Mohammed Kadiri
{{short description|Ghanaian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mohammed Kadiri
| image = Abdul Kadiri Mohammed 2019.jpg
| caption = Mohammed with Arsenal Tula in 2019
| fullname = Abdul Kadiri Mohammed
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|3|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Obuasi, Ghana{{cite web|url=http://www.eurosport.com/football/abdul-kadiri-mohammed_prs457377/person.shtml|title=Abdul Kadiri Mohammed - Player Profile - Football|publisher=}}
| height = 1.86 m
| currentclub = Mohammedan
| clubnumber = 42
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Ashanti Gold
| years1 = 2015–2016 |clubs1 = Ashanti Gold |caps1 = 20 |goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2016–2019 |clubs2 = Austria Wien |caps2 = 32 |goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018–2019 |clubs3 = → Arsenal Tula (loan) |caps3 = 22 |goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2019–2023 |clubs4 = Dynamo Kyiv |caps4 = 15 |goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020–2021 |clubs5 = → Arsenal Tula (loan) |caps5 = 11 |goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2021 |clubs6 = → Chornomorets Odesa (loan) |caps6 = 13 |goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2022 |clubs7 = → Budapest Honvéd (loan) |caps7 = 9 |goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2023–2024 |clubs8 = Araz-Naxçıvan |caps8 = 30 |goals8 = 3
| years9 = 2024–
| clubs9 = Mohammedan
| caps9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| club-update = 17:46, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
}}
Abdul Mohammed Kadiri (born 7 March 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Indian Super League club Mohammedan.{{Soccerway|435979}}{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Sabyasachi |date=2024-09-06 |title=আইএসএল শুরুর আগেই জোর ধাক্কা মহামেডান শিবিরে, চোটের কবলে বিদেশি তারকা |url=https://bongfootball.in/player-inured-mohammedansc-before-start-of-isl/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Bong Football |language=en-US}} Kadiri can play as a centre-back or defensive midfielder.{{cite web|url=http://www.heute.at/sport/fussball/bundesliga/Austria-verpflichtet-Verteidiger-Abdul-Kadiri-Mohammed;art56243,1337000|title=Vertrag bis 2020: Austria verpflichtet Verteidiger Abdul Kadiri Mohammed|first=DJ Digitale Medien|last=GmbH.|publisher=|access-date=27 February 2017|archive-date=27 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227151650/http://www.heute.at/sport/fussball/bundesliga/Austria-verpflichtet-Verteidiger-Abdul-Kadiri-Mohammed;art56243,1337000|url-status=dead}}
Club career
=Ashanti Gold=
Kadiri played in 20 games for the defending Ghana Premier League champions Ashanti Gold S.C. in 2016. He also played in the Ghana Super Cup, which Ashanti Gold lost 1–0 to Medeama S.C.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/07/ghana/super-cup/ashanti-gold-sporting-club/kessben-fc/2209828/?ICID=PL_MS_01|title=Ashanti Gold vs. Medeama - 7 February 2016 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=4 June 2019}}
=Austria Wien=
Kadiri joined FK Austria Wien on 31 August 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.fk-austria.at/de/n/news/2016/08/fk-austria-wien-verpflichtet-ghanaischen-teamspieler/|title=FK Austria Wien - FK Austria Wien verpflichtet ghanaischen Teamspieler|publisher=|access-date=27 February 2017|archive-date=31 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531214942/http://www.fk-austria.at/de/n/news/2016/08/fk-austria-wien-verpflichtet-ghanaischen-teamspieler/|url-status=dead}} He made his debut for Wien in a 2–0 win over SV Mattersburg on 16 October 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.weltfussball.at/news/_n2489073_/austria-kadiri-mohammed-noch-keine-hilfe/|title=Austria: Kadiri Mohammed noch keine Hilfe|publisher=|access-date=27 February 2017|archive-date=27 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227161704/http://www.weltfussball.at/news/_n2489073_/austria-kadiri-mohammed-noch-keine-hilfe/|url-status=live}}
On 2 August 2018, Kadiri signed a season-long loan deal with Russian Premier League club Arsenal Tula.{{cite web |title=МОХАММЕД КАДИРИ – В АРСЕНАЛЕ |url=https://arsenaltula.ru/news/novosti-kluba/mokhammed-kadiri-v-arsenale/ |website=arsenaltula.ru |publisher=FC Arsenal Tula |accessdate=2 August 2018 |language=Russian |date=2 August 2018 |archive-date=31 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531214942/https://arsenaltula.ru/news/novosti-kluba/mokhammed-kadiri-v-arsenale/ |url-status=live }}
=Dynamo Kyiv=
