Kamal Sowah

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kamal Sowah

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| fullname = Kamal Sowah{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ghana (GHA) |publisher=FIFA |page=14 |date=15 November 2022 |access-date=15 November 2022}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2000|1|9}}

| birth_place = Sabon Zango, Ghana

| height = 1.79m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = NAC Breda

| clubnumber = 55

| youthclubs1 = Right to Dream Academy

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2018

| years1 = 2018–2021

| clubs1 = Leicester City

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2018–2021

| clubs2 = → OH Leuven (loan)

| caps2 = 67

| goals2 = 11

| years3 = 2021–2025

| clubs3 = Club Brugge

| caps3 = 36

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2022

| clubs4 = → AZ (loan)

| caps4 = 8

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2023–2024

| clubs5 = → Standard Liège (loan)

| caps5 = 27

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2025–

| clubs6 = NAC Breda

| caps6 = 12

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2022–

| nationalteam1 = Ghana

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 11 June 2025

| nationalteam-update = 18 November 2022

}}

Kamal Sowah (born 9 January 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch {{Dutch football updater|NACBreda}} club NAC Breda and the Ghana national team.

Club career

= Leicester City =

After a successful trial, Sowah signed his first professional contract with Leicester City on 31 January 2018, tying him to the club until the summer of 2022.{{cite web |url=http://ghanasoccernet.com/ghanaian-youngster-kamal-sowah-pens-leicester-city-deal |title=Ghanaian youngster Kamal Sowah pens Leicester City deal |publisher=Ghanasoccernet.com |date=31 January 2018 |accessdate=15 April 2018}} Later that same day Sowah was loaned to Oud-Heverlee Leuven, a club also owned by King Power, for one and a half seasons to gain more experience.{{cite web |url=http://www.ohl.be/a//nieuws/bericht/10618/toptalent-voor-ohl |trans-title=Toptalent voor OHL |title=Toptalent for OHL |publisher=ohl.be |date=31 January 2018 |accessdate=15 April 2018}} Sowah played his first match on 14 April 2018, coming on as a substitute for Joeri Dequevy in a 2–0 win at Waasland-Beveren.{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/04/14/belgium/uefa-europa-league-play-offs/kv-red-star-waasland/fc-oud-heverlee-leuven/2753721/ |title=WAASLAND-BEVEREN VS. OH LEUVEN 0 - 2 |publisher=Soccerway |date=14 April 2018 |accessdate=7 September 2019}} On 23 August 2019, Sowah scored his first two professional goals in a 6–0 victory against RFC Wetteren in the Belgian Cup.{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/23/belgium/beker-van-belgie/fc-oud-heverlee-leuven/rrc-wetteren-kwatrecht/3139609/ |title=OH LEUVEN VS. RFC WETTEREN 6 - 0 |publisher=Soccerway |date=23 August 2019 |accessdate=7 September 2019}}

= Club Brugge =

On 27 August 2021, Sowah joined Club Brugge for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web |title=Kamal Sowah signs for Club Brugge |url=https://www.lcfc.com/news/2233848/kamal-sowah-signs-for-club-brugge |publisher=Leicester City FC |access-date=27 August 2021}}

==AZ Alkmaar (loan)==

On 31 January 2022, Sowah was loaned to AZ Alkmaar in Dutch Eredivisie until the end of the season.{{cite press release|publisher=AZ|url=https://www.az.nl/nl/nieuws/sowah-winteraanwinst-az|title=Sowah winteraanwinst AZ|date=31 January 2022|access-date=3 February 2022|language=nl|archive-date=1 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201105518/https://www.az.nl/nl/nieuws/sowah-winteraanwinst-az|url-status=dead}}

== Return to Club Brugge ==

In the 2022–23 season Sowah returned to Club Brugge. On 13 September 2022, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 4–0 away win at FC Porto in the UEFA Champions League.{{Cite web |date=13 September 2022 |title=Noite de horror no Dragão deixa FC Porto em último |trans-title=Horror night in Dragão leaves FC Porto in last |url=https://www.dn.pt/desporto/champions-fc-porto-goleado-em-casa-pelo-club-brugge-15162420.html |access-date=6 September 2023 |website= |publisher=Diário de Notícias |language=pt-PT}} On 4 October, Sowah scored again in the competition, in a 2–0 home win over Atlético Madrid.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=4 October 2022 |title=Perfect Brugge beat Atletico as Griezmann blows penalty |url=https://www.beinsports.com/en-mena/football/uefa-champions-league/articles-video/club-brugge-2-atletico-madrid-0-highlights |access-date=6 September 2023 |website=beIN SPORTS |language=en-mena}}

