Mohammed Sofo
.jpg) Sofo with New York Red Bulls in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 November 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | New York Red Bulls | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| JMG Academy | |||
| 2022–2023 | Guidars FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | New York Red Bulls II | 31 | (8) |
| 2024– | New York Red Bulls | 26 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:10, 24 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Mohammed Sofo (born 30 November 2004) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]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] On 7 September 2024, Sofo was signed to a first team contract.[7] On 1 March 2025, Sofo scored his first goal for New York Red Bulls in a 2–0 victory over Nashville SC.[8] On 7 May 2025, Sofo scored twice in a 4–1 victory over Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, helping his club advance in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.[9][10]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 5 October 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | U.S. Open Cup | Continental | Other | 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[a] | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | ||
| 2025 | MLS Next Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 34 | 9 | |||
| New York Red Bulls | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | Major League Soccer | 25 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 30 | 7 | |
| Total | 26 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 57 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 16 | ||
- ^ Appearance in MLS Next Pro play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Mohammed Sofo at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Mohammed Sofo at WorldFootball.netLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Mohammed Sofo at Major League Soccer
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Accra
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- New York Red Bulls II players
- New York Red Bulls players
- MLS Next Pro players
- Major League Soccer players
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mali
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Mali
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen