Aboud Omar

Aboud Omar
Personal information
Full name Aboud Omar Khamis
Date of birth (1992-09-09) 9 September 1992
Place of birth Mombasa, Kenya
Playing position Left-back
Club information
Current team
Slavia Sofia
Number 66
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Admiral
2013Bandari (loan)
2013–2015 Tusker
2015–2016 Panegialios 14 (0)
2016– Slavia Sofia 20 (0)
National team
2013– Kenya 17 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:40, 28 October 2016 (UTC)

Aboud Omar (born 9 September 1992 in Mombasa) is a Kenyan professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Bulgarian First League side Slavia Sofia and the Kenyan national team.

Career

Born in Mombasa, Aboud Omar began his career at local side Admiral in the second tier of Kenyan football. In early 2013, he was loaned to Kenyan Premier League club Bandari.[1]

In June 2013, Omar joined Kenyan Premier League defending Champions Tusker where he won 2013 Kenyan Super Cup (post-season).[2]

After two years at Tusker, Omar signed with Greek club Panegialios in August 2015.[3] He made his debut in a 0–0 home draw against Acharnaikos on 27 September. Omar played half of the season, appearing 14 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.[4] He made his competitive debut against Botev Plovdiv on 3 March, playing the full 90 minutes.[5] 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.

Career Statistics

International

As of 1 June 2016
Kenya national team
YearAppsGoals
201370
201470
201520
201610
Total170

Honours

Club

Bandari
Tusker Fc

International

Kenya

References

External links

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