Fuad Ibrahim

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)
Playing position 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)
National team
2006–2007 United States U17 29 (7)
2008–2010 United States U20 23 (5)
2012– Ethiopia 10 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 3, 2012.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 29, 2013

Abdusalam Abas Ibrahim,Amharic: ፉአድ ኢብራሒም? known as Fuad Ibrahim and Ibee Ibrahim[2] (born August 15, 1991) is an Ethiopian footballer.

Early and personal life

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

Career

Professional 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 in his debut.[7]

International career

Ibrahim represented the United States at youth international level,[8][9][10] 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,[11][12] and scored his first international goal in the Antelopes' 2-1 win over Tanzania in the warm-up to the competition.[13]

International goals

Current as of 20 January 2013.

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Reference
1 12 January 2013 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Tanzania 1–0 2–1 Friendly [13]

References

  1. 1 2 "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. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. 1 2 3 4 "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 profile 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. http://www.socceroverthere.com/?p=14387
  8. Fuad IbrahimFIFA competition record, retrieved on 21 January 2013
  9. "2009 statistics". U.S. Soccer. ussoccer.com. Retrieved 20 January 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
  10. "2010 statistics". U.S. Soccer. ussoccer.com. Retrieved 20 January 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
  11. "Ethiopia snub ex-Pirates striker". MTN Football. 25 December 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  12. "Nations Cup 2013: Ethiopia name squad". BBC Sport. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  13. 1 2 "New striker Fuad Ibrahim boosts Ethiopia". NDTV. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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