Omar Shakir

Omar Shakir (born May 16, 1977) is a retired Bermudian football player.

Omar Shakir
Personal information
Full name Omar Shakir
Date of birth (1977-05-16) May 16, 1977
Place of birth Bermuda
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1996–2000 Howard University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Dandy Town Hornets
2007–2009 Bermuda Hogges 47 (3)
2007–2011 PHC Zebras
National team‡
2008 Bermuda 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2009
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 January 2016

Career

Club

Shakir began his career with PHC Zebras at the age of 7, playing from the youth ranks right through to the senior team, playing every position on the field along the way, besides goalkeeper. After high school, he received an athletic scholarship for soccer to Howard University in Washington D.C. He was a part of the Mid-Continent Conference championship winning Howard University Bison team in 1998 and runners-up in 1997, picking up several scholar/athlete awards during his four-year playing career. After arriving back to Bermuda in 2000, Shakir had very brief stints at some clubs before eventually returning to his boyhood team PHC Zebras, where he consistently played for many years in the Bermudian Premier Division winning.

He was the third selection of the first round draft pick for the newly formed Island Soccer League in Bermuda before opting instead to join the Bermuda Hogges in the USL Second Division in 2007 captaining the team in the 2008 and 2009 seasons.[1] He then captained PHC Zebras in the 2010–11 season.[2]

International

He made his debut for Bermuda in a January 2008 friendly match against Puerto Rico and earned a total of 8 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[3] He played in all four of Bermuda's qualifying games for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, including their 3–1 victory over the Cayman Islands on March 30, 2008,[4] and their historic 2–1 victory over Trinidad and Tobago on June 15, 2008.[5] He was also the captain of the Bermuda National team during their qualifying campaign.

His final international match was a June 2008 World Cup qualification match against Trinidad and Tobago.

International goals
Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first.
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRefs
1.6 June 2008National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda Barbados1–02–1Friendly match[6]

References
  1. 2007 Hogges roster Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. PHC aim to capitalise on Village slip-ups - Royal Gazette
  3. Omar Shakir – FIFA competition record
  4. FIFA Match Report: Cayman Islands vs Bermuda
  5. FIFA Match Report: Trinidad and Tobago vs Bermuda
  6. International Friendly Matches 2008 - RSSSF
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