Dahir Mohammed

Dahir Mohammed (17 March 1973 – 20 November 2024) was an Ethiopian-born American soccer player who played as a defender in Major League Soccer.

Dahir Mohammed

Personal information
Date of birth	(1973-03-17)17 March 1973
Place of birth	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Date of death	20 November 2024(2024-11-20) (aged 51)
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1991–1994	C.W. Post College
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1997	Long Island Rough Riders		(3)
1998	New England Revolution	7	(0)
1998	→ MLS Pro 40 (loan)	2	(0)
1998	→ Connecticut Wolves (loan)	1	(0)
1999	Staten Island Vipers	22	(2)
2000	Long Island Rough Riders	17	(2)
2000	→ MetroStars (loan)	3	(0)
2002	Connecticut Wolves	8	(0)
2004	Long Island Rough Riders	17	(0)
International career
	United States U23
Managerial career
2007	Brooklyn Knights
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Life and career

Mohammed moved to the United States as a boy. He played for the Mineola Portuguese Soccer Club.^[1] He attended C.W. Post College where he played on the men's soccer team from 1991 to 1994. He was the 1994 New York Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year. In 1996, he played one game for the Pennsylvania Natives in an exhibition game against the MetroStars.^[2] In 1996, Mohammed signed with the Long Island Rough Riders of the USISL. In August 1997, he scored the winning goal as the Rough Riders defeated the New England Revolution in a 1997 U.S. Open Cup game.^[3] On 1 February 1997, the Revolution selected Mohammed in the first round (fifth overall) of the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft.^[4] He played for the Revolution until waived on 2 November 1998. In April 1999, he joined the Staten Island Vipers.^[5] He spent 2000 with the Rough Riders,^[6] but played three games on loan with the MetroStars. In 2002, he played for the Connecticut Wolves. In 2004, he was with the Rough Riders, now in the USL Second Division. Mohammed also played for the US U-23 national team.

In 2007, Mohammed coached the Brooklyn Knights. He died on 20 November 2024, at the age of 51.^[7]