Mohammed Abu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 November 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Columbus Crew SC | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sporting Club Accra | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Strømsgodset (loan) | 35 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Strømsgodset (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | → FC Lorient (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → AGF Aarhus (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Strømsgodset | 82 | (1) |
| 2017– | Columbus Crew SC | 13 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | Ghana[1] | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 July 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 July 2017 | |||
Mohammed Abu (born 14 November 1991) is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays professionally for Columbus Crew SC in Major League Soccer as a midfielder.[2]
Career
Club career
After playing youth football with Sporting Club Accra, Abu signed for English side Manchester City on 31 August 2010.[3] He was immediately loaned to Norwegian club Strømsgodset, where he made his professional debut.[4] On 29 June 2011, Abu's loan deal was extended until December 2011.[5]
In October 2011, Abu signed a new contract with Manchester City, until June 2014.[6] In January 2012, he joined German 2. Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt on loan.[7][8] Without playing a match he again was transferred to Strømsgodset at the end of March.[9] On 19 May he scored twice in Strømsgodset's 3–2 victory over Fredrikstad FK.[10] In August 2012, he joined Spanish club Rayo Vallecano on loan.[11]
He joined French club FC Lorient on loan on 1 February 2013.[12]
He signed a loan deal with Danish club AGF Aarhus on 2 September 2013.[13]
On 21 February 2014, Abu joined Norwegian side Strømsgodset again, this time on a permanent deal.[14]
In January 2017 he signed for MLS side. Columbus Crew.[15]
International career
Abu made his first senior appearance for Ghana in October 2011, in a 0–0 friendly draw against Nigeria.[16] In December 2011, he was named to the Ghana national team provisional 25-man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations,[17] and in January 2012 he was selected for the tournament's 23-man squad.[18]
Career statistics
- As of 26 July 2017[19]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Strømsgodset | 2010 | Tippeligaen | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Total | 46 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 3 | ||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 2012–13 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FC Lorient | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| AGF Aarhus | 2013–14 | Superligaen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Strømsgodset | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2015 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Total | 82 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 100 | 2 | ||
| Columbus Crew SC | 2017 | MLS | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |
| Career total | 149 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 179 | 5 | ||
References
- ↑ Mohammed Abu at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Mohammed Abu at Soccerway
- ↑ "Loan deal for new signing Mohammed Abu". Manchester City F.C. official website. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ↑ "Mohammed Abu" (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset Toppfotball official website. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ↑ "Man City prospect Mohammed Abu extends Stromsgodset loan". Tribal Football. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ↑ Oscroft, Tim (20 October 2011). "Mohammed Abu pens new City deal". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ↑ "Eintracht Frankfurt signs Mohammed Abu" (in German). 26 December 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- ↑ "Ghana's Moahmmed Abu moves to German side Frankfurt". BBC Sport. 2 January 2011.
- ↑ "Abu leaves Eintracht" (in German). eintracht.de. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ Danielsen, Steinar Andre (19 May 2012). "Kovacs om sin lekkerbisken: – Det er årets mål". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ↑ "Mohammed Abu joins Rayo Vallecano". mcfc.co.uk. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ↑ Edmund Okai Gyimah (1 February 2013). "Manchester City's Mohammed Abu joins Lorient on loan". Goal.com.
- ↑ "Razak joins Anzhi on loan". Manchester City F.C. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ↑ "– JEG FØLER MEG HJEMME". Strømsgodset Toppfotball (in Norwegian). 21 February 2014.
- ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/01/24/columbus-crew-sc-sign-ghanaian-midfielder-mohammed-abu
- ↑ "Ghana, Nigeria draw 0–0 in friendly in England". BBC Sport. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ↑ "Veteran keeper left out of Ghana's Nations Cup squad". BBC Sport. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ↑ "Asamoah Gyan makes Ghana squad for Nations Cup". BBC Sport. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ↑ "Mohammed Abu at altomfotball.no".
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