Mohamed Awad (Somali footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 May 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Auckland City | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2011 | Melville United | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | St. John's Red Storm | 17 | (2) |
2015–2017 | SIU Edwardsville Cougars | 51 | (3) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Melville United | ||
2011–2013 | Waikato | 16 | (3) |
2013–2014 | Western Suburbs | 18 | (9) |
2015 | Inglewood United | ||
2016 | Stirling Macedonia | 1 | (2) |
2018–2020 | Eastern Suburbs | 24 | (3) |
2019 | Melbourne Knights | 11 | (4) |
2020 | Dandenong Thunder | 0 | (0) |
2020 | Port Melbourne | 3 | (0) |
2020– | Auckland City | 31 | (12) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Somalia | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:00, 28 June 2021 (UTC) |
Mohamed Awad (Somali: Maxamed Cawad; born 7 May 1994) is a footballer who plays as a winger for Auckland City. Born in New Zealand, he represents the Somalia national team.
Club career[]
Awad began his senior career at New Zealand Football Championship club Waikato, after a spell in the youth system at Waikato. After failing to make any appearances for Waikato, Awad signed for Western Suburbs in 2013. In 2014, Awad moved to the United States, playing college soccer for St. John's Red Storm. Between 2015 and 2017, Awad played college soccer for SIU Edwardsville Cougars and domestic football for Australian club Inglewood United.[1] In 2018, Awad moved back to New Zealand, signing for Eastern Suburbs. Awad made 22 league appearances, scoring three times, during his two seasons at the club, winning the 2018–19 New Zealand Football Championship. In 2020, Awad signed for Auckland City.[2]
International career[]
On 15 June 2021, Awad made his debut for Somalia, in a 1–0 friendly loss against Djibouti.[3]
Personal life[]
Born in New Zealand, prior to receiving his call up for the Somalia national team, Awad had never been to the country.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Interview with Mohamed Awad". inglewoodunitedfc.com.au.
- ^ "Mohamed Awad". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Djibouti vs. Somalia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Mohammed Awad gets Somalia call-up". Auckland City FC. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Somalian footballers
- Somalia international footballers
- New Zealand association footballers
- New Zealand people of Somali descent
- Association football wingers
- Waikato FC players
- Western Suburbs FC (New Zealand) players
- St. John's Red Storm men's soccer players
- Inglewood United FC players
- SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer players
- Eastern Suburbs AFC players
- Auckland City FC players
- New Zealand Football Championship players
- New Zealand expatriate association footballers
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in Australia
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Somalian football biography stubs