Lawson Sabah (born 2 April 1997), often written Sabah Lawson, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for AFC Eskilstuna as a central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lawson Sabah | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AFC Eskilstuna | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2013 | International Allies | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | International Allies | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2020 | IFK Göteborg | 13 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Varbergs BoIS (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | → FC Linköping City (loan) | 51 | (1) |
| 2020 | FC Linköping City | 17 | (1) |
| 2021– | AFC Eskilstuna | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013–2014 | Ghana U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2019 | |||
Sabah moved to Ghana's capital city Accra to pursue his football career for International Allies as a teenager. He cites the club's chairman Omar El-Eter to be the reason for going professional.[1] He played several games in the Ghanaian Premier League between 2014 and 2015.[2][3] In January 2015, he signed a 4.5 year contract with IFK Göteborg, but joined the Swedish side the following summer due to being under-age at the time.[4]
On 28 December 2014, he signed for IFK Göteborg.[5] He made his senior appearance for IFK on 19 August 2015, playing 90 minutes in their 6–1 victory against Kristianstad FF in the domestic cup.[6] His Allsvenskan debut came the following season, coming on as a substitute away against Östersunds FK in May.[7] He came to play 11 games in the 2016 season, scoring his first goal in the last game of the campaign against IFK Norrköping.[8]
Lawson was born and grew up in Kumasi to mother Lydia and father Prince. He is a practicing Christian.[9]
His role models are compatriots Michael Essien and Sulley Muntari.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| International Allies | 2015 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| IFK Göteborg | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Career total | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
AFC Eskilstuna – current squad | |
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