Mohamed Umair

Mohamed Umair
Personal information
Date of birth3 July 1988
Place of birthMaldives
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing positionCentral Winger, Utility player
Club information
Current team
Maziya
Number47
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2009Victory
2010VB Sports Club12(3)
2011Maziya19(5)
2012Victory19(18)
2013–2015New Radiant37(22)
2015–Maziya0(0)
National team
–2010Maldives U23
2007–Maldives44(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Mohamed Umair (born 3 July 1988) is a Maldivian international footballer. In his career Umair has played as a defender, midfielder, and forward.[1]

International career

Umair made his debut for Maldives on 8 October 2007, in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Yemem and later he was substituted for Mukhthar Naseer in the 60th minute at the Ali Muhsin Al-Muriasi Stadium.

He has represented his country at the 2011 SAFF Championship and the 2013 SAFF Championship.[2] In the latter tournament he scored a goal from a free kick against Bhutan to tie the score up at 2-2. Maldives went on to win the game 8-2.[3]

Achievements

In 2013 Umair won the best player award in the Maldives for his performance with VB Sports Club in the past season. He also won the golden boot award with 26 goals in the season.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "The curious case of Umair". Maldives Soccer. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "SAFF team profile:Maldives". Goal.com. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "SAFF C’ship 2013: Bhutan 2-8 Maldives". afc.com. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Shimaz Ali (16 February 2013). "Umair wins best player award". maldivesoccer.com. Retrieved 15 January 2014.

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