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Aboud Omar
Kenyan footballer
Aboud Omar (born 9 September 1992) is a Kenyan professional footballer who last played as a left-back for Kenyan Premier League club Kenya Police and the Kenya national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aboud Omar Khamis | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-09-09) 9 September 1992 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Mombasa, Kenya | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Admiral | 38 | (8) |
| 2011–2013 | → Bandari (loan) | 63 | (5) |
| 2013–2015 | Tusker | 73 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Panegialios | 14 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Slavia Sofia | 59 | (0) |
| 2018 | Cercle Brugge | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | Sepsi OSK | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Ionikos | 22 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | AEL | 20 | (0) |
| 2022– | Kenya Police | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013– | Kenya | 41 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 25 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:00, 16 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
Born in Mombasa, Aboud Omar began his career at local side Admiral in the second tier of Kenyan football. In early 2011, he was loaned to Kenyan Premier League club Bandari.[2]
In June 2013, Omar joined Kenyan Premier League defending Champions Tusker where he won 2013 Kenyan Super Cup (post-season).[3]
After two years at Tusker, Omar signed with Greek club Panegialios in August 2015.[4] He made his debut in a 0–0 home draw against Acharnaikos on 27 September. Omar played half of the season, appearing 15 times in the league.
Slavia Sofia
On 9 February 2016, Omar signed a contract with Bulgarian side Slavia Sofia, after a successful trial period with the club.[5] He made his competitive debut against Botev Plovdiv on 3 March, playing the full 90 minutes.[6] As a result, he became the first Kenyan footballer to play in the Bulgarian top league.
On 30 June 2016, Omar marked his European debut with an assist for a Serder Serderov goal in a 1–0 home win against Zagłębie Lubin in their 2016–17 Europa League first qualifying round first leg tie.
On 20 April 2018, Omar was sacked by Slavia with immediate effect. In a statement, Slavia president Ventseslav Stefanov alleged that Omar had insulted his teammates and disrespected Bulgaria.[7] Omar said he wanted to refer the matter to FIFA.[8]
Cercle Brugge
On 15 June 2018, Omar signed with Belgian club Cercle Brugge.[9]
International
He made his debut on 9 July 2013.[10]
- As of 1 December 2018
| Kenya national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 0 |
Club
- Bandari
- Labour Day Cup: 2013
- Tusker
- Slavia Sofia
- Ionikos
International
- Kenya
- "Για δύο χρόνια στην ΑΕΛ ο Αμπούντ Ομάρ | Gazzetta". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- "Tusker FC seeking services of Aboud Omar". michezoafrika.com. 13 June 2013.
- "Kenya Super Cup: Gor Mahia – Tusker FC". futaa.com. 14 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- "Aboud Omar joins Greek second division side Panegialios". soka25east.com. 30 August 2015.
- "Kenyan International Aboud Omar pens deal at Bulgarian side Slavia Sofia". soka25east.com. 19 February 2016.
- "Botev Plovdiv 0–1 Slavia Sofia". soccerway.com. 3 March 2016.
- "Kenya's Omar sacked by Bulgarian club for insulting team-mates". BBC. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- "Kenya's Aboud Omar wants to take Bulgarian sacking to Fifa". BBC Sport. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- "Welkom Abud Omar!" (in Dutch). cerclebrugge.be. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- Profile at soka.co.ke
- Aboud Omar at Soccerway
- Aboud Omar at National-Football-Teams.com