Saalih Ghana Muhammad (born August 25, 1995) is an American former

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player who played as a defensive midfielder.

Career

After time in the academy teams of

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and

Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional men's soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The Timbers have played their home games at P ...

, Muhammad returned to

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and spent time with the first-teams of

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and Croatia Đakovo, appearing in cup competitions for both. Muhammad came back to the

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again when he signed for

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side

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on February 15, 2017. However, he missed the entirety of the 2017 season after tearing his Achilles tendon in March. On March 15, 2018, Muhammad signed for

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club Penn FC. On February 21, 2019, Muhammad joined USL side New Mexico United. On November 24, 2020, Muhammad joined

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ahead of their inaugural season in then USL Championship in 2021.

Personal life

Born in the United States, Muhammad is of Ghanaian descent. Muhammad began operating Oko Agriculture after retiring from football. Oko is an urban farm project operated in conjunction with the non-profit Rio Grande Community Farm. Saalih is married to Elizabeth Rivenbark of Albuquerque NM. They have 2 dogs.

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* 1995 births Living people American expatriate men's soccer players American men's soccer players American sportspeople of Ghanaian descent Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia HAŠK players New Mexico United players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Penn FC players San Francisco Deltas players Soccer players from California Sportspeople from Richmond, California USL Championship players American expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Oakland Roots SC players {{US-footy-midfielder-stub