Mohammed Kasola

Mohammed Kasola (Arabic: محمد كاسولا; born on August 13, 1985, in Accra) is a footballer who plays as a centre back. Born in Ghana, he is naturalized Qatari citizen and represented the Qatar national team.

Mohammed Kasola
Kasola with Al Sadd in 2011
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Kasola
Date of birth (1985-08-13) August 13, 1985
Place of birth Greater Accra, Ghana
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Mesaimeer ? (?)
2009–2010 Al-Khor 23 (1)
2010–2018 Al Sadd 125 (10)
2017–2018 → Al-Rayyan (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2020 Umm Salal 23 (0)
2020–2021 Mesaimeer 18 (1)
International career
2010–2017 Qatar 64 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career statistics

Statistics accurate as of 21 August 2011[2]

Club Season League League Cup1 League Cup2 Continental3 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Khor 2008–09 QSL 110
2009–10 121
Total 231
Al-Sadd 2009–10 QSL 60
2010–11 190
2011-12
Total 250
Career total 481

1Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.

2Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.

3Includes AFC Champions League.

International career

He has made his first appearance for the senior Qatar national football team in a friendly match against Slovenia on March 3, 2010.[3] He scored his first goal in a friendly against Russia in the 4th minute, and also gave his team an early lead in the 6th minute against Vietnam.

Kasola gained nationwide eminence for scoring a late equalizer in the 86th minute against Iran in the third round of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.[4] Qatar, entering the match with a 9-goal advantage over Bahrain, who were 3 points behind them, were trailing 2–1 in the second half of the match held in Iran. Meanwhile, Bahrain, who were beating Indonesia 10–0 in a home match in very controversial circumstances,[5] looked to go through to the next round until Kasola's goal saved Qatar from elimination. Similarly, there was some controversy over Kasola's goal,[6] but it was not pursued by FIFA. As a reward for scoring the goal, Kasola received an Arabian camel.[7]

International goals
Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.[8]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 March 2011Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Russia1–01–1Friendly
2.23 July 2011Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Vietnam1–03–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.29 February 2012Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Iran2–22–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.17 April 2013Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Palestine1–02–0Friendly
5.15 November 2013Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar Yemen3–14–12015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6.3 September 2015Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Bhutan2–015–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.13 October 2015Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Maldives2–04–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2011. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012.
  2. "QSL.com.qa - Mohammed Kasola". Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  3. "Qatar Football team line-up for Slovenia". Qatar Olympics. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16.
  4. AFC - Iran vs Qatar - 2-2
  5. Goal.com - FIFA to investigate Bahrain's 10-0 win over Indonesia
  6. في تصريح تليفزيوني للدولي حسان : نتيجة ايران مع قطر "مطبوخة" لإبعاد الأحمر عن التأهل ! (in Arabic)
  7. مواطن قطري يهدي لاعب منتخب بلاده كاسولا ناقة حلوباً (in Arabic)
  8. "Kasola, Mohammed". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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