Ahmed Awad (footballer)
 Awad with IFK Värnamo in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmed Y. Awad Mohammad[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Tiberias, Israel[1] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Östersund | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IK Brage | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Dalkurd FF | 39 | (11) |
| 2013 | IFK Värnamo | 22 | (0) |
| 2014–2019 | Dalkurd FF | 145 | (43) |
| 2020 | Västerås SK | 13 | (1) |
| 2020– | Östersunds FK | 13 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | Palestine | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 March 2018 | |||
Ahmed Y. Awad Mohammad (Arabic: أحمد عواد محمد; born 1 June 1992) is a Palestinian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club Östersunds FK and the Palestine national team.
Awad started playing football in the youth academy of IK Brage, before moving to Dalkurd FF. In 2013, he transferred to IFK Värnamo in Superettan, but returned to Dalkurd a year later.
International career[]
Awad was raised in Sweden to parents of Palestinian descent, and is eligible for both Sweden and Palestine. In March 2016, Awad accepted a call-up to the Palestine national football team, and was on the bench in their 2–0 loss against the UAE in a FIFA World Cup qualifier on 24 March 2016.[2][3]
Career statistics[]
International[]
- Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first.[4]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 March 2016 | Dora International Stadium, Hebron, Palestine |  Timor-Leste |
6–0 | 7–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References[]
- ^ a b "Ahmed Awad". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - United Arab Emirates-Palestine - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015.
- ^ Stefan Ericson. "Landslagsuttagen Ahmed Awad tvåmålsskytt när Dalkurd besegrade Frej". dt.se.
- ^ "Ahmed Awad". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ahmed Awad. |
- Spelarpresentation IFK Värnamos player profile at the Wayback Machine (archived February 3, 2014)
- Statistik Eliteprospects profile at archive.today (archived June 29, 2013)
- Ahmed Awad at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
- Ahmed Awad at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Tiberias
- Palestinian footballers
- Swedish people of Palestinian descent
- Association football midfielders
- IK Brage players
- IFK Värnamo players
- Dalkurd FF players
- Västerås SK Fotboll players
- Superettan players
- Ettan Fotboll players
- Palestine international footballers