== Standard Liège (loan) ==

On 6 September 2023, Club Brugge sent Sowah on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy to fellow Belgian Pro League side Standard Liège.{{Cite web |date=6 September 2023 |title=Kamal SOWAH en prêt au Standard |trans-title=Kamal Sowah on loan at Standard |url=http://standard.be/fr/news/welcome-kamal |access-date= |website= |publisher=Standard de Liège |language=fr}}{{Cite web |date=6 September 2023 |title=Loan spell at Standard Liège for Kamal Sowah |url=https://www.clubbrugge.be/en/news/kamal-sowah-op-uitleenbasis-naar-standard-luik |access-date= |website= |publisher=Club Brugge |language=en}}

== Release by Club Brugge ==

On 16 January 2025, the contract with Club Brugge was terminated by mutual consent, Sowah did not appear for the club in the 2024–25 season.{{cite web|publisher=Club Brugge KV|url=https://www.clubbrugge.be/en/news/contract-tussen-club-brugge-en-kamal-sowah-in-onderling-overleg-be%C3%ABindigd|title=Mutual agreement as to termination contract Kamal Sowah|date=16 January 2025|access-date=16 January 2025}}

=NAC Breda=

On 3 February 2025, Sowah signed with NAC Breda in the Netherlands for two and a half seasons.{{cite web|publisher=NAC Breda|url=https://www.nac.nl/nieuws/nac-legt-dynamische-kamal-sowah-voor-de-komende-seizoenen-vast|title=NAC legt dynamische Kamal Sowah voor de komende seizoenen vast|trans-title=NAC signs dynamic Kamal Sowah for the coming seasons|date=3 February 2025|access-date=6 February 2025|language=nl}}

Career statistics

{{updated|match played 7 March 2023|{{Soccerway|kamal-sowah/535551}}}}

rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League !colspan=2\|National cup !colspan=2\|League cup ! colspan="2" \|Continental ! colspan="2" \|Other ! colspan="2" \|Total
class=wikitable style="text-align: center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals	Apps	Goals
Leicester City \|2017–18 \|Premier League \|0	0	0	0	0	0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|—	0	0
rowspan="5" \|OH Leuven (loan) \|2017–18 \| rowspan="3" \|Belgian First Division B \|4 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|4 \|0
2018–19 \|2 \|0 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|3 \|0
2019–20 \|27 \|3 \|2 \|2 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|29 \|5
2020–21 \|Belgian First Division A \|34 \|8 \|2 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|36 \|8
colspan="2" \|Total !67	11	5	2	colspan="2" \|— ! colspan="2" \|— ! colspan="2" \|—	72	13
rowspan="3" \|Club Brugge \|2021–22 \|Belgian First Division A \|9 \|0 \|3 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|5Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League \|0 \|0 \|0 \|17 \|0
2022–23 \|Belgian Pro League \|27 \|0 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|7 \|2 \|1Appearance in Belgian Super Cup \|0 \|36 \|2
colspan="2" \|Total !36 !0 !4 !0 ! colspan="2" \|— !12 !2 !1 !0 !53 !2
AZ Alkmaar (loan) \|2021–22 \|Eredivisie \|8 \|0 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|2Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League \|0 \| \| \|11 \|0
Standard Liège (loan) \|2023–24 \|Belgian Pro League \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|0 \|0
colspan="3" \|Career total !111	11	10	2	0	0 !14 !2 !1 !0	136	15

Honours

Club Brugge

Belgian Pro League: 2021–22
Belgian Super Cup: 2022{{Cite web |last=Oludare |first=Shine |date=17 July 2022 |title=Odoi, Sowah, Mata and Mbamba win Belgian Super Cup with Club Brugge |url=https://www.goal.com/en-ug/news/odoi-sowah-mata-and-mbamba-win-belgian-super-cup-with-club/blt38303171d6923e7c |access-date=18 July 2022 |website=Goal}}