Kamal Ibrahim (soccer)

Kamal Said Ibrahim (Amharic: ካማል ዕብራህም; born 26 July 1992) is a professional footballer who plays for Melbourne Knights FC in the National Premier Leagues Victoria.

Kamal Ibrahim
Personal information
Full name Kamal Said Ibrahim
Date of birth (1992-07-26) 26 July 1992
Place of birth Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right winger / Second striker
Youth career
2003–2005 Port Melbourne Sharks
2006 Altona East Phoenix
2007–2009 VIS
2009–2010 AIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Melbourne Heart 4 (0)
2011 → South Melbourne (loan) 11 (1)
2012 Heidelberg United 13 (1)
2013–2015 Port Melbourne 51 (11)
2016 Bentleigh Greens 14 (1)
2017 Avondale FC 11 (2)
2017 Melbourne Knights 9 (0)
2018–2020 Port Melbourne 57 (4)
2021– Albion Rover 28 (1)
International career‡
2007–2008 Australia U17 17 (7)
2010 Australia U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:30, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Early life

Ibrahim was born in Ethiopia and migrated to Victoria with his mother, three brothers and two sisters[1] in 2003 to escape civil war and conflict.[2]

Club career

Ibrahim played for the VIS before earning a scholarship with AIS in 2009.

Melbourne Heart

In February 2010, he was signed by Melbourne Heart for its inaugural season on a multi-year deal.[3] In August 2010, he was offered a 10-day trial with Polish club Legia Warszawa, which was ultimately unsuccessful.[4] He made his début for Melbourne Heart in September 2010 against Brisbane Roar, suffering a four-nil defeat.[5] He made a total of three appearances for the Heart,[6] during a season in which he was hampered greatly by injuries.[5]

South Melbourne (Loan)

After the 2010–11 A–League season, Ibrahim went on loan[7] to VPL side South Melbourne for the 2011 Victorian Premier League season.[6]

On 6 April 2012 it was announced that he would be leaving Melbourne Heart.[8]

Victorian State Football

He signed for Heidelberg United for the remainder of the 2012 VPL season. After leaving Heidelberg at the end of 2012, Ibrahim signed with Port Melbourne in 2013. He won the NPL Victoria Gold Medal, the league best and fairest award, with Port Melbourne in 2015.

Ibrahim signed for reigning NPL Victoria champions Bentleigh Greens SC in mid-October, 2015, for the 2016 season.[9] Ibrahim made his Bentleigh debut on 11 March 2016, playing 58 minutes in a 3–1 win over Avondale FC at Knights Stadium.[10] Ibrahim scored his first goal for the Greens on 29 July 2016, in a 3–0 win over Green Gully SC in Round 23 of the NPL Victoria.[11]

After leaving Bentleigh, Ibrahim signed for Avondale FC in December 2016.[12] He moved to Melbourne Knights in June 2017.

Personal life

In June 2011 Ibrahim was announced as the ambassador of Football Federation Victoria's "United Through Football" program, whose aim is to support those who have recently arrived in Australia from areas such as the Horn of Africa, Iraq, Afghanistan and Burma.[13][14]

Honours

With Australia:

References
  1. "Kamal Ibrahim signs on for Melbourne Heart". Herald Sun. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  2. Smithies, Tom (16 October 2007). "Refugees find new hope in Australian soccer". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  3. Ormond, Aidan (11 January 2010). "Ethiopian Starlet on His Heart Move". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  4. "Kamal Ibrahim offered trial in Legia". Legia Warsaw FC. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  5. "Ibrahim Called Up To Heart Squad". Melbourne Heart FC. 4 February 2011. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  6. "Young Socceroos sign with South". South Melbourne FC. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  7. "Game, Set, Match to South!". South Melbourne FC. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  8. http://au.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/13359183/melbourne-heart-set-to-lose-seven-players/%5B%5D
  9. "Come one, Kamal to the Bentleigh Greens – Corner Flag".
  10. "FFV - NPL Match Centre".
  11. "FFV - NPL Match Centre".
  12. "Ibrahim makes Avondale switch". MFootball. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  13. "United Through Football". Football Federation Victoria. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  14. Edwards, Lorna (6 June 2011). "Kicking goals for diversity". The Age. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
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