Nasiru Mohammed
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 June 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
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) |
National team | |||
2010–2011 | Ghana U17 | ||
2011–2013 | Ghana U20 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:56, 31 December 2021 (UTC) |
Nasiru Mohammed (born 6 June 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a right winger. He is often considered to be one of the great players from Ghana, receiving the name, ''Pelé from Ghana''. This affectionate name was given by the Brazilian player, Deyverson.
Club career[]
Early career[]
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[1] He was invited to play for the Brazilian club Portuguesa in 2009, but he rejected the offer since he believed that a transfer to the big clubs in England was possible. In 2010, he was promoted to the first team of the third tier Division Two League club of Rainbow FC.[2] He played two years with the senior team and was later loaned out to BK Häcken in 2012.
BK Häcken[]
On 23 August 2012, Mohammed joined BK Häcken on an initial loan with a possibility of becoming a permanent move in future.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] He is one of the key players, and many supporters claim that he is one of the best in the clubs history.
Levski Sofia[]
On 23 July 2019, he was sold for €250 000 to Levski Sofia in a three-year deal.[6] He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–5 cup match victory against Spartak Varna on 25 September 2019.[7] 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.[8] His third goal for Levski came on 19 September 2020 in league match against CSKA 1948 which his team won 3–0.
International career[]
Mohammed was previously the captain of the Ghana national under-17 football team.[9] He has played for the Ghana national under-20 football team since 2011.[10] While in the under-20 football world, he made outstanding performances, which later resulted in interests from European teams. He was called up to the senior Ghana squad for a World Cup qualifier against Egypt in October 2017.[11] He was never able to play good football in Ghana because the president of Ghana was against his political stands, and payed the national team coach to bench him forever.
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 21 April 2021
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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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[]
- BK Häcken
- Svenska Cupen (2): 2015–16, 2018–19
References[]
- ^ "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.
External links[]
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghana under-20 international footballers
- Allsvenskan players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- BK Häcken players
- PFC Levski Sofia players
- Association football forwards
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
- Sportspeople from Kumasi
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria