Ahmed Awad (footballer)
Ahmed Y. Awad Mohammad (Arabic: أحمد عواد محمد; born 1 June 1992) is a Palestinian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club Dalkurd and the Palestine national team.
 Awad with IFK Värnamo in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmed Y. Awad Mohammad[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Tiberias, Israel[1] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dalkurd | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IK Brage | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Dalkurd | 39 | (11) |
| 2013 | IFK Värnamo | 22 | (0) |
| 2014–2019 | Dalkurd | 145 | (43) |
| 2020 | Västerås SK | 13 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Östersunds FK | 15 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Dalkurd | 15 | (0) |
| 2023- | Ariana FC | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Palestine | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2018 | |||
Awad started playing football in the youth academy of IK Brage, before moving to Dalkurd. In 2013, he transferred to IFK Värnamo in Superettan, but returned to Dalkurd a year later.
International career
Awad was raised in Sweden to parents of Palestinian descent, and is eligible for both Sweden and Palestine. In March 2016, Awad accepted a call-up to the Palestine national football team, and was on the bench in their 2–0 loss against the UAE in a FIFA World Cup qualifier on 24 March 2016.[2][3]
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first.[4]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 March 2016 | Dora International Stadium, Hebron, Palestine |  Timor-Leste | 6–0 | 7–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Individual
- Svenska Cupen Top goalscorer: 2019–20
References
- "Ahmed Awad". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - United Arab Emirates-Palestine - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015.
- Stefan Ericson. "Landslagsuttagen Ahmed Awad tvåmålsskytt när Dalkurd besegrade Frej". dt.se.
- "Ahmed Awad". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ahmed Awad.
- Spelarpresentation IFK Värnamos player profile at the Wayback Machine (archived February 3, 2014)
- Ahmed Awad at Elite Football (archive)
- Ahmed Awad at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Ahmed Awad at Soccerway
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