Fuad Ibrahim

Abdusalam Abas Ibrahim, known as Fuad Ibrahim and Ibee Ibrahim[2] (born 15 August 1991), is an Ethiopian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Fuad Ibrahim
Personal information
Full name Fuad Abas Ibrahim
Date of birth (1991-08-15) 15 August 1991
Place of birth Bik'a, Ethiopia[1]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Forward / Winger
Youth career
2006–2007 IMG Soccer Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 FC Dallas 0 (0)
2008–2010 Toronto FC 26 (3)
2012 Minnesota Stars FC 5 (0)
2013–2014 AC Kajaani 12 (1)
2014–2015 Oromo United
2016–2017 Dire Dawa City
Total 43 (4)
International career‡
2006–2007 United States U17 29 (7)
2008–2010 United States U20 23 (5)
2012–2013 Ethiopia 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 27, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 29, 2013

Early and personal life

Ibrahim was born in Ethiopia and raised in Richfield, Minnesota.[3]

Club career

Ibrahim spent his early career with the IMG Soccer Academy, FC Dallas and Toronto FC.[1][4][5] At the time of being drafted in 2007, he was the second-youngest ever player selected in the MLS Superdraft.[3]

Ibrahim graduated from Generation Adidas at the end of the 2010 MLS season.[6] He returned to professional soccer by signing with the Minnesota Stars FC of the North American Soccer League in April 2012.[3]

Ibrahim signed with AC Kajaani of the Finnish 2nd division in April 2013 and scored on his debut.[7] He joined Oromo United in Minnesota, in 2014, after his time in Finland.[8][9] In 2016, he joined Dire Dawa City S.C. in Ethiopia.[10]

International career

Ibrahim represented the United States at youth international level,[11][12][13] playing for the under-17 and under-20 teams.[3]

He was called up for Ethiopia's squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations,[14][15][2] and scored his first international goal in the Antelopes' 2–1 win over Tanzania in the warm-up to the competition.[16]

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionReference
112 January 2013Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tanzania1–02–1Friendly[16]

Coaching career

After his playing career, he became a youth soccer coach with White Bear Soccer Club in Minnesota.[17]

References
  1. "Profile". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  2. Montague, James (18 January 2013). "From Minnesota to Ethiopia: U.S. soccer star Fuad Ibrahim eyes Africa Cup of Nations chance". CNN International. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. "Stars sign Tobin, Ibrahim and Chin". Minnesota Stars FC. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. Fuad Ibrahim at National-Football-Teams.com, retrieved on 21 January 2013.
  5. Fuad Ibrahim at Soccerway, retrieved on 21 January 2013.
  6. Simon Borg (18 November 2010). "Generation adidas players to graduate at season's end". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  7. "AC Kajaani vs. Ilves Highlights « Over There". socceroverthere.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  8. "FC MINNEAPOLIS SCORES LATE TO WIN 2-1 AGAINST OROMO". fcminneapolis.com. 29 July 2015.
  9. Gadaa.com-FinfinneTribune
  10. "Manni – The Iron Lady of Ethiopian Football". boxscorenews.com. 14 May 2016.
  11. Fuad Ibrahim – FIFA competition record (archived), retrieved on 21 January 2013
  12. "2009 statistics". U.S. Soccer. ussoccer.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  13. "2010 statistics". U.S. Soccer. ussoccer.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  14. "Ethiopia snub ex-Pirates striker". MTN Football. 25 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  15. "Nations Cup 2013: Ethiopia name squad". BBC Sport. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  16. "New striker Fuad Ibrahim boosts Ethiopia". NDTV. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  17. "Training Staff". whitebearsoccer.org.
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