Abdullah Ramadan brings international flavor to Sandburg. His favorite player? ‘Neymar, the Brazilian forward.’

Abdullah Ramadan brings international flavor to Sandburg. His favorite player? ‘Neymar, the Brazilian forward.’

Junior midfielder Abdullah Ramadan crosses borders every time he plays soccer for Sandburg. Two years ago, Ramadan arrived in Orland Park from Amman, Jordan, using the sport to establish his identity in a new country. “When I first got here, I didn’t really have any friends,” said Ramadan, whose teammates call him Abood. “I didn’t speak English very well. I was playing alone all the time in Centennial Park. “When you’re on the field, you talk to…