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


International career

Umair made his debut for
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on 8 October 2007, in a
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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
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and the
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. In the latter tournament he scored a goal from a
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against Bhutan to tie the score up at 2–2. Maldives went on to win the game 8–2.


International goals

:''Scores and results list Maldives' goal tally first.''


Achievements

In 2013 Umair won the best player award in the Maldives for his performance with
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* * 1988 births Living people Maldivian men's footballers Maldives men's international footballers New Radiant S.C. players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football utility players Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for the Maldives South Asian Games bronze medalists for Maldives South Asian Games medalists in football Dhivehi Premier League players {{Maldives-footy-bio-stub