Shakur Mohammed
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abdul Shakur Mohammed | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 27 August 2003||
Place of birth | Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando City | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
Right to Dream Academy | |||
Black Rock FC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Duke Blue Devils | 37 | (13) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022 | Manhattan SC | 4 | (0) |
2023– | Orlando City B | 50 | (17) |
2023– | Orlando City | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 |
Abdul Shakur Mohammed (born 27 August 2003) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Orlando City.
A Right to Dream Academy graduate, Mohammed played college soccer for two seasons at Duke University before being selected by Orlando City as the second-overall pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft.[2]
Early life
[edit]Youth career
[edit]Born in Kumasi, Ghana, Mohammed graduated from the Right to Dream Academy before emigrating to the United States to complete his high school studies at Millbrook School in Stanford, New York. While at Millbrook he helped lead the school's soccer team to the Class C New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Championship in 2018. He also played club soccer at Black Rock FC.[3] In July 2020, Mohammed verbally committed to Duke University and took summer classes to accelerate his high school graduation.[4]
College career
[edit]Mohammed played two seasons of college soccer as a two-year starter for the Duke Blue Devils between 2021 and 2022. As a freshman he totaled three goals and seven assists in 18 appearances. Duke reached the 2021 ACC tournament final before losing 2–0 to Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Individually he was named ACC Freshman of the Year as well as All-ACC Second Team.[5] TopDrawerSoccer.com named him to the Freshman Best XI.[6]
In his second season, Mohammed started all 19 of Duke's games and led the team in scoring with 10 goals as well as registering two assists. He was named ACC Offensive Player of the Year,[7] earned All-ACC First Team and All-American First Team honours,[7][8] and was a Hermann Trophy semi-finalist.[9]
While at college, Mohammed also played for Manhattan SC during the 2022 USL League Two season, making five appearances as the team topped the Metropolitan Division.[10]
Professional career
[edit]Orlando City
[edit]In December 2022, Mohammed declared early for the 2023 MLS SuperDraft, signing a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer to forgo the remainder of his college eligibility.[11] He was drafted in the first round (2nd overall) by Orlando City after the club traded away Ruan to D.C. United earlier in the day to acquire the pick.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]College
[edit]Team | Season | ACC regular season | ACC Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Duke Blue Devils | 2021 | Div. I | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
2022 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | ||
Career total | 28 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 13 |
Club
[edit]- As of 20 October 2024[13]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Playoffs | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manhattan SC | 2022[10] | USL League Two | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Orlando City B | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 24 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 6 | |||
2024 | 26 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 11 | |||||
Total | 50 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 17 | ||
Orlando City | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 52 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 17 |
- ^ Appearance in CONCACAF Champions Cup
Honours
[edit]Manhattan SC
- USL League Two Metropolitan Division: 2022[14]
Individual
- ACC Freshman of the Year: 2021[5]
- ACC Offensive Player of the Year: 2022[7]
- NCAA First Team All-America: 2022[8]
- All-ACC First Team: 2022[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Shakur Mohammed Orlando City profile". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- ^ "Growing presence of Right to Dream graduates in MLS: Shakur joins Orlando City". Right to Dream. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Shakur Mohammed – Men's Soccer". Duke University. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ Sigal, Jonathan (30 July 2020). "Recruiting: Millbrook star Shakur Mohammed verbally commits to Duke". New England Soccer Journal.
- ^ a b "2021 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Unveiled". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "2021 Men's Division I Postseason Awards". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
- ^ a b c "2022 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ a b "2022 NCAA Division I Men's All-Americans Announced". United Soccer Coaches. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Shakur Mohammed And Peter Stroud Named MAC Hermann Semifinalists". Duke University. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Shakur Mohammed – USL League Two". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "2023 Generation adidas class announced". Major League Soccer. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ Citro, Michael (21 December 2022). "2023 MLS Draft: Orlando City Selects Shakur Mohammed No. 2 Overall". The Mane Land. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "S. Mohammed – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Battista, Mike (21 July 2022). "Lower League Round-Up: July 21, 2022". Once A Metro.
- ^ "2022 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Shakur Mohammed at Duke Blue Devils
- Shakur Mohammed at Soccerway.com
- Shakur Mohammed at kicker (in German)
- Shakur Mohammed at FBref.com
- Shakur Mohammed at Major League Soccer
- Living people
- 2003 births
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Footballers from Kumasi
- Men's association football forwards
- Men's association football midfielders
- Duke Blue Devils men's soccer players
- All-American college men's soccer players
- Orlando City SC draft picks
- Right to Dream Academy players
- Orlando City SC players
- USL League Two players
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Orlando City B players
- MLS Next Pro players
- People from Kumasi
- Major League Soccer players
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen