Mohammed Fatau
Mohammed Fatau (born 24 December 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohammed Fatau | ||
Date of birth | 24 December 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | IFK Luleå | ||
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- | IFK Luleå | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 May 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 May 2017 |
Career
Born in Accra, Fatau joined Udinese Calcio in July 2010, after starting it out at locals Asante Kotoko SC. 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,[1] but managed to appear only for the B-side in Tercera División. On 27 July of the following year he joined Segunda División B's CD San Roque de Lepe also in a temporary deal,[2] and finished the season with 33 appearances (2899 minutes of action).
On 18 August 2013 Fatau made his debut with the Andalusians' first team, playing the last five minutes of a 2–1 La Liga away victory over CA Osasuna.[3] He finished the campaign with nine appearances (495 minutes of action) as the club narrowly avoided relegation.
On 1 September 2014 Fatau moved to fellow league team Rayo Vallecano on loan, in a season-long deal.[4] On 21 July of the following year he moved to UD Almería, also in a one-year loan deal.[5]
On 23 August 2016, after rescinding with Granada, Fatau signed for Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantepspor.[6]
References
- "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.
- "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.
- "Granada hold on for victory". ESPN FC. 18 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- "Fatau cedido al Rayo Vallecano" [Fatau loaned to Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-09-02. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- "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.
- Mohammed Fatau pens deal with Turkish side Gaziantepspor/ Ghana Web, 23 August 2016
External links
- Mohammed Fatau at BDFutbol
- Mohammed Fatau at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Mohammed Fatau at Soccerway