| Abdi Mohamed | |
| Full Name: | Abdirizak Sheikuna Mohamed |
| Birth Date: | 25 October 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | New Mexico United |
| Clubnumber: | 26 |
| Youthclubs1: | Classics Eagles |
| Collegeyears1: | 2015–2017 |
| College1: | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| Collegecaps1: | 58 |
| Collegegoals1: | 9 |
| Collegeyears2: | 2018 |
| College2: | Akron Zips |
| Collegecaps2: | 24 |
| Collegegoals2: | 1 |
| Years1: | 2019 |
| Clubs1: | New York City |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Memphis 901 (loan) |
| Caps2: | 21 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Greenville Triumph |
| Caps3: | 32 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Columbus Crew 2 |
| Caps4: | 54 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | New Mexico United |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam1: | Somalia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 10 July 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 10 May 2024 (UTC) |
Abdirizak Sheikuna Mohamed (Somali: Cabdi Maxamed; born 25 October 1996) is a Somali professional footballer who plays for New Mexico United and the Somalia national team.[1] [2]
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]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division ! Apps | Goals ! Apps | Goals ! Apps | Goals ! Apps | Goals ! Apps | Goals | |||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
| Memphis 901 (loan) | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 26 | 0 | – | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 33 ! 0 | – | – | – | 33 ! 0 | |||||||
| 25 | 0 | – | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||||||
| 29 | 2 | – | – | – | 29 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 54 ! 2 | – | – | – | 54 ! 2 | |||||||
| 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 2 | |||||
| Career total | 117 ! 4 | 5 ! 0 | – | – | 122 ! 4 | |||||||
| National team ! Year | Apps ! Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 ! 0 | ||
Greenville Triumph SC
Columbus Crew 2