Omar Shakir
Encyclopedia
Omar Shakir is a Bermudian
soccer player who currently plays for Bermuda Hogges
in the USL Second Division
.
at the age of 7, playing from the youth ranks right through to the senior team, playing every position on the field along the way, besides goalkeeper. After high school he received an athletic scholarship for soccer to Howard University in Washington D.C. He was apart of the Mid-Continent Conference
championship winning Howard University Bison team in 1998 and runners-up in 1997, picking up several scholar/athlete awards during his four year playing career. After arriving back to Bermuda in 2000, Shakir had very brief stints at some clubs before eventually returning to his boyhood team PHC Zebras
, where he consistently played for many years in the Bermudian Premier Division winning . He was the third selection of the first round draft pick for the newly formed ISL Soccer League in Bermuda before opting instead to join the Bermuda Hogges
in the USL Second Division
in 2007 captaining the team in the 2008 and 2009 seasons.
since 2008. He played in all four of Bermuda's qualifying games for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
, including their 3-1 victory over the Cayman Islands
on March 30, 2008, and their historic 2-1 victory over Trinidad and Tobago
on June 15, 2008. He was also the captain of the Bermuda National team during their qualifying campaign.
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
soccer player who currently plays for Bermuda Hogges
Bermuda Hogges
Bermuda Hogges is a Bermudian soccer team based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference....
in the USL Second Division
USL Second Division
The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...
.
Club
Shakir began his career with PHC ZebrasPHC Zebras
The Pembroke Hamilton Club Zebras are a professional football team based in Pembroke Parish who play in the Cingular Wireless Premier Division in Bermuda.They have, to date, won 9 League Championship titles and 39 trophies all together....
at the age of 7, playing from the youth ranks right through to the senior team, playing every position on the field along the way, besides goalkeeper. After high school he received an athletic scholarship for soccer to Howard University in Washington D.C. He was apart of the Mid-Continent Conference
Mid-Continent Conference
The Summit League is an NCAA Division I college athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern United States. On June 1, 2007, the conference changed its name from the Mid-Continent Conference.- Current membership :...
championship winning Howard University Bison team in 1998 and runners-up in 1997, picking up several scholar/athlete awards during his four year playing career. After arriving back to Bermuda in 2000, Shakir had very brief stints at some clubs before eventually returning to his boyhood team PHC Zebras
PHC Zebras
The Pembroke Hamilton Club Zebras are a professional football team based in Pembroke Parish who play in the Cingular Wireless Premier Division in Bermuda.They have, to date, won 9 League Championship titles and 39 trophies all together....
, where he consistently played for many years in the Bermudian Premier Division winning . He was the third selection of the first round draft pick for the newly formed ISL Soccer League in Bermuda before opting instead to join the Bermuda Hogges
Bermuda Hogges
Bermuda Hogges is a Bermudian soccer team based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference....
in the USL Second Division
USL Second Division
The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...
in 2007 captaining the team in the 2008 and 2009 seasons.
International
Shakir has played for the Bermuda national football teamBermuda national football team
The Bermuda national football team is the national team of Bermuda and is controlled by the Bermuda Football Association. A member of CONCACAF, it is not among its strongest teams....
since 2008. He played in all four of Bermuda's qualifying games for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
, including their 3-1 victory over the Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands national football team
The Cayman Islands national football team is the national team of the Cayman Islands and is controlled by the Cayman Islands Football Association. It is a member of FIFA and CONCACAF. Cayman Islands' home ground is Truman Bodden Stadium in George Town and their head coach is Mark Campbell...
on March 30, 2008, and their historic 2-1 victory over Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago national football team
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, nicknamed The Soca Warriors, is the national team of Trinidad and Tobago and is run by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. It reached the first round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals...
on June 15, 2008. He was also the captain of the Bermuda National team during their qualifying campaign.