# Siad Haji (Abdulkadir Abdi Haji)

> Siad Haji (b.1999): refugee-camp-born winger, no.2 MLS SuperDraft pick 2019, Somalia international.

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## Who is he?

Abdulkadir Abdi "Siad" Haji is a Somali professional footballer who plays as a winger ([Wikipedia, Siad Haji](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siad_Haji)). He was born on 1 December 1999 in a Kenyan refugee camp after his parents fled Somalia, and in 2004 the family moved to New Hampshire (same source). He grew up in a refugee community in Manchester and played youth football for the New Hampshire Classics (same source). See [Refugee camps](/en/diaspora/refugee-camps/).

## College and MLS

He played for New England College, then Virginia Commonwealth University, where he was Atlantic 10 Midfielder of the Year in 2018 ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siad_Haji)). The San Jose Earthquakes took him second overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, VCU's highest-ever pick (same source). He played on loan at Reno 1868, left San Jose after 2022, joined FC Tulsa in January 2023 and Vermont Green in May 2024 (same source).

## Somalia

He played for United States youth teams before choosing Somalia ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siad_Haji)). He made his Somalia debut in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Eswatini on 23 March 2022 (same source).

## In short

A refugee-camp-born winger who went second in the MLS draft and then chose to play for Somalia.

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