Nasiru Mohammed

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Nasiru Mohammed
Nasiru Mohammed portrait
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-06-06) 6 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
EIF
Number 22
Youth career
2003–2009 Asawase
2010–2011 Rainbow FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Rainbow FC
2012BK Häcken (loan) 11 (4)
2013–2019 BK Häcken 154 (30)
2019–2021 Levski Sofia 29 (2)
2021 BK Häcken 2 (0)
2022 Norrby IF 8 (0)
2023 Trollhättan 4 (1)
2024– EIF 17 (1)
International career
2010–2011 Ghana U17
2011–2013 Ghana U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 August 2024

Nasiru Mohammed (born 6 June 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Finnish side Ekenäs IF.[1][2]

Club career

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Early career

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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[3] In 2010, he was promoted to the first team of the third tier Division Two League club of Rainbow FC.[4] He played two years with the senior team and was later loaned out to BK Häcken in 2012.

BK Häcken

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On 23 August 2012, Mohammed joined BK Häcken on an initial loan with a possibility of becoming a permanent move in future.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

Levski Sofia

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On 23 July 2019, he was sold for €250 000 to Levski Sofia in a three-year deal.[8] He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–5 cup match victory against Spartak Varna on 25 September 2019.[9] 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.[10] His third goal for Levski came on 19 September 2020 in league match against CSKA 1948 which his team won 3–0.

International career

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Mohammed was previously the captain of the Ghana national under-17 football team.[11] He has played for the Ghana national under-20 football team since 2011.[12] He was called up to the senior Ghana squad for a World Cup qualifier against Egypt in October 2017.[13]

Career statistics

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As of match played 22 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
BK Häcken (loan) 2012 Allsvenskan 11 4 3 1 14 5
BK Häcken 2013 Allsvenskan 20 2 4 0 24 2
2014 Allsvenskan 24 8 6 1 3 1 33 10
2015 Allsvenskan 30 4 30 4
2016 Allsvenskan 26 3 5 2 31 5
2017 Allsvenskan 25 8 6 2 2 0 33 10
2018 Allsvenskan 17 4 5 0 22 4
2019 Allsvenskan 12 1 4 1 4 1 20 3
Total 154 30 30 6 9 2 0 0 193 38
Levski Sofia 2019–20 Bulgarian First League 11 1 2 1 1 0 14 2
2020–21 Bulgarian First League 18 1 3 0 21 1
Total 29 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 35 3
BK Häcken 2021 Allsvenskan 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Norrby IF 2022 Superettan 8 0 0 0 8 0
Trollhättan 2023 Ettan 4 1 1 0 5 1
Ekenäs IF 2024 Veikkausliiga 17 1 3 0 5 1 25 2
Career total 222 38 40 8 11 2 5 1 278 48

Honours

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BK Häcken

References

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  1. ^ Nasiru Mohammed at Soccerway
  2. ^ NASIRU MOHAMMED: ”BRA ATMOSFÄR I EIF”, eiffotboll.fi, 24 February 2024
  3. ^ "Nasiru lämnade sin familj som nioåring". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Ghana youngster Nasiru Mohammed making waves in Sweden". The Elastico. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Officiellt: Filip Pivkovski och Nasiru Mohammed till BK Häcken". Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Nasiru Mohammed". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Häcken säkrar stjärnskottet – Nasiru Mohammed klar för fyra år". Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Левски подписа с Насиру Мохамед".
  9. ^ "Nasiru Mohammed goal vs Spartak Varna".
  10. ^ "Nasiru Mohammed goal vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv".
  11. ^ "Hacken's Nasiru Mohammed making waves in Sweden". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  12. ^ "Ghana U20 striker Nasiru Mohammed to finalize Hacken move". Ghana Soccernet. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  13. ^ "Ghana vs Egypt". ESPN. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.