Mohammad Baghdadi (born 30 October 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder or left-back for German club VfV 06 Hildesheim.[2][3]

Mohammad Baghdadi
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-10-30) 30 October 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Hanover, Germany[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left midfielder, left-back
Team information
Current team
VfV 06 Hildesheim
Number 7
Youth career
DJK TuS Marathon Hannover
SV Kleeblatt Stöcken
0000–2012 SC Langenhagen
2012–2014 Eintracht Braunschweig
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Eintracht Braunschweig II 38 (0)
2014–2016 Eintracht Braunschweig 1 (0)
2017–2019 Bristol Rovers 2 (0)
2017Dorchester Town (loan) 14 (7)
2018Poole Town (loan) 7 (1)
2018Weston-super-Mare (loan) 7 (1)
2018Bath City (loan) 1 (0)
2019 Eintracht Norderstedt 3 (0)
2019– VfV 06 Hildesheim 32 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2022

Born in Germany, Baghdadi holds both German and Lebanese citizenship due to his origins, making him eligible to play for both national teams.[4]

Club career edit

Eintracht Braunschweig edit

Baghdadi joined the youth academy of Eintracht Braunschweig in 2012 from SC Langenhagen. In 2014, he was promoted to the club's senior team. On the final matchday of the 2014–15 2. Bundesliga season, he made his professional debut for Eintracht, coming on in the 73rd minute in a match against 1. FC Union Berlin.[5]

Bristol Rovers edit

On 1 July 2017, Baghdadi joined EFL League One side Bristol Rovers.[6] On 5 January 2018, Baghdadi joined National League South side Poole Town on an initial one-month loan after spending time on loan at Southern Football League side Dorchester Town.[7] His loan was then extended for a further month.[8] After making seven league appearances, he then joined fellow National League South side Weston-super-Mare on loan for a month.[9]

Baghdadi was recalled by Bristol Rovers on 10 April[10] and made his senior debut for the club on 14 April in a 1-1 draw against Blackburn Rovers, coming on as a substitute for Byron Moore in the 77th minute.[11]

On 16 November 2018, he joined National League South side Bath City on a one-month loan deal.[12]

On 25 January 2019, Baghdadi's contract with Bristol was terminated by mutual consent.[13]

Eintracht Norderstedt edit

On 28 January 2019, Baghdadi joined FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03 on a contract until June 2020.[14]

VfV 06 Hildesheim edit

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Baghdadi left Eintracht Norderstedt to join VfV 06 Hildesheim.[15]

References edit

  1. ^ "Der Technikfuchs" (in German). insport38.de. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Plan: Eigene Talente öfter einbauen" (in German). www.waz-online.de. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Mohammed Baghdadi" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  4. ^ "VfV 06: Baghdadi soll frischen Wind in die Offensive bringen". Hildesheimer Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Kessels Patzer leitet Berliner Sieg ein" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Mohammed Baghdadi profile". Bristol Rovers. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Development Squad Duo Join Poole Town on Loan". Bristol Rovers. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Mo Baghdadi and Jordan Williams Extend Loan Spells at Poole Town". Bristol Rovers. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  9. ^ "EDevelopment Squad Duo Join Weston on Loan". Bristol Rovers F.C. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Bristol Rovers recall two exciting youngsters". Bristol Post. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Bristol Rovers 1-1 Blackburn". BBC Sport. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Player News". Bath City F.C. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  13. ^ Mo Baghdadi Leaves Rovers, bristolrovers.co.uk, 25 January 2019
  14. ^ Eintracht Norderstedt holt zwei neue Außenspieler, abendblatt.de, 28 January 2019
  15. ^ Team 19/20: Mohammad Baghdadi stürmt für VfV 06 !, vfv06.de, 28 May 2019

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