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Mohamed Umair
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-07-03) 3 July 1988 (age 36)
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 10
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)
2022Club Valencia (loan)
2023– Victory
International career
2009–2010 Maldives U23
2007– Maldives 78 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 December 2022

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

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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

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Scores and results list Maldives' goal tally first.[4]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 April 2009 National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives  Bhutan 5–0 5–0 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
2. 14 February 2013 National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives  Pakistan 1–0 3–0 Friendly
3. 4 September 2013 Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal  Bhutan 2–2 8–2 2013 SAFF Championship
4. 19 May 2014 National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives  Myanmar 2–1 3–2 2014 AFC Challenge Cup
5. 27 May 2014 National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives  Philippines 1–1 2–3 (a.e.t.) 2014 AFC Challenge Cup
31 July 2015 Stade Jean-Allane, Saint-Benoît, Réunion  Mayotte 1–0 1–3 2015 IOIG (Non-FIFA)
2 August 2015 Stade Baby-Larivière, Saint-Andre, Réunion  Seychelles 1–1 2–1 2015 IOIG (Non-FIFA)
6. 23 March 2018 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Singapore 1–1 2–3 Friendly

Achievements

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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

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  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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