Ahmed Awad (footballer)

Ahmed Awad
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Awad Mohammad
Date of birth (1992-06-01) 1 June 1992
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dalkurd FF
Number 10
Youth career
IK Brage
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Dalkurd FF 39 (11)
2013 IFK Värnamo 22 (0)
2014– Dalkurd FF 113 (33)
National team‡
2016– Palestine 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 27, 2017

Ahmed Awad (born 1 June 1992) is a Palestinian footballer who plays for Dalkurd FF.

Awad started playing football in the youth academy of IK Brage, before moving to Dalkurd FF. In 2013, he transferred to IFK Värnamo in Superettan, but returned to Dalkurd a year later.

International career

Awad was born and 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.[1][2]

International goals

Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first.[3]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 March 2016Dora International Stadium, Hebron, Palestine Timor-Leste6–07–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - United Arab Emirates-Palestine - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
  2. ↑ Stefan Ericson. "Landslagsuttagen Ahmed Awad tvåmålsskytt när Dalkurd besegrade Frej". dt.se.
  3. ↑ "Awad, Ahmed". National Football Teams. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
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