Ahmed Awad (Palestinian footballer)

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Ahmed Awad
Awad with IFK Värnamo in 2013
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Y. Awad Mohammad[1]
Date of birth (1992-06-01) 1 June 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Tiberias, Israel[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Dalkurd
Number 6
Youth career
IK Brage
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Dalkurd 39 (11)
2013 IFK Värnamo 22 (0)
2014–2019 Dalkurd 145 (43)
2020 Västerås SK 13 (1)
2020–2021 Östersunds FK 15 (1)
2022–2023 Dalkurd 15 (0)
2023- Ariana FC 3 (1)
International career
2016– Palestine 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2018

Ahmed Y. Awad Mohammad (Arabic: أحمد عواد محمد; born 1 June 1992) is a Palestinian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club Dalkurd and the Palestine national team. Awad started playing football in the youth academy of IK Brage, before moving to Dalkurd. In 2013, he transferred to IFK Värnamo in Superettan, but returned to Dalkurd a year later.[citation needed]

International career[edit]

Awad was 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.[2][3]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first.[4]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 March 2016 Dora International Stadium, Hebron, Palestine  East Timor 6–0 7–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[edit]

Individual[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Ahmed Awad". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - United Arab Emirates-Palestine". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015.
  3. ^ Stefan Ericson. "Landslagsuttagen Ahmed Awad tvåmålsskytt när Dalkurd besegrade Frej". dt.se.
  4. ^ "Ahmed Awad". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 January 2017.

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