Mohammed Sofo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 October 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
New York Red Bulls II (On loan from Guidars FC) | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| JMG Academy | |||
| 2022– | Guidars FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | New York Red Bulls II | 27 | (6) |
| 2024 | → New York Red Bulls (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2023 | |||
Mohammed Sofo (born 31 October 2004) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a forward for MLS Next Pro side New York Red Bulls II.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Born in Accra, Ghana, Sofo began his career as a youth in Mali with the JMG Academy and later professionally with Guidars FC.[1]
New York Red Bulls II
[edit]On 2 June 2023, Sofo joined MLS Next Pro side New York Red Bulls II on a loan from Guidars FC of Mali.[2] On 13 August 2023, Sofo scored his first goal for New York Red Bulls II in a 5–0 victory over Columbus Crew II.[3] On 1 September 2023, Sofo opened the scoring for New York in a 3–0 victory over Toronto FC II.[4]
On 20 March 2024, Sofo scored his first goal of the season for New York in a 5-1 victory over Hudson Valley Hammers in the first round of the U.S. Open Cup.[5]
New York Red Bulls
[edit]Sofo and Omar Valencia were both added to the New York Red Bulls roster on 23 March 2024, ahead of the team's Major League Soccer match against Inter Miami.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 02:30, 22 August 2023. (UTC).[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| New York Red Bulls II | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |
| 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 6 | ||
| Total | 27 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 8 | |||
| New York Red Bulls | 2024 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "NYRB signe Mohammed Sofo de l'académie JMG".
- ^ Bulls, New York Red. "New York Red Bulls II Add Ghanaian Forward Mohammed Sofo on Loan from Guidars FC". New York Red Bulls.
- ^ "RED BULLS II WALK OVER THE CREW IN COLUMBUS". wmscradio.com.
- ^ "MLS NEXT Pro Friday September 1 2023". mlsnextpro.com.
- ^ "NYRBII- Hudson Valley (5-1)". espn.com.
- ^ "New York Red Bulls Add NYRB II Midfielder Mohammed Sofo and Defender Omar Valencia on Short-Term Loan Agreements Ahead of Inter Miami CF Match". NewYorkRedBulls.com. New York Red Bulls. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Mohammed Sofo at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Mohammed Sofo at Soccerway
- Living people
- 2004 births
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mali
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Footballers from Accra
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Mali
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- MLS Next Pro players
- New York Red Bulls II players
- New York Red Bulls players
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen