Siad Haji

Abdulkadir Abdi "Siad" Haji (Arabic: عبد القادر عبدي "سعيد" حاجي; Osmanya: 𐒖𐒁𐒆𐒚𐒐𐒏𐒖𐒆𐒘𐒇 𐒖𐒁𐒆𐒘 “𐒈𐒖𐒘𐒆” 𐒔𐒖𐒃𐒘; born 1 December 1999) is a Somali professional footballer who plays as a winger for USL League Two club Vermont Green.

Born a Somali refugee in Kenya and a former United States youth international, he plays for the Somalia national team.

Between Haji's first and second years, he transferred from New England College to Virginia Commonwealth University where he was a starting midfielder for the VCU Rams men's soccer team, and earned the Atlantic 10 Midfielder of the Year award in 2018.

[5] On 3 January 2019, he signed a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer and was eligible for the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.

[17] Haji debuted with Somalia in a 3–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss to Eswatini on 23 March 2022.