Bowling Green State University Athletics
2015 Men's Soccer Roster
Salem, Omar
Jersey Number 15
Omar Salem
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Westlake, Ohio
- High School:
- Westlake
- Prev School:
- Columbus Crew Academy
Bio
NICHOLS ON SALEM
"Omar is an exciting attacking player who can run a game. When he is on his game he is electric and can cause defenders fits. He will fit in nicely with our current attacking group."
2015
Played in one match off the bench ... saw 12 minutes of action in the Falcons' win over Cleveland State.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner at Westlake H.S. ('15) for coach Mike Besu ... was an All-Ohio Division I First-Team selection as a senior, and also was named to the NSCAA Fall High School All-America Team ... named to the Ohio All-State team by the TopDrawerSoccer.com web site ... the Greater Cleveland Boys Division I Player of the Year in 2014 ... was a three-time All-Southwestern Conference First-Team selection after earning second-team honors as a freshman ... was the conference MVP as both a junior and a senior, and earned All-Greater Cleveland First-Team honors in each of his last three years ... earned All-Ohio Second-Team accolades as a junior before being named to the first team the following year ... helped the Demons to an overall record of 47-9-10 and trips to the district finals in each of his last two years ... Westlake advanced to the regional finals during his sophomore season.
PERSONAL
Omar Salem was born on June 25, 1997 in Cleveland, Ohio ... son of Sam and Izzieh Salem ... the second of six children ... has an older sister, a younger sister and three younger brothers ... plans to major in pre-medicine at BGSU ... has played club ball with several teams including the Columbus Crew Academy.
SALEM'S CAREER STATS
"Omar is an exciting attacking player who can run a game. When he is on his game he is electric and can cause defenders fits. He will fit in nicely with our current attacking group."
2015
Played in one match off the bench ... saw 12 minutes of action in the Falcons' win over Cleveland State.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner at Westlake H.S. ('15) for coach Mike Besu ... was an All-Ohio Division I First-Team selection as a senior, and also was named to the NSCAA Fall High School All-America Team ... named to the Ohio All-State team by the TopDrawerSoccer.com web site ... the Greater Cleveland Boys Division I Player of the Year in 2014 ... was a three-time All-Southwestern Conference First-Team selection after earning second-team honors as a freshman ... was the conference MVP as both a junior and a senior, and earned All-Greater Cleveland First-Team honors in each of his last three years ... earned All-Ohio Second-Team accolades as a junior before being named to the first team the following year ... helped the Demons to an overall record of 47-9-10 and trips to the district finals in each of his last two years ... Westlake advanced to the regional finals during his sophomore season.
PERSONAL
Omar Salem was born on June 25, 1997 in Cleveland, Ohio ... son of Sam and Izzieh Salem ... the second of six children ... has an older sister, a younger sister and three younger brothers ... plans to major in pre-medicine at BGSU ... has played club ball with several teams including the Columbus Crew Academy.
SALEM'S CAREER STATS
OFFENSE GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2015................ 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 TOTAL............... 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0
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