Mohammed-Awal Issah
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Sportive | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Real Sportive | ? | (?) |
| 2007–2009 | AmaZulu | 34 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Red Star Belgrade | 65 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Rosenborg | 24 | (0) |
| 2013 | Veria | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | AmaZulu | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Ghana U-20 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 September 2011 | |||
Mohammed-Awal Issah (born 4 April 1986) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Issah began his career by Real Sportive before signing a two-year contract with AmaZulu in the South African PSL in August 2007.[1]
On 10 October 2008, he went to Serbia for trials with Red Star Belgrade[2] and on 1 January 2009, he left AmaZulu to sign with the club.[3] In May 2009, AmaZulu contacted FIFA stating they had not received the full transfer fee for Issah from Red Star Belgrade.[4] He played in Serbia for the following three seasons.
In the 2011 summer transfer window, Issah signed for Norwegian club Rosenborg BK.[5]
On 25 January 2013, Issah joined Greek Super League club Veria F.C. on a 1.5-year loan contract.[6] After half a season, the loan was terminated.[7]
On 1 August 2013, Issah re-joined AmaZulu after almost five years in European football while AmaZulu agreed a transfer deal with Rosenborg.[8] In February 2014, the club reported him to the South African Football Association claiming he had disappeared.[9] Two months later, Issah was fined $170,000 for going absent and received a four-month playing ban.[10][11]
International career
Issah was a member of the Ghana national under-20 team at the 2007 Toulon Tournament.[12]
Honours
- Red Star
Career statistics
- As of 7 January 2013
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Serbia | League | Serbian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2008–09 | Red Star | SuperLiga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Norway | League | Norwegian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2011 | Rosenborg | Tippeligaen | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2012 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Greece | League | Greek Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2013 | Veria | Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
| Total | Serbia | 65 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 76 | 2 | |
| Norway | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 89 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 113 | 2 | ||
References
- ^ Gossip/Transfers: Appiah & Kuffour for EPL?
- ^ Awal-Issah leaves for trials in Serbia on www.kickoff.com
- ^ Mohammed-Awal Issah – FK Crvena zvezda on www.crvenazvezdafk.com
- ^ Gosai, Kamlesh (15 May 2009). "AmaZulu turn to Fifa over Issah transfer fee". Independent Online. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Wolden, Odd Rune (13 July 2011). "Ghaneser signerte for Rosenborg". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Άφιξη Ισά για 1,5 χρόνο στη Βέροια(Greek) on www.veriafc.gr
- ^ "Ghanaian Awal-Issah clubless after terminating Veria loan deal". ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ http://www.rbk.no/news/article/1ofhj9yujcapb19w7v023hncg9/title/issah-klar-for-amazulu
- ^ "South African club AmaZulu launch legal action against Ghanaian midfielder Awal-Issah for going AWOL". ghanasoccernet.com. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Said, Nick (2 April 2014). "AmaZulu win R1.7m damages". The Sowetan. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Ghanaian midfielder Issah gutted over $170,000 fine slapped on him by South Africa FA". ghanasoccernet.com. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ 2007 squads at festival-foot-espoirs.com Template:Fr icon
- ^ Mohammed-Awal Issah at Soccerway
External links
- Profile on crvenazvezdafk.com
- Interview
- Short Biography
- Awal Issah Stats at Utakmica.rs
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Accra
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- Ghanaian footballers
- AmaZulu F.C. players
- Expatriate soccer players in South Africa
- Red Star Belgrade footballers
- Rosenborg BK players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Expatriate footballers in Serbia
- Real Sportive players
- Veria F.C. players
- Association football midfielders
- Ghanaian expatriates in South Africa
- Ghanaian expatriates in Serbia
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Ghanaian expatriates in Greece
- Superleague Greece players