Mohammed Umar
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Mohammed Umar (born 11 December 2002) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga II club Politehnica Iași.
Club career
Umar made his senior debut with Medeama S.C. in Ghana Premier League in 2022.
In the early 2023, he moved to Finland after signing with Veikkausliiga club Ilves. He debuted in the league on 15 April 2023, in a 2–1 home win over Inter Turku. On 30 September 2023, Umar and Ilves won the 2023 Finnish Cup, after defeating FC Honka 2–1 in the final. After the season, the club exercised their option to extend his deal for the 2024. On 4 August, his contract was terminated.
On 1 November 2024, Umar signed with Romanian Liga I side Politehnica Iași on a contract until 2027.
International career
Umar has captained the Ghana under-17 national team.
Career statistics
As of 10 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Medeama | 2021–22 | Ghana Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Ilves | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Ilves II | 2023 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Kakkonen | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Politehnica Iași | 2024–25 | Liga I | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |
| 2025–26 | Liga II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 36 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
Honours
Ilves
External links
- at Soccerway
- at WorldFootball.net