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Saad Abdul-Salaam

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1991 (33 years old)

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Defender

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12

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1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)

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Saad Abdul-Salaam (born September 8, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender.

Career
Early career
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Abdul-Salaam grew up in Gahanna, Ohio where he played for the local high school side that won the state championship in 2009. Abdul-Salaam then went on to attend the University of Akron where he played for the Akron Zips.

Sporting Kansas City
After his four-years at Akron, Abdul-Salaam was drafted as the twelfth overall pick during the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City. On May 19, 2015, Abdul-Salaam was recalled from his loan with the San Antonio Scorpions by Sporting Kansas City.

San Antonio Scorpions (loan)
On April 1, 2015 it was announced that Abdul-Salaam would be loaned out to the San Antonio Scorpions for the North American Soccer League spring season. He made his professional debut for the team on April 4 against the Tampa Bay Rowdies. He started the match and played the full 90 as San Antonio fell 3–1.

Returning to Kansas City
He was called back on May 20, 2015. He was subbed on for Krisztian Nemeth in the 90th minute making his first MLS appearance. He finished the 2015 season starting 10 games and played 22 games and had 1 assist. In the playoffs he made the most iconic moment. In the penalty shoot out against the Portland Timbers, he had the chance to win it all but he instead hit both goal posts and the ball went out. In 2016, his sophomore season, he played in 30 games, scoring none but having 6 assists which was more assists than any other SKC player that season. In 2017 he scored his first ever goal against Minnesota United on June 21. They won 3-0 that game.

New York City
On December 14, 2017 it was announced that Abdul-Salaam was traded to New York City FC in exchange for Khiry Shelton. He was loaned to Phoenix Rising FC on August 13, 2018.
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