Mohamed Awal

Mohamed Awal (born 1 May 1988) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who currently plays for Gokulam Kerala F.C. in the I-League.[3]

Not to be confused with Mohammed-Awal Issah.
Mohamed Awal
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Awal
Date of birth (1988-05-01) 1 May 1988
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Gokulam Kerala FC
Youth career
WAFA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 WAFA
2010 → ASEC Mimosas (loan)[1] 5 (0)
2011–2012 Asante Kotoko
2012–2015 Maritzburg United 57 (1)
2015 Al-Shabab 9 (0)
2015–2016 Raja Casablanca 23 (1)
2016–2017 Arsenal Tula
2017 Asante Kotoko 16 (0)
2018 Al-Fahaheel ? (?)
2018–2019 Al-Ansar 9 (0)
2019–2020 Wolkite City ? (?)
2020– Gokulam Kerala 5 (0)
National team‡
2013–2017 Ghana 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 April 2015[2]
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 May 2017

Club career

Awal began his career with the Feyenoord Academy. On 10 July 2010, he joined ASEC Mimosas on loan.[4] After his return in November 2010 to Feyenoord Academy, he was sold to Asante Kotoko.[5] In August 2012, Awal joined South African Premier Soccer League club Maritzburg United.[6]

On 8 August 2016, Awal signed a one-year contract with Arsenal Tula, with the option of a second, with Arsenal Tula.[7] His previous club, Raja Casablanca, did not send the transfer documents in time for Awal to be registered for Arsenal Tula with the Russian Football Premier League by the 31 August deadline, and it has been reported on 7 September 2016 that Arsenal is planning on cancelling his contract.[8]

At the end of November 2019, Awal joined Wolkite City F.C. in Ethiopia.[9]

Career statistics
As of 30 January 2021
Club Season League League Cup Domestic Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoal
Gokulam Kerala 2020–21 I-League50——3[lower-alpha 1]00080
Career total 5000300080
  1. Appearances in IFA Shield

International career

On 31 December 2010, he was called for the Senior Ghana national football team for a CAF Tournament. He played in the 2014 World cup qualifiers alongside the African Cup of Nations.[10]

International appearances
Appearances for Ghana
YearAppsGoals
201320
201420
201510
201711
Total 61

International goals
Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.[11]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 May 2017Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Benin1–11–1Friendly

Honours

National

Ghana

References
  1. "ASEC Mimosas - Le site officiel: Mohamed Awal". Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  2. "Awal, Mohamed". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  3. "Gokulam Kerala sign former Ghana int'l Mohamed Awal on one-year deal".
  4. "Coupe nationale (8ème de finale) Le derby Stade Asec". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  5. "ASANTE KOTOKO FC – THE NEW SIGNINGS". WEST AFRICAN FOOTBALL. 2010-12-19. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  6. Awal Signs With Maritzburg
  7. "Tульский Арсенал подписал контракты с двумя ганскими футболистами". interfax-russia.ru (in Russian). Interfax Russia. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  8. "АРСЕНАЛ" РАСТОРГНЕТ КОНТРАКТ С НЕЗАЯВЛЕННЫМ АВАЛОМ (in Russian). Sport Express. 7 September 2016.
  9. xclusive: Former Asante Kotoko defender Awal Mohammed snubs Wa All Stars, signs for Ethiopia newbies Welkite Kenema, footballmadeinghana.com, 26 November 2019
  10. "Leaders Berekum Chelsea dominate Ghana CHAN squad". social_image. Archived from the original on 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  11. "M. Awal". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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