Mohammed-Awal Issah
 Issah (in white) tackling Dušan Petronijević in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Sportive | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Real Sportive | ? | (?) |
| 2007–2009 | AmaZulu | 34 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Red Star Belgrade | 65 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Rosenborg | 24 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Veria (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | AmaZulu | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Ghana U-20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mohammed-Awal Issah (born 4 April 1986) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Issah began his career by Real Sportive before signing a two-year contract with AmaZulu in the South African PSL in August 2007.[1]
On 10 October 2008, he went to Serbia for trials with Red Star Belgrade[2] and in December 2008, he signed a 4.5-year contract with the club.[3] In mid-May 2009, AmaZulu contacted FIFA stating they had not received the full transfer fee for Issah from Red Star Belgrade.[4] Later that month, Issah, together with teammate and compatriot Bernard Parker sued Red Star Belgrade for failing to fulfil financial obligations.[5] In January 2011, Issah was one of eight players told they were surplus to requirements.[6]
In the 2011 summer transfer window, Issah signed for Norwegian club Rosenborg BK.[7]
On 25 January 2013, Issah joined Greek Super League club Veria F.C. on a 1.5-year loan contract.[8] After half a season, the loan was terminated.[9]
On 1 August 2013, Issah re-joined AmaZulu after almost five years in European football while AmaZulu agreed a transfer deal with Rosenborg.[10] In February 2014, the club reported him to the South African Football Association claiming he had disappeared.[11] Two months later, Issah was fined $170,000 for going absent and received a four-month playing ban.[12][13]
International career
[edit]Issah was a member of the Ghana national under-20 team at the 2007 Toulon Tournament.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Star | 2008–09 | Serbian SuperLiga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Total | 65 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 76 | 2 | ||
| Rosenborg | 2011 | Tippeligaen | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2012 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| AmaZulu | 2013–2014 | South African Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 93 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 117 | 2 | ||
Honours
[edit]Red Star
References
[edit]- ^ Gossip/Transfers: Appiah & Kuffour for EPL? Archived 3 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "South Africa: Awal-Issah Leaves for Trials in Serbia". allafrica.com. 10 October 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Issah gears up for Serbia move". Kickoff. 29 December 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Gosai, Kamlesh (15 May 2009). "AmaZulu turn to Fifa over Issah transfer fee". Independent Online. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Bernard Parker And Mohammed-Awal Issah Suing Red Star Belgrade". Goal. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Red Star Belgrade sack Mohammed Awal". ghanasoccernet.com. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Wolden, Odd Rune (13 July 2011). "Ghaneser signerte for Rosenborg". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Άφιξη Ισά για 1,5 χρόνο στη Βέροια(Greek) on www.veriafc.gr
- ^ "Ghanaian Awal-Issah clubless after terminating Veria loan deal". ghanasoccernet.com. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Nyheter | Rosenborg". Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "South African club AmaZulu launch legal action against Ghanaian midfielder Awal-Issah for going AWOL". ghanasoccernet.com. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Said, Nick (2 April 2014). "AmaZulu win R1.7m damages". The Sowetan. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Ghanaian midfielder Issah gutted over $170,000 fine slapped on him by South Africa FA". ghanasoccernet.com. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "2007 squads". festival-foot-espoirs.com (in French). Archived from the original on 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Mohammed Issah » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ a b "M. Issah". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- Mohammed-Awal Issah at WorldFootball.net
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Accra
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Super League Greece players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- AmaZulu F.C. players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
- Red Star Belgrade footballers
- Rosenborg BK players
- Real Sportive players
- Veria F.C. players
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Greece