Midfielder | #22
Mohamed Omar | #22
Position: M
Height: 6’3
Weight: 172
DOB: 1/22/99
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Acquired: 4/9/26
Previous club: San Antonio FC (USL-C)
College: Notre Dame
Indy Eleven signed midfielder Mohamed Omar on April 9, 2026.
The 6’3 Omar started all four matches for the Somalia National Team in its 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in October at Algeria and vs. Mozambique and in March vs. Guinea and at Botswana. Omar played eight matches for the Ocean Stars in 2025, scoring his first Senior Team international goal in a friendly at Bahrain in November.
The 27-year-old Omar played the past two seasons in the USL Championship for San Antonio FC, scoring his first professional goal against Colorado Springs Switchbacks last April. In 2025, he started nine of 14 matches, recording five shots, two chances created, and 23 fouls won in 961 minutes.
The Notre Dame grad had 10 fouls won, two shots, and two chances created for SAFC in 2024 in 384 minutes.
Omar made 44 total appearances for the HFX Wanderers in the Canadian Premier League in 2022 and 2023. He was an assistant captain in 2023, leading the CPL in passing accuracy (89.4) and helping his team reach the playoffs.
The Toronto, Ontario, native was selected in the first round of the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by the Colorado Rapids, 23rd overall.
Omar served as a captain for Notre Dame’s 2021 team that earned the second NCAA College Cup appearance in school history, falling to eventual champion Clemson in penalty kicks in the semifinal. He started 23 matches that season, recording season bests in goals (4), assists (1), and points (9), scoring a goal in the NCAA Round of 16 win over Wake Forest. He played as a central midfielder for a defense that recorded six consecutive clean sheets in the postseason, including four straight to win the ACC Championship.
He trained with the U20 Canadian National Team in 2018 as a 19-year-old.
He grew up playing with Indy Eleven midfielder Noble Okello at Toronto FC Academy.
Omar attended prep school at Berkshire School in Sheffield, Mass., where he also played basketball and ran track.
