David Gordon Mawutor (born 12 April 1992) is a Ghanaian-born Tajikistani professional

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who plays as a

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for Aksu. He predominantly plays as a central midfielder and at times play as a defensive.

Career

Early career

Mawutor was born in

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on 12 April 1992 and played for Thyword FC and YF Juventus SC 2.division in Ghana before moving to Tajikistan to start his professional career in 2012.

Ravshan Kulob

Mawutor initially joined

Tajik League The Ligai Olii Tojikiston ( Tajik: ''Лигаи Олии Тоҷикистон'') or Tajikistan Higher League ( fa, لیگ عالی فوتبال تاجیکستان, Russian: ''Высшая лига Таджикистана'') is the top division ...

side

Ravshan Kulob Ravshan Kulob ( tg, Равшан Кӯлоб, fa, باشگاه فوتبال روشن کولاب) is a football club based in Kulob, Tajikistan, formed in 1965 as FK Ansol Kulob.

on loan for the 2012 season, making the move permanent the following season. Mawutor made his

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debut for Ravshan Kulob in a 0–1 defeat against

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on 6 March 2013. In 2013, Mawutor went on trial with Neftchala as a striker.

FC Istiklol

In January 2014, Mawutor signed a one-year contract with

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. During January 2015, Mawutor went on trial with RFNL side Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. Mawutor left Istiklol in 2015, rejoining the club during the summer of 2016, and was included in the clubs

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squad, making his debut against

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, scoring the first goal in Istiklol's 2–0 win. On 18 April 2017, David scored his second goal for

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in their 3–1 victory over

FC Alay Football Club Alay Osh ('' ky, Алай Ош Футбол Клубу, Alaj Oş Futbol Klubu'') is a Kyrgyzstani football club based in Osh, that plays in the top division, Kyrgyz Premier League. History Names *1960: founded as ''the city of Osh ...

in the 2017

. Mawutor featured for Istiklol in their 1–0

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defeat to Iraqi club

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ( ar, نادي القوة الجوية الرياضي, lit=Air Force Club) is an Iraqi sports club based in Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1931 ...

on 4 November 2017, with the only goal coming from Emad Mohsin. Towards the end of 2017, Mawutor began to attract interest from clubs in Europe. On 29 January 2018, Istiklol announced that Mawutor had left the club after they agreed to mutual terminate his contract four months early.

PSMS Medan

In January 2018, Mawutor was named in

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squad, but due to an issue with his registration never officially joined.

Zhetysu

In February 2018, it was report that Mawutor had signed a one-year contract with

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club

FC Zhetysu Jetisu Taldykorgan ( kk, Жетісу Талдықорған футбол клубы, ''Jetisý Taldyqorǵan Fýtbol Klýby'') is a Kazakh professional football club based at the Zhetysu stadium in Taldykorgan. They are founding members of the K ...

Wisła Kraków

On 21 February 2021, Mawutor signed with Polish club

Wisła Kraków Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. It currently competes in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system. It ...

. Mawutor left Wisła Kraków in May 2021 following the expiration of his contract, having played seven times for the club.

Shakhter Karagandy

On 14 July 2021,

Shakhter Karagandy Football Club Shakhter ( kk, "Шахтер" футбол клубы, Shakhter fýtbol klýby), commonly referred to as FC Shakhter Karagandy ( kk, Қарағанды/Qarağandı ;Russian: Караганда/Karaganda), is a professional footbal ...

announced the signing of Mawutor.

Aksu

On 20 July 2023, Mawutor returned to the

, signing for Aksu.

Personal life

In November 2016, Mawutor married his Ukrainian wife Victoria. He holds both Ghanaian and Tajiki citizenship.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Ravshan Kulob *

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Istiklol *

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2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

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2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

Tajik Cup The Jomi Tojikiston (Tajiki: ''Ҷоми Тоҷикистон''), ( fa, جام حذفی تاجیکستان), or Tajikistan Cup is the top knockout football tournament of Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russ ...

Tajik Supercup The Superjomi Tojikiston (''Tajiki: Суперҷоми Тоҷикистон''; fa, سوپرجام تاجیکستان), or Tajik Super Cup, is a one-match football annual competition. The two participating clubs are holders of the Tajik League ch ...

Individual *Best Foreign Footballer of Tajikistan Championship:

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mawutor, David 1996 births Living people Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Tajikistani men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Istiklol players FC VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka players Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship players Wisła Kraków players FC Shakhter Karagandy players Tajikistan Higher League players Ekstraklasa players Negeri Sembilan FC players Tajikistani expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan