Saalih Muhammad

Saalih Ghana Muhammad (born August 25, 1995) is an American former soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder.

Saalih Muhammad

Personal information
Full name	Saalih Ghana Muhammad
Date of birth	(1995-08-25) August 25, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Richmond, California, United States
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2011–2014	Dinamo Zagreb
2014	Portland Timbers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	HAŠK	0	(0)
2016	Croatia Đakovo	0	(0)
2017	San Francisco Deltas	0	(0)
2018	Penn FC	14	(0)
2019–2020	New Mexico United	34	(1)
2021	Oakland Roots	6	(0)
2021	→ New Mexico United (loan)	9	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 9, 2021

Career

After time in the academy teams of Dinamo Zagreb and Portland Timbers, Muhammad returned to Croatia and spent time with the first-teams of HAŠK and Croatia Đakovo, appearing in cup competitions for both. Muhammad came back to the United States again when he signed for North American Soccer League side San Francisco Deltas on February 15, 2017.^[1] However, he missed the entirety of the 2017 season after tearing his Achilles tendon in March.^[2] On March 15, 2018, Muhammad signed for United Soccer League club Penn FC.^[3] On February 21, 2019, Muhammad joined USL side New Mexico United.^[4]

On November 24, 2020, Muhammad joined Oakland Roots ahead of their inaugural season in then USL Championship in 2021.^[5]

Personal life

Born in the United States, Muhammad is of Ghanaian descent.^[6]

Muhammad began operating Oko Agriculture after retiring from football. Oko is an urban farm project operated in conjunction with the non-profit Rio Grande Community Farm.^[7]

Saalih is married to Elizabeth Muhammad of Albuquerque NM. They share a daughter, the beautiful Atallah Muhammad.

Career statistics

As of match played November 8, 2021^[8]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
NK HAŠK	2015/16	Treća HNL	0	0	1[a]	0	—		1	0
San Francisco Deltas	2017	NASL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Penn FC	2018	USL	14	0	2	0	—		14	0
New Mexico United	2019	USL Championship	22	0	5[b]	0	1[c]	0	22	0
	2020		12	1	—		2[c]	0	14	1
	Total		34	1	5	0	3	0	36	1
Oakland Roots	2021	USL Championship	6	0	—		—		6	0
New Mexico United (loan)	2021		9	1	—		—		9	1
Career total			63	2	8	0	3	0	74	2

1. Appearance(s) in Croatian Football Cup
2. Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup
3. Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs