El Diego Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Not called into the u20 team for the CONCACAF Championship, but did get called into the 5 man pre-camp. 6'3'' midfielder who is currently a freshman at Notre Dame for the 2018/19 season. From the ND website: Letterwinner at the Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts. Ranked as the top player in the state according to the New England Soccer Journal after scoring 13 goals and adding 15 assists as a senior. Named MVP of the High School Soccer All-American Game in Orlando, Florida, and was an All-New England All-Star and named to the All-New England Best XI. Scored 11 goals and chipped in eight assists as part of a 21-1-0 team as a junior that won the New England Class A title. Contributed five goals and seven assists during an 18-3-0 season as a sophomore. Scored two goals and chipped in three assists as a freshman for the New England Class A champion Berkshire that was the top-ranked team in the country. Also played basketball and ran track in high school, and was a New England champion in the 4X400m relay. Has competed with both Toronto FC III and Black Rock FC on the club circuit. Was a semifinalist in the IMG Cup Super Group and finished as Connecticut State champions with Black Rock FC. Won the OYSL and the International Youth Cup with Toronto FC III, also finishing as semifinalist of the Generation adidas Cup. Serves as the Berkshire School All-School President that presides over Student Council, and has been on the academic honor roll each semester. Winner of the Frederic S. Dean Award at Berkshire, given to the student who has made the greatest contribution during the school year. Son of Suleiman Omar and Sahra Hussein and has two brothers, Hanad and Guleed. Don't think he had been called to any NT camps before this one. Northvansteve, dyslexic nam, Blackjack15 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diego Posted January 11, 2022 Author Share Posted January 11, 2022 Drafted in the first round by the Colorado Rapids. Never seen him play but his player profile always intrigues me (tall defensive mid good in possession, can maybe go centre back?). Berkshire school is where Jacob Shaffelburg went as a bit of trivia, but don't think they ever overlapped. Edgewater17, Pottsy3, Shway and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 (edited) Taken from Northern Tribune's Article: Notre Dame Captain Mohamed Omar is a highly-touted figure in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft, with many expecting him to go as a highly-coveted first round pick. An efficient deep-lying distributor, the six foot three midfielder has proven quite capable of breaking up play in the middle of the pitch and dictating tempo. While he's helped to organize Notre Dame transitions of play quite well, he's got some great goals in his wheelhouse, too. With a solid sense for tackling and good physicality, he’s the kind of player who certainly has a ceiling big enough for the next level. Omar states that his current focus is all-in on Major League Soccer, and that he hasn’t given too much though to the CPL at the present. With Omar coming in as a highly-touted first round pick, it should come as no surprise that his ambitions lie with MLS. Edited January 11, 2022 by Corazon johnyb, Edgewater17, footballfreak and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Talk in the Superdraft build up and during the show he could well end up playing CB down the line. Concerns on his pace but they mentioned the word Destroyer about 10 times and likened him most to MAK in terms of being a two way player. Also as posted in the MLS thread, picture too good not to share again. Northvansteve, johnyb, NVsoccer and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 3 hours ago, toontownman said: Talk in the Superdraft build up and during the show he could well end up playing CB down the line. Concerns on his pace but they mentioned the word Destroyer about 10 times and likened him most to MAK in terms of being a two way player. Also as posted in the MLS thread, picture too good not to share again. shorty, lowlander, DeRo_Is_King and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Judging by this tweet, another one who spent some time with Sigma. Edgewater17, Xavier., Approve My Account Pls and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Two minute mini?(micro?)-documentary: https://www.mlssoccer.com/video/mohamed-omar-shares-his-journey-from-canada-all-the-way-to-the-no-23-pick-for-th#mohamed-omar-shares-his-journey-from-canada-all-the-way-to-the-no-23-pick-for-th Corazon, Edgewater17, Ivan and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) Short video of the moment he was drafted: https://www.mlssoccer.com/video/mohamed-omar-shares-his-journey-from-canada-all-the-way-to-the-no-23-pick-for-th#2022-mls-superdraft-pick-23-colorado-rapids-select-mohamed-omar You can find some highlight videos with Notre Dame on Youtube quite easily. He looks like a player that gets stuck in and not afraid to tackle. Looks great at disrupting and breaking up play. Looks strong at heading and on attacking set pieces. He can ping a ball and distribute well at the collegiate level as well. As someone else mentioned, he is a little bit slower but seems like an intelligent footballer where he can mitigate this. He is a lefty and that does show as well in the short videos. Edited January 12, 2022 by Corazon toontownman and Ivan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Would be nice if we could get an MLS caliber CB in the mix. Corazon and Chad_Impact 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 They were talking in the superdraft about a moment in Notre Dame's season where Omar and one other player stood up and had a dressing room moment, taking leadership which helped turn their season around. He was injured in the first half of the season and the team had a poor run. They were praising his leadership ability and that while he isn't a huge attacking threat he can score goals. He seems like a real character. johnyb and Ivan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 That is a hell of a hairstyle. