Dahir Mohammed

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| name = Dahir Mohammed

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| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1973|3|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|11|20|1973|3|17|df=y}}

| death_place =

| height = 6 ft 2 in

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 1991–1994

| youthclubs1 = C.W. Post College

| years1 = 1996–1997

| clubs1 = Long Island Rough Riders

| caps1 =

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 1998

| clubs2 = New England Revolution

| caps2 = 7

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1998

| clubs3 = → MLS Pro 40 (loan)

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1998

| clubs4 = → Connecticut Wolves (loan)

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1999

| clubs5 = Staten Island Vipers

| caps5 = 22

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2000

| clubs6 = Long Island Rough Riders

| caps6 = 17

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2000

| clubs7 = → MetroStars (loan)

| caps7 = 3

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2002

| clubs8 = Connecticut Wolves

| caps8 = 8

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2004

| clubs9 = Long Island Rough Riders

| caps9 = 17

| goals9 = 0

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| nationalteam1 = United States U23

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| manageryears1 = 2007

| managerclubs1 = Brooklyn Knights

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Dahir Mohammed (17 March 1973 – 20 November 2024) was an Ethiopian-born American soccer player who played as a defender in Major League Soccer.

Life and career

Mohammed moved to the United States as a boy. He played for the Mineola Portuguese Soccer Club.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mineolaportuguese.com/Players.htm |title=Elmont Soccer Club: Notable Players |access-date=13 March 2011 |archive-date=4 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704021624/http://mineolaportuguese.com/Players.htm |url-status=dead }} He attended C.W. Post College where he played on the men's soccer team from 1991 to 1994. He was the 1994 New York Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year. In 1996, he played one game for the Pennsylvania Natives in an exhibition game against the MetroStars.[http://metrofanatic.com/story.jsp?ID=1757 Metros vs Pennsylvania Natives: a look back] In 1996, Mohammed signed with the Long Island Rough Riders of the USISL. In August 1997, he scored the winning goal as the Rough Riders defeated the New England Revolution in a 1997 U.S. Open Cup game.ROUGH RIDERS DEFEAT REVOLUTION IN OVERTIME The Hartford Courant - Saturday, 2 August 1997 On 1 February 1997, the Revolution selected Mohammed in the first round (fifth overall) of the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft.MOHAMMED AMONG SIX SELECTED IN DRAFT BY REVOLUTION STRIKER TORRES ALSO HAS A CHANCE TO STICK Boston Globe - Monday, 2 February 1998 He played for the Revolution until waived on 2 November 1998. In April 1999, he joined the Staten Island Vipers.[https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/06/sports/transactions-090026.html April 6, 1999 Transactions] He spent 2000 with the Rough Riders,[https://web.archive.org/web/20110628234924/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.lgistax.html 2000 Long Island Rough Riders] but played three games on loan with the MetroStars. In 2002, he played for the Connecticut Wolves. In 2004, he was with the Rough Riders, now in the USL Second Division. Mohammed also played for the US U-23 national team.

In 2007, Mohammed coached the Brooklyn Knights. He died on 20 November 2024, at the age of 51.[https://www.frontrowsoccer.com/2024/11/22/rip-dahir-former-rough-rider-defender-mohammed-passes-away/ RIP, Dahir: Former Rough Rider defender Mohammed passes away]