Abdi Mohamed

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Abdi Mohamed/David Egbo/Marco Micaletto 8-21-18

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Photo by: John Ashley

Height:
5-11
Weight:
151
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Westerville, Ohio
High School:
Westerville Central
Prev School:
Ohio State

2018: Appeared in all 24 matches for the Zips, including earning 23 starts...registered a goal, while adding five assists on the strength of 26 shots, including 12 on frame en route to being named by TopDrawerSoccer.com to its Best XI Third-Team All-America squad...helped anchor a Zips’ defensive unit that posted eight shutouts on the campaign...garnered All-Tournament honors at the College Cup...capped a stellar season with his selection to TopDrawerSoccer.com’s 2018 Men's Top 100 Postseason list (No. 26)...tallied his lone goal on the campaign in a 3-1 road victory over 20th-ranked Syracuse (Nov. 18) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament...earned the assist on Marcel Zajac’s game-winning goal in a 1-0 triumph at top-seeded Wake Forest (Nov. 25) in the third round of the NCAA Tournament...named to the all-tournament squad at the Mid-American Conference Tournament after adding a pair of assists on four shots in 3-1 and 3-0 wins, respectively, past No. 12 West Virginia (Nov. 9) and Western Michigan (Nov. 11)...also garnered assist in a 2-2 season-opening draw versus No. 9 Butler...ranked 10th in the MAC in assists (5).

2018 ACCOLADES: Earned TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI Third-Team All-America honors...tabbed a third-team All-North Regional selection by United Soccer Coaches...named to the All-Tournament team at the College Cup...selected to participate in adidas MLS Player Combine...named to TopDrawerSoccer.com’s 2018 Men's Top 100 Postseason list (No. 26)...selected by TopDrawerSoccer.com and College Soccer News to its National Teams of the Week (Nov. 20)...tabbed as a Senior Class Award nominee...named to the MAC All-Tournament Team...honored as the Akron Summa Health Student-Athlete of the Week (Nov. 19)...named by TopDrawerSoccer.com to its Men’s Soccer National Top-100 D1 Players to Watch Preseason and Midseason (No. 79) lists...All-Ohio honoree.

PRIOR TO AKRON: Spent the past three years as a member of the men's soccer team at Ohio State...in 2017, he started all 19 games for the Buckeyes registering team-high marks in goals (4), assists (5), points (13), shots (40), shots on goal (15) and game-winners (3) en route to earning All-Big Ten accolades for the third time as well as being named a United Soccer Coaches Great Lakes Region third-team and All-Ohio first-team honoree and a Big Ten Tournament All-Tournament selection...previously was selected as a second team All-Big Ten honoree in 2016 and an all-freshman team member in 2015.

2017 (OHIO STATE): Second-Team All-Big Ten…Big Ten All-Tournament Team...went 2-for-3 in penalty kicks...recorded a team-high six-game point streak (Sept. 4-26)...had a pair of assists in the 2-0 win over Wright State with six shots (Sept. 4)...recorded game-winning assist at Northwestern (Sept. 8)...tallied one assist with a game-high eight shots in the 3-0 win over Penn State (Sept. 12)...scored back-to-back game-winning goals in wins at Rutgers (Sept. 17) and against Bowling Green (Sept. 22)...scored a goal in third-consecutive match in 2-2 double OT draw vs. Detroit Mercy (Sept. 26)...notched an assist in the home loss vs. Syracuse (Oct. 18)...registered game-winning goal on a free kick in the 2-1 upset win over No. 8 Michigan State in the B1G quarterfinals (Nov. 5)...played in all 90 minutes in the B1G semifinal match vs. No. 1 Indiana (Nov. 10)…Academic All-Big Ten.

2016 (OHIO STATE): Second Team All-Big Ten...Big Ten Players to Watch List...Wolstein Classic All-Tournament Team...Nike Classic All-Tournament Team...TopDrawerSoccer Goal of the Week Nominee (Sept. 20)...started in 16 games...11 points on four goals and three assists...26 shots with 10 on target…had a season-high five shots vs. Penn State (Sept. 13)...scored a goal vs. Rutgers (Sept. 18) and tallied an assist vs. Valparaiso (Sept. 21)...had a two-goal effort in win over Oakland (Oct. 11)...tallied an assist at No. 4 Louisville (Oct. 18)…Academic All-Big Ten.

2015 (OHIO STATE): 2015 Newcomer of the Year...Big Ten All-Freshman Team...named in Top 100 Freshmen list by TopDrawerSoccer.com...appeared in all 23 games with 19 starts...recorded nine points on three goals and three assists...collected his first career goal at No. 11 Akron (Sept. 16)...recorded the assist in the 1-1 draw vs. No. 13 Penn State (Sept. 20)...had a season-high five shots in quarterfinals of B1G tournament vs. Penn State (Nov. 8)...scored goal in the B1G semifinals vs. Rutgers (Nov. 13)...recorded three shots in B1G championship against Maryland (Nov. 15)...had an assist and converted PK attempt in shootout victory over Dayton in NCAA second round (Nov. 22)...scored the Buckeyes’ goal on a beautiful header in the NCAA Sweet 16 game at No. 7 Stanford (Nov. 29)...finished with 27 shots, including 11 on target.

PRIOR TO OHIO STATE: Played for Classic Eagles in Columbus as a mid?elder and played high school at Westerville Central High School, where he was named All-State in 2014...named by CollegeSoccerNews.com as the No. 99 ranked player in the country for the Class of 2015...10 goals and 23 assists in four years at Central...all-time assists leader and team MVP his senior year...four-year letterwinner...honorable mention all-OCC his freshman year...second team all-OCC sophomore year and was a first-team all-OCC in both 2013 and 2014...second-team all-district (2013)...second team all-state in 2014...two-time captain for the Warhawks.

PERSONAL: Majoring in sport management...son of Fadumo Mohamed and Shiekuna Omar.