Mohammed Fatau

Mohammed Fatau
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Fatau
Date of birth (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Van
Number 77
Youth career
2009–2010 Asante Kotoko
2010–2011 Udinese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Granada B 15 (0)
2011–2012 → Cádiz B (loan) 26 (1)
2012–2013 → San Roque (loan) 33 (0)
2013–2016 Granada 9 (0)
2014–2015 → Rayo Vallecano (loan) 10 (0)
2015–2016 → Almería (loan) 18 (1)
2016–2017 Gaziantepspor 20 (0)
2017–2019 Al-Qadsiah 30 (0)
2018–2019 → Al-Kuwait (loan) 8 (2)
2020–2021 Mohammedan 2 (0)
2021–2022 Zakho
2022–2023 Spartak Varna 0 (0)
2023– Van 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 May 2021

Mohammed Fatau (born 24 December 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for FC Van.[1]

Born in Accra and starting his youth career with Ghanaian club Asante Kotoko, Fatau joined Udinese Calcioin 2010. He further went on to feature in the Spain for Granada CF, Cádiz CF, San Roque, Rayo Vallecano and UD Almería.[2][3]

Career

Early career

Born in Accra, Fatau joined Udinese Calcio in July 2010, after starting it out at locals Asante Kotoko SC.

Granada

He moved to Granada CF in January of the following year, being assigned to the reserves in the regional leagues. On 12 August 2011, Fatau was loaned to Cádiz CF,[4] but managed to appear only for the B-side in Tercera División.

On 27 July of the following year he joined Segunda División B CD San Roque de Lepe also on a temporary deal,[5] and finished the season with 33 appearances (2899 minutes of action).[1]

On 18 August 2013, Fatau made his debut with the Andalusians' first team, played the last five minutes of a 2–1 La Liga away victory over CA Osasuna.[6] He finished the campaign with nine appearances (495 minutes of action) as the club narrowly avoided relegation.[1][7]

Rayo Vallecano (loan)

On 1 September 2014 Fatau moved to fellow league team Rayo Vallecano on loan, in a season-long deal.[8][9] He made his debut on 8 November 2014, in a 5–1 loss to Real Madrid.[10] He ended the season playing 10 league matches.[1][11]

UD Almería (loan)

On 21 July of the following year, he moved to UD Almería, also on a one-year loan deal.[12] The following month, he made his debut during the first match of the season, as Almeria scored Leganes 3–2 to start the season.[13] He finished the season with 18 matches and a goal.[1][14]

Gaziantepspor

On 23 August 2016, after rescinding with Granada, Fatau signed for Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantepspor.[14][15] With the hope of reviving his career and playing more games, he signed a three-year deal with the club.[16] On 15 October 2016, he made his debut after coming on at half time to play in a goalless draw against Kasımpaşa. In his only season, the 2016–17 season, he played 20 league matches as the club could not avoid dropping to the TFF First League.[1] He left the club at the end of the season.

IFK Luleå

On 6 March 2020, Swedish club IFK Luleå confirmed the signing of Fatau.[17] However, he wasn't allowed to travel into the country due to the travel bans during the COVID-19 pandemic.[18] For that reason, he never officially signed for the club.[19][20]

Mohammedan SC

On 26 October 2020, Fatau joined Mohammedan Sporting club of Kolkata.[21][22][23]

Zakho FC

On 1 September 2020, Fatau moved to Zakho FC in Iraqi Kurdistan, northern Iraq.[24]

Spartak Varna

On 21 July 2022 Mohammed signed a contract with the Bulgarian Spartak Varna for 2 years.[25]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Ghana - M. Fatau - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Midfielder Fatau Mohammed joinsTurkish side Gaziantepspor - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Ghanaian youngster Mohammed Fatau makes dream start for Granada in La Liga". GhanaSoccernet. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Wilson Cuero, Jacob Akrong, Mohamed Fatau y César Valenzuela, al Cádiz B" [Wilson Cuero, Jacob Akrong, Mohamed Fatau and César Valenzuela, to Cádiz B] (in Spanish). Ideal. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Boateng y Fatau, cedidos al CD San Roque" [Boateng and Fatau, loaned to San Roque] (in Spanish). Granada en Juego. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Granada hold on for victory". ESPN FC. 18 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Youngster Mohammed Fatau undergoes medical and starts pre-season with Granada". GhanaSoccernet. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Fatau cedido al Rayo Vallecano" [Fatau loaned to Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Ghanaian midfielder Fatau Mohammed returns to Granada FC after Rayo loan spell". GhanaSoccernet. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Real Madrid vs. Rayo Vallecano - 8 November 2014 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Ghanaian midfielder Fatau Mohammed returns to Granada FC after Rayo loan spell". GhanaSoccernet. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  12. ^ "El Almería se hace con los servicios del ghanés Fatau, procedente del Granada CF" [Almería signs Ghanaian Fatau, from Granada CF] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ "Almería vs. Leganes - 23 August 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Ghanaian midfielder Mohammed Fatau pens deal with Turkish Super Lig side Gaziantepspor". GhanaSoccernet. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Turkish side Gaziantepspor sign Ghanaian midfielder Mohammed Fatau - Kickgh.com". www.kickgh.com. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Mohammed Fatau pens deal with Turkish side Gaziantepspor". GhanaWeb. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  17. ^ Mohammed Fatau klar för IFK Luleå, ifklulea.se, 6 March 2020
  18. ^ Mamadou Kouyaté klar för IFK Luleå, ifklulea.se, 30 March 2020
  19. ^ Luleå har varit nära bomb - nu ser det ut att spricka, fotbolldirekt.se, 2 April 2020
  20. ^ Drömvärvningen sprack – duon sitter fast i Kamerun, expressen.se, 1 June 2020
  21. ^ Munshi, Suman. "Mohammedan Sporting Club have completed the signing of Ghanaian midfielder Mohammed FatauIBG News | IBG News". Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  22. ^ "EXCLUSIVE! Ghanaian midfielder Mohammed Fatau signs for Indian club Mohammedan SC". GhanaSoccernet. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Mohammedan SC set to sign Ghanaian midfielder Mohammed Fatau". Khel Now. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  24. ^ Former Granada star Mohammed Fatau signs for Iraqi top-flight side Zakho, ghanasoccernet.com, 1 September 2020
  25. ^ "Спартак Варна привлече футболист, играл в Ла Лига". spartakvarna.bg (in Bulgarian).

External links

  • Mohammed Fatau at BDFutbol
  • Mohammed Fatau at Futbolme (in Spanish)
  • Mohammed Fatau at Soccerway
  • Mohammed Fatau at WorldFootball.net
  • Mohammed Fatau at Global Sports Archive
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