Mohammed Karim Samed Abdul (born 3 May 2002) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Ghana Premier League side WAFA.[1][2]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2002-05-03) 3 May 2002 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Ghana | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | WAFA | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | WAFA | 27 | (0) |
National team | |||
2018 | Ghana U17 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2021 |
Abdul started his senior career with West African Football Academy in October 2018.[3] He made his debut during the 2019 GFA Normalization Competition. On 19 May 2019, he made his debut by playing the full 90 minutes of a 4–2 away loss to International Allies.[4] He made one extra appearance against Liberty Professionals before the competition ended.[5] During the 2019–20 season, he made 5 league appearances before the league was brought to an abrupt end due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Ghana.[3] He was adjudged the man of the match on game week 8 in a match against Legon Cities even though WAFA lost by 1–0 through a penalty kick from Joseph Adjei.[6]
In August 2018, Abdul was called up to the Ghana national U-17 team by Karim Zito ahead of the 2019 U-17 AFCON qualifiers West B Zone Tournament.[7] He played in the opening match[8] and subsequent matches as Ghana placed second and failed to qualify for the main tournament after losing to Nigeria on penalty shootout.[9] In January 2021, he was named as part of the initial 24-man squad for the Ghana U20 side to begin preparations towards the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations however he did not make the final squad for the tournament.[10][11]
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