Mohammed Tanko
{{short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1988)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Mohammed Tanko
| fullname = Mohammed Tanko Ismaila
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|11|15}}
| birth_place =Ghana
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}
| currentclub = Heart of Lions
| clubnumber =
| position = Striker
| youthclubs1 = Koftown FC
| youthclubs2 = Liberty Professionals
| youthclubs3 = Great Olympics
| youthyears1 =
| youthyears2 = 2005–2006
| youthyears3 = 2006–2007
| years1 = 2008–2010
| years2 = 2010–2011
| years3 = 2011
| years4 = 2011–2012
| years5 = 2013–2016
| years6 = 2017
| years7 = 2018
| clubs1 = Heart of Lions
| clubs2 = CD Leganés
| clubs3 = → CD Teruel (loan)
| clubs4 = Medeama SC
| clubs5 = Heart of Lions
| clubs6 = Aduana Stars
| clubs7 = Elmina Sharks
| caps2 = 1
| goals6 = 4
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
}}
Mohammed Tanko Ismaila (born 15 November 1988) is a Ghanaian footballer,[http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/soccer/player.php?ID=650 Tanko Mohammed - Soccer Player - Leganes] who played club soccer in Spain and at home in Ghana.
Club career
Tanko won the 2009 H.P. Nyametei Cup final with Heart of Lions, scoring a goal in the second leg to help his team to victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/ece-frontpage/today-in-history-heart-of-lions-edge-kotoko-to-win-swag-cup/t03xqpr|title= Heart of Lions edge Kotoko to win SWAG Cup|first=Thomas Freeman|last=Yeboah|date=7 August 2016|publisher=Pulse.com.gh}}
He played professionally for CD Leganés[http://www.ghanasoccernet.com/ghanaian-duo-join-spanish-side-leganes/ Ghanaian duo join Spanish side Leganes] and from January to June 2011 on loan for CD Teruel.[http://www.fussballtransfers.com/spieler/mohammed-tanko Mohammed Tanko - Teruel] On 9 June 2011 signed a contract for Medeama SC and returned to his native Ghana.[http://www.ghanasoccernet.com/medeama-sign-striker-tanko-mohammed/ Medeama sign striker Tanko Mohammed]{{Cite web |url=http://www.medeamasc.com/2011/08/club-secures-transfer-certificates-for-quartet/ |title=Club secure Transfer Certificates for quartet |access-date=2011-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321061246/http://www.medeamasc.com/2011/08/club-secures-transfer-certificates-for-quartet/ |archive-date=2012-03-21 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/striker-tanko-mohammed-planning-drag-medeama-gfa-unpaid-contract-fee|title = Striker Tanko Mohammed planning to drag Medeama to GFA over unpaid contract fee|date = 12 March 2014}} He left Medeama in 2013 returning to Heart of Lions through 2016.{{cite web |title=Former Medeama striker Tanko Mohammed training with Aduana Stars |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/former-medeama-striker-tanko-mohammed-training-with-aduana-stars |publisher=GHANAsoccernet |accessdate=15 August 2019 |date=28 November 2016}}
Tanko played for several clubs in the Ghana Premier League including Aduana Stars, where he signed in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.ghanastar.com/sports/know-the-players-each-club-signed/|title=Know the Players Each Club Signed|date=10 February 2017}} He was released from Elmina Sharks in January 2019 when the club lowered their wage bills.{{cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Elmina-Sharks-cancel-12-players-contracts-ahead-of-new-season-712340|title=Elmina Sharks cancel 12 players contracts ahead of new season|date=2 January 2019}}
International career
Tanko was a member of the Ghana national under-17 football team and Ghana national under-20 football team. Since 2009 he is member of the Ghana national football team.[http://playersglobe.net/player_bio.php?id=209 Player Profile - Players Globe]
Honours
- H.P. Nyametei/SWAG Cup 2009
- Ghana Premier League 2017
References
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Category:Ghanaian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Heart of Lions F.C. players
Category:Elmina Sharks F.C. players
Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen
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