Mohammed Tanko
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammed Tanko Ismaila | ||
| Date of birth | November 15, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heart of Lions | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Koftown FC | |||
| 2005–2006 | Liberty Professionals | ||
| 2006–2007 | Great Olympics | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Heart of Lions | ||
| 2010–2011 | CD Leganés | 1 | (0[1]) |
| 2011 | → CD Teruel (loan) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Medeama SC | ||
| 2013–2016 | Heart of Lions | ||
| 2017 | Aduana Stars | (4) | |
| 2018 | Elmina Sharks | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mohammed Tanko Ismaila (born 15 November 1988) is a Ghanaian footballer,[2] who played club soccer in Spain and at home in Ghana.
Club career[edit]
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.[3]
He played professionally for CD Leganés[4] and from January to June 2011 on loan for CD Teruel.[5] On 9 June 2011 signed a contract for Medeama SC and returned to his native Ghana.[6][7][8] He left Medeama in 2013 returning to Heart of Lions through 2016.[9]
Tanko played for several clubs in the Ghana Premier League including Aduana Stars, where he signed in 2017.[10] He was released from Elmina Sharks in January 2019 when the club lowered their wage bills.[11]
International career[edit]
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.[12]
Honours[edit]
- H.P. Nyametei/SWAG Cup 2009
- Ghana Premier League 2017
References[edit]
- ^ Tanko, Leganés - Leganés - Temporada 2010/2011
- ^ Tanko Mohammed - Soccer Player - Leganes
- ^ Yeboah, Thomas Freeman (7 August 2016). "Heart of Lions edge Kotoko to win SWAG Cup". Pulse.com.gh.
- ^ Ghanaian duo join Spanish side Leganes
- ^ Mohammed Tanko - Teruel
- ^ Medeama sign striker Tanko Mohammed
- ^ "Club secure Transfer Certificates for quartet". Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
- ^ "Striker Tanko Mohammed planning to drag Medeama to GFA over unpaid contract fee". 12 March 2014.
- ^ "Former Medeama striker Tanko Mohammed training with Aduana Stars". GHANAsoccernet. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Know the Players Each Club Signed". 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Elmina Sharks cancel 12 players contracts ahead of new season". 2 January 2019.
- ^ Player Profile - Players Globe
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