Nasiru Mohammed (born 6 June 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Finnish side Ekenäs IF.[1][2]
 Nasiru Mohammed portrait | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | EIF | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2009 | Asawase | ||
| 2010–2011 | Rainbow FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Rainbow FC | ||
| 2012 | → BK Häcken (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2013–2019 | BK Häcken | 154 | (30) |
| 2019–2021 | Levski Sofia | 29 | (2) |
| 2021 | BK Häcken | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Norrby IF | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | Trollhättan | 4 | (1) |
| 2024– | EIF | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Ghana U17 | ||
| 2011–2013 | Ghana U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 August 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Early career edit
Mohammed started his career at age nine by joining Kumasi based Lazio Football Club (under 12 to under 17) and later promoted to Rainbow FC a division three team in Kumasi Ghana at the time[3] In 2010, he was promoted to the first team of the third tier Division Two League club of Rainbow FC.[4] He played two years with the senior team and was later loaned out to BK Häcken in 2012.
BK Häcken edit
On 23 August 2012, Mohammed joined BK Häcken on an initial loan with a possibility of becoming a permanent move in future.[5] He made his debut for BK Häcken on 26 August 2012 against IF Elfsborg. After only six minutes he scored his first goal which meant 2–2. Five minutes later he scored again. The match ended 4–2 to BK Häcken.[6] After scoring four goals in only seven games, on 6 October 2012 BK Häcken pulled the sold option from Rainbow FC and he signed a four-year contract.[7]
Levski Sofia edit
On 23 July 2019, he was sold for €250 000 to Levski Sofia in a three-year deal.[8] He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–5 cup match victory against Spartak Varna on 25 September 2019.[9] He scored again on 12 July 2020 against Lokomotiv Plovdiv, but unfortunately his team lost the match 1-2 and will not play in UEFA Europa League for the 2020/21 season.[10] His third goal for Levski came on 19 September 2020 in league match against CSKA 1948 which his team won 3–0.
International career edit
Mohammed was previously the captain of the Ghana national under-17 football team.[11] He has played for the Ghana national under-20 football team since 2011.[12] He was called up to the senior Ghana squad for a World Cup qualifier against Egypt in October 2017.[13]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 21 April 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| BK Häcken | 2012 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | 14 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 10 | ||
| 2015 | 30 | 4 | – | – | 30 | 4 | ||||
| 2016 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 2 | – | 31 | 5 | |||
| 2017 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 10 | ||
| 2018 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | – | 22 | 4 | |||
| 2019 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Total | 165 | 34 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 207 | 43 | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2019–20 | First League | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 191 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 237 | 46 | ||
Honours edit
- BK Häcken
- Svenska Cupen (2): 2015–16, 2018–19
References edit
- ^ Nasiru Mohammed at Soccerway
- ^ NASIRU MOHAMMED: ”BRA ATMOSFÄR I EIF”, eiffotboll.fi, 24 February 2024
- ^ "Nasiru lämnade sin familj som nioåring". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "Ghana youngster Nasiru Mohammed making waves in Sweden". The Elastico. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ "Officiellt: Filip Pivkovski och Nasiru Mohammed till BK Häcken". Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ "Nasiru Mohammed". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ "Häcken säkrar stjärnskottet – Nasiru Mohammed klar för fyra år". Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ "Левски подписа с Насиру Мохамед".
- ^ "Nasiru Mohammed goal vs Spartak Varna".
- ^ "Nasiru Mohammed goal vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv".
- ^ "Hacken's Nasiru Mohammed making waves in Sweden". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "Ghana U20 striker Nasiru Mohammed to finalize Hacken move". Ghana Soccernet. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ "Ghana vs Egypt". ESPN. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.