well as All-ACC Second Team. [5] TopDrawerSoccer named him to the Freshman Best XI. [6]
In his second season, Mohammed started all 19 of Duke's games and led the team in scoring with 10 goals as well as registering two assists. He was named ACC Offensive Player of the Year, [7] earned All-ACC First Team and All-American First Team honours, [7] [8] and was a Hermann Trophy semi-finalist. [9]
While at college, Mohammed also played for Manhattan SC during the 2022 USL League Two season. On June 15, Mohammed made his club debut against the Long Island Rough Riders, assisting in the lone winning goal and marking his only goal contribution for the team. [10] In total, Mohammed made five appearances, including one in the playoffs, as the team topped the Metropolitan Division. [11]
On March 26, 2023, Mohammed made his professional debut when he came on for Cristofer Acuña in the 67th-minute of a 3–1 win at Philadelphia Union II. [12] On May 29, Mohammed scored his first goal for the reserve side when he netted the deciding goal of a 3–2 win over New York Red Bulls II. [13] In Mohammed's debut season, he scored six goals and made four assists across 25 appearances, making him the second highest goalscorer and goal contributor for the team behind Jack Lynn. [14]
In the 2024 season, Mohammed tallied 11 goals and two assists across 27 appearances, making him the top goalscorer for the reserve side and third highest goal contributor behind Alex Freeman and Yutaro Tsukada. [15]
In December 2022, Mohammed declared early for the 2023 MLS SuperDraft, signing a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer to forgo the remainder of his college eligibility. [16] He was drafted in the first round (2nd overall) by Orlando City after the club traded away Ruan to D.C. United earlier in the day to acquire the pick. [17]
On February 27, 2024, Mohammed made his debut for the club in round one of the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup when he started in a 3–1 win over Cavalry FC before he came off in the 46-minute for César Araújo. [18] On March 18, Mohammed made his league debut when he came on as an 87th-minute substitute for Nicolás Lodeiro in a 2–0 loss to Atlanta United. [19]
| Team | Season | ACC regular season | ACC Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Duke Blue Devils | 2021 | Div. I | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| 2022 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 28 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 13 | ||
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Playoffs | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manhattan SC | 2022 [11] | USL League Two | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Orlando City B | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 24 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 6 | |||
| 2024 | 26 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 11 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 17 | ||
| Orlando City | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 52 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 17 | ||
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