Mohammed Umar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Politehnica Iași | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rising Star Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Medeama | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Ilves | 18 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Ilves II | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Politehnica Iași | 14 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Ghana U17 | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 May 2026 | |||
Mohammed Umar (born 11 December 2002) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga II club Politehnica Iași.[1]
Club career
[edit]Umar made his senior debut with Medeama S.C. in Ghana Premier League in 2022.
In the early 2023, he moved to Finland after signing with Veikkausliiga club Ilves.[2][3] He debuted in the league on 15 April 2023, in a 2–1 home win over Inter Turku. On 30 September 2023, Umar and Ilves won the 2023 Finnish Cup, after defeating FC Honka 2–1 in the final. After the season, the club exercised their option to extend his deal for the 2024.[4] On 4 August, his contract was terminated.[5]
On 1 November 2024, Umar signed with Romanian Liga I side Politehnica Iași on a contract until 2027.[6]
International career
[edit]Umar has captained the Ghana under-17 national team.[7][8][9][10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 2 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Medeama | 2021–22 | Ghana Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ilves | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Ilves II | 2023 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Kakkonen | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Politehnica Iași | 2024–25 | Liga I | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Liga II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 38 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup, Cupa României
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
Honours
[edit]Ilves
References
[edit]- ↑ Player profile, M. Umar, globalsportsarchive.com
- ↑ NUORI GHANALAISTOPPARI MOHAMMED UMAR ILVEKSEEN
- ↑ Ilves vahvistaa rivejään ghanalaispuolustajalla, Yle, 4 February 2023
- ↑ MÄENPÄÄN JA UMARIN SOPIMUSTEN OPTIOT AKTIVOITU, TRAORÉN LAINA JATKUU – LUE LISÄÄ KAUDEN 2024 SOPIMUSTILANTEESTA
- ↑ Sopimus purettu - Mohammed Umar ei jatka Ilveksessä, veikkausliiga.com, 4 August 2024
- ↑ Ghana's Mohammed Umar Joins FC Politehnica Iasi in ambitious move, sabcsport.com, 1 November 2024
- ↑ UMAR MOHAMMED CAPTAINS U17 GHANA NATIONAL TEAM IN GABON, risingstarsofafrica.org, 12 May 2019
- ↑ WAFU U-17 Championship: Ghana name squad, starrfm.com.gh, 30 August 2018
- ↑ Ghana 2-1 Cote d'Ivoire: Black Starlets through to Wafu U-17 tournament final, goal.com, 12 September 2018
- ↑ WAFU Zone B U17 Champs: Ghana edges Cote d’Ivoire in semi finals, citinewsroom.com, 12 September 2018
- ↑ Ghanaian defender Mohammed Umar wins Finnish Cup with Ilves, modernghana.com, 30 September 2023
External links
[edit]- Mohammed Umar at Soccerway
- Mohammed Umar at WorldFootball.net
- Living people
- 2002 births
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Ghana men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Medeama S.C. players
- Ilves (football) players
- FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players
- Ghana Premier League players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Kakkonen players
- Liga I players
- Liga II players
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen