Mohamed Abdulahi Awad ( so, Maxamed Cabdullaahi Cawad; born 7 May 1994) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
winger for
Maltese Premier League club
Sliema Wanderers. Born in New Zealand, he represents
Somalia at international level.
Club career
Awad began his senior career at
New Zealand Football Championship
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club
Waikato, after a spell in the youth system at
Waikato. After failing to make any appearances for Waikato, Awad signed for
Western Suburbs in 2013. In 2014, Awad moved to the
United States, playing
college soccer for
St. John's Red Storm
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. Between 2015 and 2017, Awad played college soccer for
SIU Edwardsville Cougars
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and domestic football for Australian club
Inglewood United. In 2018, Awad moved back to New Zealand, signing for
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Places
*Eastern Suburbs (Mumbai), India
*Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Australia
**Eastern Suburbs railway line, Sydney, Australia
Sports clubs
;Association football
*Eastern Suburbs AFC, Auckland, New Zealand
* Eastern ...
. Awad made 22 league appearances, scoring three times, during his two seasons at the club, winning the
2018–19 New Zealand Football Championship
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. In 2020, Awad signed for
Auckland City
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.
International career
On 15 June 2021, Awad made his debut for
Somalia, in a 1–0 friendly loss against
Djibouti.
Personal life
Born in New Zealand, prior to receiving his call up for the Somalia national team, Awad had never been to the country.
References
1994 births
Living people
Naturalized citizens of Somalia
Somalian men's footballers
Somalia men's international footballers
New Zealand men's association footballers
New Zealand people of Somali descent
Men's association football wingers
WaiBOP United players
Western Suburbs FC players
St. John's Red Storm men's soccer players
Inglewood United FC players
SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer players
Eastern Suburbs AFC players
Auckland City FC players
New Zealand Football Championship players
New Zealand expatriate men's association footballers
New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia
New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Stirling Macedonia FC players
Sportspeople from Hamilton, New Zealand
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