Abdul Shakur Mohammed (born 27 August 2003) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a

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for Orlando City of

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. A

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graduate, Mohammed played

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for two seasons at Duke University before being selected by Orlando City as the second-overall pick in the

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Early life

Youth career

Born in

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, Mohammed graduated from the

before emigrating to the United States to complete his high school studies at

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. While at Millbrook he helped lead the school's soccer team to the Class C

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(NEPSAC) Championship in 2018. He also played club soccer at

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. In July 2020, Mohammed verbally committed to Duke University and took summer classes to accelerate his high school graduation.

College career

Mohammed played two seasons of

as a two-year starter for the

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between 2021 and 2022. As a freshman he totaled three goals and seven assists in 18 appearances. Duke reached the 2021 ACC tournament final before losing 2–0 to

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. Individually he was named ACC Freshman of the Year as well as All-ACC Second Team. ''

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'' named him to the Freshman Best XI. In his second season, Mohammed started all 19 of Duke's games and led the team in scoring with 10 goals as well as registering two assists. He was named

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, earned All-ACC First Team and All-American First Team honours, and was a

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semi-finalist. While at college, Mohammed also played for

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during the

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, making five appearances as the team topped the Metropolitan Division.

Professional career

Orlando City

In December 2022, Mohammed declared early for the

, signing a

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contract with

to forgo the remainder of his college eligibility. He was drafted in the first round (2nd overall) by Orlando City after the club traded away

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earlier in the day to acquire the pick.

Career statistics

College

Club

Honours

Manhattan SC *

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Metropolitan Division: 2022 Individual * ACC Freshman of the Year: 2021 *

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* NCAA First Team All-America: 2022

References

External links

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