| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdirizak Sheikuna Mohamed | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-10-25)25 October 1996 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oakland Roots SC | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| 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 | 32 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Columbus Crew 2 | 54 | (2) |
| 2024– | New Mexico United | 30 | (3) |
| 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 professionalfootballer who plays forOakland Roots SC and theSomalia national team.[1][2]
Mohamed played youth soccer for the Classics Eagles in Columbus, Ohio and high school soccer atWesterville Central High School. He was named All-State for the 2014 Ohio high school soccer season.[3]
He played college soccer atOhio State University for 3 years before transferring to theUniversity of Akron for his final year.[4]
Mohamed was drafted byNew York City FC with the 43rd overall pick in the 2nd round of the2019 MLS SuperDraft.[5]
He signed his first professional contract with NYCFC and was then transferred to USL Championship sideMemphis 901 on a 2019 season-long loan.[6]
In February 2020 Mohamed signed withUSL League One sideGreenville Triumph SC.[7]The following the season, in which Triumph SC won the2020 USL League One championship, Mohamed was named to the League One All-League Second Team.[8]
TheColumbus Crew 2 inMLS Next Pro signed Mohamed in February 2022.[9]
On May 3, 2024, it was announced that Mohamed had signed a 25-day contract withNew Mexico United in theUSL Championship.[10] He made his debut for the club on the next day, May 4, vsLas Vegas Lights FC and assisted on the game-winning goal by teammateDaniel 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 vsSan 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 theSomalia national football team for its2022 World Cup qualifiers againstZimbabwe.[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 | ||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |
Greenville Triumph SC
Columbus Crew 2
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