Mohamed Awad (Somali footballer)

Mohamed Awad
Personal information
Date of birth	7 May 1994 (age 27)
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
0000–2011	Melville United
College career
Years	Team
2014	St. John's Red Storm
2015–2017	SIU Edwardsville Cougars
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2012	Melville United
2011–2013	Waikato
2013–2014	Western Suburbs
2015	Inglewood United
2016	Stirling Macedonia
2018–2020	Eastern Suburbs
2019	Melbourne Knights
2020	Dandenong Thunder
2020	Port Melbourne
2020–	Auckland City
National team‡
2021–	Somalia
	* 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]

On 15 June 2021, Awad made his debut for Somalia, in a 1–0 friendly loss against Djibouti.^[3]

Born in New Zealand, prior to receiving his call up for the Somalia national team, Awad had never been to the country.^[4]

^ "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.

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-05-07) 7 May 1994 (age 27)
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
0000–2011	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)