Omar Mohamed

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Omar Mohamed

| image = Omar Mohamed (28322375126) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Mohamed playing with FC Cincinnati in 2016

| fullname = Omar Abdullahi Mohamed

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|5|18}}

| birth_place = Mogadishu, Somalia

| height = {{convert|1.80|m|abbr=on}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2012–2013

| youthclubs1 = Columbus Crew

| collegeyears1 = 2015

| college1 = Jackson College Jets

| collegecaps1 = 11

| collegegoals1 = 6

| years1 = 2016

| clubs1 = FC Cincinnati

| caps1 = 17

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2017

| clubs2 = Portland Timbers 2

| caps2 = 27

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2018

| clubs3 = Des Moines Menace

| caps3 = 15

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2019–2020

| clubs4 = Greenville Triumph

| caps4 = 45

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2021–2022

| clubs5 = Menemenspor

| caps5 = 14

| goals5 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2019–

| nationalteam1 = Somalia

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| club-update = 21 May 2022

| ntupdate = 12:04, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

}}

Omar Abdullahi Mohamed ({{langx|so|Cumar Cabdullahi Maxamed}}; Arabic: عمر محمد; born 5 May 1996) is a Somali professional footballer who plays for the Somalia national team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bgn.fm/omar-mohameds-dribbling-displays-can-melt-a-defense/|title=Omar Mohamed’s dribbling displays can melt a defense|publisher=bgn.fm}}{{Cite web|url=https://greenvillejournal.com/sports/greenville-triumph-player-omar-mohamed-named-somalias-international-player-of-the-year/|title=Omar Mohamed named Somalia’s International Player of the Year|publisher=greenvillejournal.com}}

Early life

Omer Muhamed was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, where he lived until the age of six when his family moved to Cairo, Egypt. He moved with his family to the United States in 2005 and grew up in Columbus, Ohio.{{cite web |url=http://www.menacesoccer.com/news/index.html?article_id=1010 |title=Get to know Omar Mohamed |publisher=Des Moines Menace |accessdate=5 September 2019}}

Career

=Early career=

Mohamed first began playing organized soccer at the age of 12, where he played for local Columbus youth club FC Blast. At the age of 16, he began playing for the academy of Columbus Crew. He also trained and played with the first team of Columbus Crew, making four appearances for the Crew reserve team and scoring two goals. Mohamed also played one year of college soccer at Jackson College in 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.jacksoncollegejets.com/sports/msoc/2015-16/bios/mohamed_omar_qqqj |title=Omar Mohamed – Jackson College Athletics |publisher=jacksoncollegejets.com |accessdate=2016-04-01}}

=Professional=

Mohamed signed with new United Soccer League club FC Cincinnati in January 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.jacksoncollegejets.com/sports/msoc/2015-16/releases/20160123a8lntv |title=Omar Mohamed signs to play professional soccer – Jackson College Athletics |date=23 January 2016 |publisher=jacksoncollegejets.com |accessdate=2016-04-01}}

Mohamed joined USL side Portland Timbers 2 in March 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.timbers.com/news/t2-announce-roster-2017-usl-season |title=T2 announce roster for 2017 USL season |publisher=Portland Timbers |date=2017-03-17 |access-date=2019-02-15}}

After spending time with USL League Two side Des Moines Menace,{{cite web |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/24350974 |title=Des Moines Menace – 2018 Regular Season – Roster – # – Omar Mohamed – |website=www.uslleaguetwo.com}} Mohamed joined USL League One side Greenville Triumph SC on February 8, 2019, ahead of their inaugural season.{{cite web |url=https://www.greenvilletriumph.com/news_article/show/993380-kevin-politz-and-omar-mohamed-join-greenville-triumph |title=Kevin Politz & Omar Mohamed Join Greenville Triumph |first=Greenville |last=Triumph |date=8 February 2019 |website=Greenville Triumph SC}}

Greenville opted to decline Mohamed's contract option following their 2020 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/1136624|title=Triumph SC Returns Core Group from Title-Winning Side|date=10 December 2020}} He joined Menemenspor on January 22, 2021.

=International=

In September 2019, Mohamed was called into the Somalia national football team for its 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Zimbabwe.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/1046327 |title=USL Players Earn Selection for September's International Action |date=3 September 2019 |accessdate=4 September 2019|publisher=USL League One}} On September 5, 2019, he made his international debut for Somalia in their 1–0 win over Zimbabwe.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/matches/match/400087241/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220000800/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/matches/match/400087241/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 20, 2020|title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers - Africa - Matches - Somalia - Zimbabwe |website=www.fifa.com}} On September 10, 2019, he scored his first international goal in Somalia's second leg qualifier against Zimbabwe at the Zimbabwe National Stadium in Harare.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/matches/match/400087255/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220000802/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/matches/match/400087255/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 20, 2020|title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers - Africa - Matches - Zimbabwe - Somalia |website=www.fifa.com}}

In December 2019 He was again called into the Somalia national football team for Its participation in 2019 CECAFA Cup held in Kampala, Uganda. Mohamed played all the group matches for Somalia and scored the only goal Somalia has scored during the tournament. Somalia won against Burundi national football team, lost against Uganda national football team, while drawing against Djibouti national football team and Eritrea national football team without conceding a goal.