Ahmed Y. Awad Mohammad ( ar, أحمد عواد محمد; born 1 June 1992) is a Palestinian professional

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who plays as a

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for Swedish club Dalkurd and the Palestine national team. Awad started playing football in the youth academy of

IK Brage Idrottsklubben Brage, also known as IK Brage or simply Brage, is a Swedish football club located in Borlänge. The club is affiliated with Dalarnas Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Domnarvsvallen. The club colours, reflected in th ...

, before moving to Dalkurd. In 2013, he transferred to

IFK Värnamo IFK Värnamo is a Swedish football club located in Värnamo. The club plays in the Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. The most famous player from the club is Jonas Thern, who was captain of the Swedish national football team when the ...

in Superettan, but returned to Dalkurd a year later.

International career

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 The Palestine national football team ( ar, منتخب فلسطين لكرة القدم), controlled by the Palestinian Football Association, represents Palestine in association football. The squad is governed by the Asian Football Confederation ...

, and was on the bench in their 2–0 loss against the

UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

in a

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qualifier on 24 March 2016.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first.''

Honours

Individual

Svenska Cupen Svenska Cupen (, ''The Swedish Cup'') is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 96 teams compe ...

Top goalscorer: 2019–20

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Awad, Ahmed 1992 births Living people Footballers from Tiberias Palestinian men's footballers Swedish people of Palestinian descent Men's association football midfielders IK Brage players IFK Värnamo players Dalkurd FF players Västerås SK Fotboll players Superettan players Ettan Fotboll players Palestine men's international footballers