Omar Shakir
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Shakir | ||
| Date of birth | May 16, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Bermuda | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bermuda Hogges | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Howard University | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Dandy Town Hornets | |||
| 2007– | Bermuda Hogges | 47 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2008– |  Bermuda | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2009. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Omar Shakir (born May 16, 1977) is a Bermudian soccer player who currently plays for Bermuda Hogges in the USL Second Division.
Career
Club
Shakir began his career with PHC Zebras at the age of 7, playing from the youth ranks right through to the senior team, playing every position on the field along the way, besides goalkeeper. After high school he received an athletic scholarship for soccer to Howard University in Washington D.C. He was a part of the Mid-Continent Conference championship winning Howard University Bison team in 1998 and runners-up in 1997, picking up several scholar/athlete awards during his four-year playing career. After arriving back to Bermuda in 2000, Shakir had very brief stints at some clubs before eventually returning to his boyhood team PHC Zebras, where he consistently played for many years in the Bermudian Premier Division winning . He was the third selection of the first round draft pick for the newly formed ISL Soccer League in Bermuda before opting instead to join the Bermuda Hogges in the USL Second Division in 2007 captaining the team in the 2008 and 2009 seasons.[1]
International
Shakir has played for the Bermuda national football team since 2008. He played in all four of Bermuda's qualifying games for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, including their 3-1 victory over the Cayman Islands on March 30, 2008,[2] and their historic 2-1 victory over Trinidad and Tobago on June 15, 2008.[3] He was also the captain of the Bermuda National team during their qualifying campaign.