Abdi Mohamed
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdirizak Sheikuna Mohamed | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Classics Eagles | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 58 | (9) |
| 2018 | Akron Zips | 24 | (1) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | New York City | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Memphis 901 (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Greenville Triumph | 31 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Columbus Crew 2 | 47 | (2) |
| 2024 | New Mexico United | 22 | (3) |
| 2025 | Oakland Roots | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Somalia | 7 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:48, 30 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Abdirizak Sheikuna Mohamed (Somali: Cabdi Maxamed; born 25 October 1996) is a Somali professional footballer who plays for the Somalia national team.[1][2]
Youth
Mohamed played youth soccer for the Classics Eagles in Columbus, Ohio and high school soccer at Westerville Central High School. He was named All-State for the 2014 Ohio high school soccer season.[3]
He played college soccer at Ohio State University for 3 years before transferring to the University of Akron for his final year.[4]
Professional
Mohamed was drafted by New York City FC with the 43rd overall pick in the 2nd round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.[5]
He signed his first professional contract with NYCFC and was then transferred to USL Championship side Memphis 901 on a 2019 season-long loan.[6]
In February 2020 Mohamed signed with USL League One side Greenville Triumph SC.[7] The following the season, in which Triumph SC won the 2020 USL League One championship, Mohamed was named to the League One All-League Second Team.[8]
The Columbus Crew 2 in MLS Next Pro signed Mohamed in February 2022.[9]
On May 3, 2024, it was announced that Mohamed had signed a 25-day contract with New Mexico United in the USL Championship.[10] He made his debut for the club on the next day, May 4, vs Las Vegas Lights FC and assisted on the game-winning goal by teammate Daniel Bruce.[11] On May 28, 2024 the club announced Mohamed had signed for the remainder of the 2024 season.[12]
He registered his first goal for New Mexico, heading home the equalizer, in a 3-2 comeback victory vs San Antonio FC on 29 June 2024[13]
International career
Mohamed was born a refugee in Kenya to Somali parents and was raised in the United States. In September 2019, Mohamed was called into the Somalia national football team for its 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Zimbabwe.[14] On 5 September, he made his international debut for Somalia in their 1–0 win over Zimbabwe.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 December 2024[16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| New York City | 2019 | MLS | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Memphis 901 (loan) | 2019 | USL Championship | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | ||
| Greenville Triumph | 2020 | USL League One | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | USL League One | 26 | 0 | – | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 0 | – | – | – | 33 | 0 | |||||
| Columbus Crew 2 | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 25 | 0 | – | – | – | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 29 | 2 | – | – | – | 29 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 2 | – | – | – | 54 | 2 | |||||
| New Mexico United | 2024 | USL Championship | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 130 | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 135 | 5 | ||||
International
- As of matches played 10 May 2024[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