On 3 June 2019, Kadiri signed a contract with the Ukrainian Premier League runner-up FC Dynamo Kyiv.{{cite web|url=https://www.fcdynamo.com/en/news/abdul_kadiri_mokhammed_gravets_fk_dinamo_kiiv|title=Abdul Mohammed Kadiri – FC Dynamo Kyiv player!|publisher=fcdynamo.com|access-date=10 June 2023|archive-date=4 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704150219/https://fcdynamo.com/|url-status=live}} On 16 September 2020, he was loaned back to FC Arsenal Tula until the end of the 2020–21 season.{{cite web|publisher=FC Arsenal Tula|url=https://arsenaltula.ru/news/novosti-kluba/s-vozvrashcheniem-mokhammed/|title=С ВОЗВРАЩЕНИЕМ, МОХАММЕД!|date=16 September 2020|language=Russian|access-date=18 September 2020|archive-date=24 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924011402/https://arsenaltula.ru/news/novosti-kluba/s-vozvrashcheniem-mokhammed/|url-status=live}} On 5 January 2021, the loan was terminated early by Kadiri's request for family reasons.{{cite web|publisher=FC Arsenal Tula|url=https://arsenaltula.ru/news/novosti-kluba/abdul-kadiri-pokidaet-arsenal/|title=АБДУЛ КАДИРИ ПОКИДАЕТ "АРСЕНАЛ"|date=5 January 2021|language=ru|access-date=7 January 2021|archive-date=18 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118151121/https://arsenaltula.ru/news/novosti-kluba/abdul-kadiri-pokidaet-arsenal/|url-status=live}} On 15 February 2022, Kadiri was loaned to Budapest Honvéd in Hungary.{{cite press release|publisher=Budapest Honvéd|url=https://honvedfc.hu/hirek/kozeppalyas-kijevbol/2022-02-15|title=KÖZÉPPÁLYÁS KIJEVBŐL|date=15 February 2022|access-date=15 February 2022|language=hu|archive-date=16 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216042932/https://honvedfc.hu/hirek/kozeppalyas-kijevbol/2022-02-15|url-status=live}}
In February 2023, Kadiri went on trial with Tajikistan Higher League club Istiklol.{{cite web |title=К "Истиклолу" на сборах присоединился футболист из Ганы |url=https://t.me/fcistiklol2007/18698 |website=t.me/fcistiklol2007/ |publisher=FC Istiklol Telegram |access-date=20 February 2023 |language=Tajik |date=20 February 2023 |archive-date=20 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220155303/https://t.me/fcistiklol2007/18698 |url-status=live }}
=Araz-Naxçıvan=
On 28 July 2023, Araz-Naxçıvan announced the signing of Kadiri.{{cite web |title=Kiyev "Dinamo"sunun sabiq üzvü "Araz-Naxçıvan"da |url=https://arazpfk.com/xeber/542/ |website=arazpfk.com/ |publisher=Araz-Naxçıvan PFK |access-date=28 July 2023 |language=Azerbaijani |date=28 July 2023 |archive-date=28 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728091416/https://arazpfk.com/xeber/542/ |url-status=live }}
International career
Kadiri was first called up to the Ghana national football team in the summer of 2016 by Avram Grant.{{cite web|url=http://www.myjoyonline.com/sports/2016/August-25th/ashantigold-defender-kadri-mohammed-eager-to-make-black-stars-debut.php|title=AshantiGold defender Kadri Mohammed eager to make Black Stars debut|date=25 August 2016|publisher=|access-date=27 February 2017|archive-date=27 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227231942/http://www.myjoyonline.com/sports/2016/August-25th/ashantigold-defender-kadri-mohammed-eager-to-make-black-stars-debut.php|url-status=live}} He is yet to make his national team debut.
Personal life
Kadiri is of the royal bloodline of Ghana's Northern Region royal family, and had a life of wealth and privilege growing up.{{Cite web|url=https://dynamo.kiev.ua/news/324400-potentsialnyij-novichok-dinamo-kadiri-mohammed-syin-korolya-nachinavshij-v-barselone?from=eshe-na-etu-temu|title=Потенциальный новичок "Динамо" Кадири Мохаммед: сын короля, начинавший в "Барселоне"|date=2 June 2019|website=Dynamo Kyiv by Shurik Fan Site|language=ru|trans-title=Potential Dynamo newcomer Kadiri Mohammed: king's son, who got his start at Barcelona|access-date=4 June 2019|archive-date=4 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604041522/https://dynamo.kiev.ua/news/324400-potentsialnyij-novichok-dinamo-kadiri-mohammed-syin-korolya-nachinavshij-v-barselone%3Ffrom%3Deshe-na-etu-temu|url-status=live}} He has a sister and five brothers. Two of his brothers, Mohammed Fatau and Mohammed Sammed, are also professional footballers.
Career statistics
{{updated|the end of the 2019–20 season}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/kadri-mohammed/435979/|title=Ghana - A. Mohammed - Profile with news, career statistics and history|publisher=Soccerway.com|accessdate=4 June 2019|archive-date=3 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003163109/https://int.soccerway.com/players/kadri-mohammed/435979/|url-status=live}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Ashanti Gold
|2016 |20 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearance in Ghana Super Cup}} | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Austria Wien
|10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18
|Austrian Bundesliga |22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9{{efn|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 43 | 0 | ||
| Austria Wien II
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Arsenal Tula (loan)
|22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 2 | |||
| Dynamo Kyiv
|15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!90 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 3 |
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References
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External links
- {{WorldFootball.net|abdul-kadiri-mohammed}}
- {{UEFA|250101063}}
- {{FFU}}
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