Mohammed Kadiri

Abdul Mohammed Kadiri (born 7 March 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Araz-Naxçıvan.[2] Kadiri can play as a centre-back or defensive midfielder.[3]

Mohammed Kadiri
Mohammed with Arsenal Tula in 2019
Personal information
Full name Abdul Kadiri Mohammed
Date of birth (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996
Place of birth Obuasi, Ghana[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Araz-Naxçıvan
Number 42
Youth career
Ashanti Gold
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Ashanti Gold 20 (1)
2016–2019 Austria Wien 32 (0)
2018–2019 → Arsenal Tula (loan) 22 (1)
2019–2023 Dynamo Kyiv 15 (0)
2020–2021 → Arsenal Tula (loan) 11 (2)
2021 → Chornomorets Odesa (loan) 13 (0)
2022 → Budapest Honvéd (loan) 9 (0)
2023– Araz-Naxçıvan 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 October 2023

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.[4]

Austria Wien

Kadiri joined FK Austria Wien on 31 August 2016.[5] He made his debut for Wien in a 2–0 win over SV Mattersburg on 16 October 2016.[6]

On 2 August 2018, Kadiri signed a season-long loan deal with Russian Premier League club Arsenal Tula.[7]

Dynamo Kyiv

On 3 June 2019, Kadiri signed a contract with the Ukrainian Premier League runner-up FC Dynamo Kyiv.[8] On 16 September 2020, he was loaned back to FC Arsenal Tula until the end of the 2020–21 season.[9] On 5 January 2021, the loan was terminated early by Kadiri's request for family reasons.[10] On 15 February 2022, Kadiri was loaned to Budapest Honvéd in Hungary.[11]

In February 2023, Kadiri went on trial with Tajikistan Higher League club Istiklol.[12]

Araz-Naxçıvan

On 28 July 2023, Araz-Naxçıvan announced the signing of Kadiri.[13]

International career

Kadiri was first called up to the Ghana national football team in the summer of 2016 by Avram Grant.[14] 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.[15] He has a sister and five brothers. Two of his brothers, Mohammed Fatau and Mohammed Sammed, are also professional footballers.[15]

Career statistics
As of the end of the 2019–20 season[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ashanti Gold 2016 Ghana Premier League 201——1[lower-alpha 1]0211
Austria Wien 2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 10010——110
2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 220109[lower-alpha 2]0—320
Total 3202090—430
Austria Wien II 2016–17 Austrian Regionalliga 10———10
Arsenal Tula (loan) 2018–19 Russian Premier League 22151——272
Dynamo Kyiv 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League 15010——160
Career total 9028190101083
  1. Appearance in Ghana Super Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "Abdul Kadiri Mohammed - Player Profile - Football".
  2. Mohammed Kadiri at Soccerway
  3. GmbH., DJ Digitale Medien. "Vertrag bis 2020: Austria verpflichtet Verteidiger Abdul Kadiri Mohammed".
  4. "Ashanti Gold vs. Medeama - 7 February 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  5. "FK Austria Wien - FK Austria Wien verpflichtet ghanaischen Teamspieler".
  6. "Austria: Kadiri Mohammed noch keine Hilfe".
  7. "МОХАММЕД КАДИРИ – В АРСЕНАЛЕ". arsenaltula.ru (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  8. "Abdul Mohammed Kadiri – FC Dynamo Kyiv player!". fcdynamo.com. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  9. "С ВОЗВРАЩЕНИЕМ, МОХАММЕД!" (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 16 September 2020.
  10. "АБДУЛ КАДИРИ ПОКИДАЕТ "АРСЕНАЛ"" (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 5 January 2021.
  11. "KÖZÉPPÁLYÁS KIJEVBŐL" (Press release) (in Hungarian). Budapest Honvéd. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  12. "К «Истиклолу» на сборах присоединился футболист из Ганы". t.me/fcistiklol2007/ (in Tajik). FC Istiklol Telegram. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  13. "Kiyev "Dinamo"sunun sabiq üzvü "Araz-Naxçıvan"da". arazpfk.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Araz-Naxçıvan PFK. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  14. "AshantiGold defender Kadri Mohammed eager to make Black Stars debut". 25 August 2016.
  15. "Потенциальный новичок "Динамо" Кадири Мохаммед: сын короля, начинавший в "Барселоне"" [Potential Dynamo newcomer Kadiri Mohammed: king's son, who got his start at Barcelona]. Dynamo Kyiv by Shurik Fan Site (in Russian). 2 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  16. "Ghana - A. Mohammed - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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