Abdul Mohammed Kadiri (born 7 March 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Araz-Naxçıvan.[2] Kadiri can play as a centre-back or defensive midfielder.[3]
 Mohammed with Arsenal Tula in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdul Kadiri Mohammed | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Obuasi, Ghana[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Araz-Naxçıvan | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ashanti Gold | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Ashanti Gold | 20 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | Austria Wien | 32 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Arsenal Tula (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2019–2023 | Dynamo Kyiv | 15 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Arsenal Tula (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Chornomorets Odesa (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Budapest Honvéd (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Araz-Naxçıvan | 24 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Ashanti Gold edit
Kadiri played in 20 games for the defending Ghana Premier League champions Ashanti Gold S.C. in 2016. He also played in the Ghana Super Cup, which Ashanti Gold lost 1–0 to Medeama S.C.[4]
Austria Wien edit
Kadiri joined FK Austria Wien on 31 August 2016.[5] He made his debut for Wien in a 2–0 win over SV Mattersburg on 16 October 2016.[6]
On 2 August 2018, Kadiri signed a season-long loan deal with Russian Premier League club Arsenal Tula.[7]
Dynamo Kyiv edit
On 3 June 2019, Kadiri signed a contract with the Ukrainian Premier League runner-up FC Dynamo Kyiv.[8] On 16 September 2020, he was loaned back to FC Arsenal Tula until the end of the 2020–21 season.[9] On 5 January 2021, the loan was terminated early by Kadiri's request for family reasons.[10] On 15 February 2022, Kadiri was loaned to Budapest Honvéd in Hungary.[11]
In February 2023, Kadiri went on trial with Tajikistan Higher League club Istiklol.[12]
Araz-Naxçıvan edit
On 28 July 2023, Araz-Naxçıvan announced the signing of Kadiri.[13]
International career edit
Kadiri was first called up to the Ghana national football team in the summer of 2016 by Avram Grant.[14] He is yet to make his national team debut.
Personal life edit
Kadiri is of the royal bloodline of Ghana's Northern Region royal family, and had a life of wealth and privilege growing up.[15] He has a sister and five brothers. Two of his brothers, Mohammed Fatau and Mohammed Sammed, are also professional footballers.[15]
Career statistics edit
- As of the end of the 2019–20 season[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ashanti Gold | 2016 | Ghana Premier League | 20 | 1 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Austria Wien | 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[b] | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |||
| Austria Wien II | 2016–17 | Austrian Regionalliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Arsenal Tula (loan) | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 90 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Ghana Super Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
References edit
- ^ "Abdul Kadiri Mohammed - Player Profile - Football".
- ^ Mohammed Kadiri at Soccerway
- ^ GmbH., DJ Digitale Medien. "Vertrag bis 2020: Austria verpflichtet Verteidiger Abdul Kadiri Mohammed".
- ^ "Ashanti Gold vs. Medeama - 7 February 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "FK Austria Wien - FK Austria Wien verpflichtet ghanaischen Teamspieler".
- ^ "Austria: Kadiri Mohammed noch keine Hilfe".
- ^ "МОХАММЕД КАДИРИ – В АРСЕНАЛЕ". arsenaltula.ru (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Abdul Mohammed Kadiri – FC Dynamo Kyiv player!". fcdynamo.com. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "С ВОЗВРАЩЕНИЕМ, МОХАММЕД!" (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 16 September 2020.
- ^ "АБДУЛ КАДИРИ ПОКИДАЕТ "АРСЕНАЛ"" (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 5 January 2021.
- ^ "KÖZÉPPÁLYÁS KIJEVBŐL" (Press release) (in Hungarian). Budapest Honvéd. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "К «Истиклолу» на сборах присоединился футболист из Ганы". t.me/fcistiklol2007/ (in Tajik). FC Istiklol Telegram. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Kiyev "Dinamo"sunun sabiq üzvü "Araz-Naxçıvan"da". arazpfk.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Araz-Naxçıvan PFK. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "AshantiGold defender Kadri Mohammed eager to make Black Stars debut". 25 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Потенциальный новичок "Динамо" Кадири Мохаммед: сын короля, начинавший в "Барселоне"" [Potential Dynamo newcomer Kadiri Mohammed: king's son, who got his start at Barcelona]. Dynamo Kyiv by Shurik Fan Site (in Russian). 2 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Ghana - A. Mohammed - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
External links edit
- Mohammed Kadiri at WorldFootball.net
- Mohammed Kadiri – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Mohammed Kadiri at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
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