BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY
Mohammed Abu
Mohammed Abu
Personal information
Date of birth 14 November 1991 (age 24)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Strømsgodset
Number 20
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– Strømsgodset 55 (1)
National team‡
2011– Ghana[1] 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2015.
† Appearances (goals)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 January 2013
Mohammed Abu (born 14 November 1991) is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays professionally for Norwegian club Strømsgodset, as a midfielder.[2]
Contents
1 Career
1.1 Club career
1.2 International career
2 Career statistics
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]
International career
Abu made his first senior appearance for Ghana in October 2011, in a 0–0 friendly draw against Nigeria.[15] In December 2011, he was named to the Ghana national team provisional 25-man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations,[16] and in January 2012 he was selected for the tournament's 23-man squad.[17]
Career statistics
As of 9 November 2015[18]
Club Season Division League Cup Europe Total
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
Total 55 1 5 1 8 0 68 2
Career total 109 4 13 1 12 0 134 5
Mohammed Abu
Personal information
Date of birth 14 November 1991 (age 24)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Strømsgodset
Number 20
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– Strømsgodset 55 (1)
National team‡
2011– Ghana[1] 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2015.
† Appearances (goals)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 January 2013
Mohammed Abu (born 14 November 1991) is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays professionally for Norwegian club Strømsgodset, as a midfielder.[2]
Contents
1 Career
1.1 Club career
1.2 International career
2 Career statistics
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]
International career
Abu made his first senior appearance for Ghana in October 2011, in a 0–0 friendly draw against Nigeria.[15] In December 2011, he was named to the Ghana national team provisional 25-man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations,[16] and in January 2012 he was selected for the tournament's 23-man squad.[17]
Career statistics
As of 9 November 2015[18]
Club Season Division League Cup Europe Total
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
Total 55 1 5 1 8 0 68 2
Career total 109 4 13 1 12 0 134 5
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