Omari Glasgow

{{Short description|Guyanese footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Omari Glasgow

| image =

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| caption =

| fullname = Omari Nkosi Matthew Glasgow{{Soccerway|608656}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|11|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Beterverwagting, Guyana

| height = 1.75 m

| currentclub = Chicago Fire

| clubnumber = 26

| position = Forward

| years1 = 2021–2022

| clubs1 = Western Tigers

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2022–

| clubs2 = Chicago Fire II

| caps2 = 53

| goals2 = 14

| years3 = 2024–

| clubs3 = Chicago Fire

| caps3 = 10

| goals3 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2021–

| nationalteam1 = Guyana

| nationalcaps1 = 26

| nationalgoals1 = 17

| club-update = April 19, 2025

| nationalteam-update = 23:55, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

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Omari Nkosi Matthew Glasgow (born 22 November 2003) is a Guyanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for MLS club Chicago Fire and the Guyana national team.

Club career

On 24 March 2022 it was announced that Glasgow had signed for MLS Next Pro club Chicago Fire II, the reserve team of Chicago Fire FC of Major League Soccer. The deal was for an initial two years with a club option to extend through 2024. Prior to signing with Chicago, Glasgow was playing for Western Tigers FC in the GFF Elite League.

{{cite web |title=Chicago Fire FC II Signs Winger Omari Glasgow |url=https://www.chicagofirefc.com/news/chicago-fire-fc-ii-signs-winger-omari-glasgow |publisher=Chicago Fire FC |access-date=28 March 2022}}

International career

He debuted internationally with the Guyana U-17 team on 5 January 2019, in a 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualifying match held in the United States, in a 4–0 defeat to El Salvador.{{Soccerway|608656}} He also appeared in 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying.{{cite news|url=https://www.nycaribnews.com/articles/nicaragua-guyana-post-second-straight-wins-in-cu20-qualifying/|title=Nicaragua, Guyana Post Second Straight Wins In CU20 Qualifying|work=The New York Carib News|date=19 February 2020|access-date=31 March 2021}}

On 30 March 2021, Glasgow made his senior debut, and scored his first goal for Guyana against Bahamas in a 4–0 victory.{{Cite web|last=FIFA.com|title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers - North, Central America and Caribbean - Matches - Guyana - Bahamas |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/match/400136274/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107125434/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/match/400136274/|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 January 2021|access-date=31 March 2021|website=www.fifa.com|language=en-GB}} He was named to the 23-man squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification tournament on June 13, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/guyana-names-23-man-squad-concacaf-gold-cup-qualifier|date=June 13, 2023|title=Guyana names 23-man squad for CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifier|work=Loop Sports}} He was recalled for Guyana's 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B campaign. He scored seven goals in five matches, including at least one goal in each of the nation's games, en route to earning the competition's top goalscorer award. He was also named the tournament's best young player.{{cite web |title='Tip of the iceberg'- Prolific Glasgow surprised by Nations League double award |url=https://guyanachronicle.com/2024/03/26/tip-of-the-iceberg-prolific-glasgow-surprised-by-nations-league-double-award/ |publisher=Guyana Chronicle |access-date=26 March 2024}}

Career statistics

=International goals=

Last updated 5 September 2024.

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! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

1.30 March 2021Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic{{fb|BAH}}align=center | 3–0align=center | 4–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.rowspan=2|27 March 2022rowspan=2|Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobagorowspan=2|{{fb|BRB}}align=center | 3–0rowspan=2|{{center| 5–0 }}rowspan=2|Friendly
3.{{center|5–0}}
4.rowspan=2|4 June 2022rowspan=2| Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republicrowspan=2|{{fb|MSR}}align=center | 1–1rowspan=2|{{center| 2–1}}rowspan=3|2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
5.{{center|2–0}}
6.7 June 2022Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana{{fb|BER}}align=center | 2–1align=center | 2–1
7.17 June 2023DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States{{fb|GRN}}align=center | 1–0align=center | 1–12023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
8.rowspan=3|9 September 2023rowspan=3|Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, St. John's, Antigua and Barbudarowspan=3|{{fb|ATG}}align=center | 1–0rowspan=3|{{center| 5–1}}rowspan=7|2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B
9.{{center|2–0}}
10.{{center|5–1}}
11.12 September 2023Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana{{fb|BAH}}align=center | 1–1align=center | 3–2
12.14 October 2023rowspan=2|SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevisrowspan=2|{{fb|PUR}}align=center | 1–1align=center | 3–1
13.17 October 2023align=center | 3–1align=center | 3–1
14.21 November 2023Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic{{fb|ATG}}align=center | 2–0align=center | 6–0
15.rowspan=2|26 March 2024rowspan=2|Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabiarowspan=2|{{fb|CAM}}align=center | 1–0rowspan=2|{{center| 4–1 }}rowspan=2|2024 FIFA Series
16.{{center|2–0}}
17.5 September 2024Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana{{fb|SUR}}align=center | 1–1{{center| 1–3 }}2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A
18.rowspan=2|15 November 2024rowspan=2|Wildey Turf, Bridgetown, Barbadosrowspan=2|{{fb|BRB}}align=center | 1–1rowspan=2|{{center| 4–1 }}rowspan=2|2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Play-in
19.{{center|2–1}}
20.19 November 2024National Track and Field Leonora, Leonora, Guyana{{fb|BRB}}align=center | 4–1align=center | 5–32025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification play-in

Honours

Individual

References

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