Dahir Mohammed

Dahir Mohammed

Personal information
Date of birth	March 17, 1973 (1973-03-17) (age 38)
Place of birth	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1991-1994	C.W. Post College
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997	Long Island Rough Riders
1998	New England Revolution	7	(0)
1999	Staten Island Vipers
2000	MetroStars	3	(0)
2000	→ Long Island Rough Riders (loan)	17	(2)
2002	Connecticut Wolves
2004	Long Island Rough Riders
National team
	US U-23
Teams managed
2007	Brooklyn Knights
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Dahir Mohammed is a retired Ethiopian-American football (soccer) defender who played two seasons in Major League Soccer.

Mohammed moved to the United States as a boy. He played for the Mineola Portuguese Soccer Club.^[1] Mohammed attended C.W. Post College where he played on the men's soccer team from 1991 to 1994. He was the 1994 New York Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year. In 1996, Mohammed played one game for the Pennsylvania Natives in an exhibition game against the MetroStars.^[2] In 1997, Mohammed signed with the Long Island Rough Riders of the USISL. In August 1997, Mohammed scored the winning goal as the Rough Riders defeated the New England Revolution in a 1997 U.S. Open Cup game.^[3] In February 1, 1997, the Revolution selected Mohammed in the first round (fifth overall) of the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft.^[4] He played for the Revolution until waived on November 2, 1998. In April 1999, he joined the Staten Island Vipers.^[5] In April 2000, he signed with the MetroStars. He played three league games with the MetroStars, but spent most of the season on loan with the Rough Riders.^[6] In 2002, he played for the Connecticut Wolves. In 2004, he was with the Rough Riders, now in the USL Second Division. Mohammed also played for the United States U-23 men's national soccer team

In 2007, Mohammed coached the Brooklyn Knights.

References

1. ^ MINEOLA PORTUGUESE SOCCER CLUB: Notable Players
2. ^ Metros vs Pennsylvania Natives: a look back
3. ^ ROUGH RIDERS DEFEAT REVOLUTION IN OVERTIME The Hartford Courant - Saturday, August 2, 1997
4. ^ MOHAMMED AMONG SIX SELECTED IN DRAFT BY REVOLUTION STRIKER TORRES ALSO HAS A CHANCE TO STICK Boston Globe - Monday, February 2, 1998
5. ^ April 6, 1999 Transactions
6. ^ 2000 Long Island Rough Riders

External links

• MLS: Dahir Mohammed
• MetroStars: Dahir Mohammed

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Name	Dahir Mohammed
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Date of birth	March 17, 1973
Place of birth	Addis Abbaba, Ethiopia
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