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Omar Mohamed

Mohamed playing with FC Cincinnati in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Omar Abdullahi Mohamed
Date of birth	(1996-05-18) May 18, 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Mogadishu, Somalia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2012–2013	Columbus Crew
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Jackson College Jets	11	(6)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	FC Cincinnati	17	(0)
2017	Portland Timbers 2	27	(1)
2018	Des Moines Menace	15	(3)
2019–2020	Greenville Triumph	45	(1)
2021–2022	Menemenspor	14	(2)
International career‡
2019–	Somalia	6	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:04, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

Omar Abdullahi Mohamed, born on May 5, 1996, is a talented professional footballer from Somalia. He plays as a midfielder and is a key player for the Somalia national football team.

Early Life and Moving to the U.S.

Omar Mohamed was born in Mogadishu, Somalia. He lived there until he was six years old. His family then moved to Cairo, Egypt. In 2005, when Omar was nine, his family moved again to the United States. He grew up in Columbus, Ohio.

Football Career Journey

Starting in Youth Football

Omar Mohamed began playing organized soccer when he was 12. He joined a local youth club in Columbus called FC Blast. When he was 16, he started playing for the academy of Columbus Crew. An academy is a special training program for young players who show great promise. He even trained with the main Columbus Crew team. He played four games for their reserve team, which is like a backup team, and scored two goals. In 2015, he also played college soccer for one year at Jackson College.

Playing as a Professional

Omar Mohamed became a professional player in 2016. He signed with a new team called FC Cincinnati, which was part of the United Soccer League.

• FC Cincinnati (2016): He played 17 games for FC Cincinnati.
• Portland Timbers 2 (2017): The next year, he joined Portland Timbers 2. He played 27 games and scored one goal for them.
• Des Moines Menace (2018): In 2018, he played for Des Moines Menace in the USL League Two. He appeared in 15 games and scored 3 goals.
• Greenville Triumph (2019–2020): In 2019, Omar joined Greenville Triumph SC for their first season in USL League One. He played 45 games and scored one goal over two seasons. After the 2020 season, Greenville Triumph decided not to renew his contract.
• Menemenspor (2021–2022): In 2021, he moved to Turkey to play for Menemenspor. He played 14 games and scored two goals for this team.

Playing for Somalia

In September 2019, Omar Mohamed was chosen to play for the Somalia national football team. This was for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Zimbabwe.

• International Debut: On September 5, 2019, he played his first game for Somalia. They won 1–0 against Zimbabwe.
• First International Goal: On September 10, 2019, he scored his first goal for Somalia. This was in the second game against Zimbabwe, played in Harare.
• CECAFA Cup (2019): In December 2019, he played for Somalia in the 2019 CECAFA Cup in Uganda. He played in all the group matches. He scored Somalia's only goal in the tournament, helping them win against Burundi national football team. Somalia also had draws against Djibouti national football team and Eritrea national football team.

Goals for Somalia

Here are the goals Omar Mohamed has scored for the Somalia national team:

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 September 2019	National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	1–1	1–3	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	15 December 2019	StarTimes Stadium, Kampala, Uganda	Burundi	1–0	1–0	2019 CECAFA Cup

External links

• Omar Mohamed at USL League One
• Omar Mohamed at USL ChampionshipLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
• FC Cincinnati bio