| Saalih Muhammad | |
| Fullname: | Saalih Ghana Muhammad |
| Birth Date: | 25 August 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Richmond, California, United States |
| Height: | 1.83m (06feet) |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Youthyears2: | 2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Portland Timbers |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs1: | HAŠK |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016 |
| Clubs2: | Croatia Đakovo |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017 |
| Clubs3: | San Francisco Deltas |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | Penn FC |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs5: | New Mexico United |
| Caps5: | 34 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2021 |
| Clubs6: | Oakland Roots |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021 |
| Clubs7: | → New Mexico United (loan) |
| Caps7: | 9 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | October 9, 2021 |
Saalih Ghana Muhammad (born August 25, 1995) is an American former soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder.
After time in the academy teams of Dinamo Zagreb and Portland Timbers, Muhammad returned to Croatia and spent time with the first-teams of HAŠK and Croatia Đakovo, appearing in cup competitions for both. Muhammad came back to the United States again when he signed for North American Soccer League side San Francisco Deltas on February 15, 2017.[1] However, he missed the entirety of the 2017 season after tearing his Achilles tendon in March.[2] On March 15, 2018, Muhammad signed for United Soccer League club Penn FC.[3] On February 21, 2019, Muhammad joined USL side New Mexico United.[4]
On November 24, 2020, Muhammad joined Oakland Roots ahead of their inaugural season in then USL Championship in 2021.[5]
Born in the United States, Muhammad is of Ghanaian descent.[6]
Muhammad began operating Oko Agriculture after retiring from football. Oko is an urban farm project operated in conjunction with the non-profit Rio Grande Community Farm.[7]
Saalih is married to Elizabeth Rivenbark of Albuquerque NM. They have 2 dogs.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| NK HAŠK | 2015/16 | Treća HNL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| San Francisco Deltas | 2017 | NASL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Penn FC | 2018 | USL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| New Mexico United | 2019 | USL Championship | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 12 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |||
| Oakland Roots | 2021 | USL Championship | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| New Mexico United (loan) | 2021 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 63 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 2 | |||