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 https://lastwordonsports.com/soccer/2022/01/11/mohamed-omar-mls-superdraft-interview/ Neat interview. Edgewater17, Xavier., Unnamed Trialist and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 hour ago, toontownman said: https://lastwordonsports.com/soccer/2022/01/11/mohamed-omar-mls-superdraft-interview/ Neat interview. Will say the NT needs more destroyers in the program. Piette is the only true one at the moment, Eustaquio is as well but I find him to be a more hybrid 8/6. Justin Smith is the only other one that comes to mind and we still don't fully know whether he'll be a CB or DM at pro level. Omar is an interesting one. There also seems to be some intangibles in his character that will carry him far. An Observer, Corazon, Northvansteve and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblake Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Omar is quite the athletes. He played at Berkshire Academy in high school and two of his team mates are current TFC players Jacob Shaffleburg and Achara. At the New England Track and Field Championships they were 3/4s of the 4x100 replay team that won the title. Looking forward to seeing how he does in MLS. Kent, Corazon, baulderdash77 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Kelly Acosta is being traded to LAFC so immediately he has less competition for midfield spots. johnyb, toontownman, Xavier. and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Expect they will end up bringing someone else in but hopefully Mo gets a fair shake in preseason at least with Acosta and Bassett leaving. interesting he was in the 4x100 relay team but is considered slow. Kadenge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 So a guy who runs the 4x100 relay means he's fast.. They were some previous posts that indicated he was a bit slow??? toontownman, johnyb and Chad_Impact 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 1 minute ago, toontownman said: Expect they will end up bringing someone else in but hopefully Mo gets a fair shake in preseason at least with Acosta and Bassett leaving. interesting he was in the 4x100 relay team but is considered slow. Beat me to the finish line 😁 toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 To be fair, I could have been a part of that 4x100 m relay team with Shaffelburg and Achara and we'd probably still. If you're interested, search his highlight videos on Youtube and you'll notice that he does not look to be very pacey. However, he does seem to have a very good knack at getting his foot on the ball at times it doesn't look possible. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 18 minutes ago, Kadenge said: Beat me to the finish line 😁 If it helps I came into the thread to share the galindo tweet about Acosta leaving Colorado and VinceA beat me to it by 8 or so hours! So we are kind of 3/4 of a beat me to it relay team. 🤷 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 2019 High Video: 2021 Highlight Video: Edgewater17, FC_Hali, johnyb and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 We definitely could use some more d mids or box to box midfielders in the program. As mentioned in a previous post, we are quite lean there for 2026 at the moment. Even leaner than central back where there are a number of promising players in the pipeline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 (edited) 16 hours ago, Corazon said: To be fair, I could have been a part of that 4x100 m relay team with Shaffelburg and Achara and we'd probably still. If you're interested, search his highlight videos on Youtube and you'll notice that he does not look to be very pacey. However, he does seem to have a very good knack at getting his foot on the ball at times it doesn't look possible. His long strides could make him appear slow, but he actually seems deceptively quick and fast. Edited January 15, 2022 by Macksam Corazon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 4 minutes ago, Macksam said: His long strides could make him appear slow, but he actually seems deceptively quick and fast. It is interesting that the scouting reports on him also claim he lacks a speed though. But, I know exactly what you're talking about. Big, long players can appear much slower than they actually are. I think Okello sometimes looks this way as well. An Observer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 On 1/14/2022 at 11:27 PM, Cblake said: Omar is quite the athletes. He played at Berkshire Academy in high school and two of his team mates are current TFC players Jacob Shaffleburg and Achara. At the New England Track and Field Championships they were 3/4s of the 4x100 replay team that won the title. Looking forward to seeing how he does in MLS. Shaffleberg looks like that super keen intern in your office where the other 3 dudes are all in casual clothes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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