Mohamed Umair
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-07-03) 3 July 1988
Place of birth Malé, Maldives
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Central Winger, Utility player
Team information
Current team
 Victory
Number 47
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Victory
2010 VB Sports Club 12 (3)
2011 Maziya 23 (8)
2012 Victory 27 (26)
2013–2015 New Radiant 63 (37)
2015–2022 Maziya 13 (4)
2022 → Club Valencia (loan)
2023– Victory
International career‡
0000–2010 Maldives U23
2007– Maldives 64 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2021

Mohamed Umair (born 3 July 1988) is a Maldivian professional footballer. In his career Umair has played as a defender, midfielder, and forward.[1]

International career

Umair made his debut for Maldives on 8 October 2007, in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Yemem and later he was substituted for Mukhthar Naseer in the 60th minute at the Ali Muhsin Al-Muriasi Stadium.

He has represented his country at the 2011 SAFF Championship and the 2013 SAFF Championship.[2] In the latter tournament he scored a goal from a free kick against Bhutan to tie the score up at 2–2. Maldives went on to win the game 8–2.[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Maldives' goal tally first.[4]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 April 2009National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives Bhutan5–05–02010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
2.14 February 2013National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives Pakistan1–03–0Friendly
3.4 September 2013Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal Bhutan2–28–22013 SAFF Championship
4.19 May 2014National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives Myanmar2–13–22014 AFC Challenge Cup
5.27 May 2014National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives Philippines1–12–3 (a.e.t.)2014 AFC Challenge Cup
–31 July 2015Stade Jean-Allane, Saint-Benoît, Réunion Mayotte1–01–32015 IOIG (Non-FIFA)
–2 August 2015Stade Baby-Larivière, Saint-Andre, Réunion Seychelles1–12–12015 IOIG (Non-FIFA)
6.23 March 2018National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Singapore1–12–3Friendly

Achievements

In 2013 Umair won the best player award in the Maldives for his performance with VB Sports Club in the past season. He also won the golden boot award with 26 goals in the season.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "The curious case of Umair". Maldives Soccer. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "SAFF team profile:Maldives". Goal.com. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "SAFF C'ship 2013: Bhutan 2-8 Maldives". afc.com. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Umair, Mohamed". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Shimaz Ali (16 February 2013). "Umair wins best player award". maldivesoccer.com. Retrieved 15 January 2014.


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