Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana
Birthday: 8/10/04
Pronunciation: kah-bee-roo | gah-far
Entering 2026 season
Kabiru Gafar was He was with Indy Eleven of USL Championship during the 2026 preseason and scored twice in friendlies. … Gafar played the past four years at the University of Indianapolis, appearing in 66 matches, starting 46 of them, and totaling 11 goals and 13 assists. In 2025, he had four goals and five assists in 19 matches, starting all but one, and the Greyhounds reached the second round of the NCAA Division II Tournament. … With the University of Indianapolis, Gafar was the Great Lakes Valley Conference’s Freshman of the Year in 2022, when he had three goals and two assists in 18 matches, and was also named Third Team All-GLVC. He was Academic All-GLVC in 2023, 2024 and 2025. … Gafar played two seasons at Indianapolis’ Ben Davis High School before joining the Indy Eleven Academy and helping it to back-to-back USL Academy Cup championships. In 2021, he won the Golden Boot as the highest scorer of the tournament with three goals and an assist. … Gagar immigrated from Nigeria to Indianapolis when he was 11.