Mohammed-Awal Issah (born 4 April 1986) is a Ghanaian former professional

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who played as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Issah began his career by Real Sportive before signing a two-year contract with

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in the South African

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in August 2007. On 10 October 2008, he went to Serbia for trials with

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

and in December 2008, he signed a 4.5-year contract with the club. In mid-May 2009, AmaZulu contacted FIFA stating they had not received the full transfer fee for Issah from Red Star Belgrade. Later that month, Issah, together with teammate and compatriot Bernard Parker sued Red Star Belgrade for failing to fulfil financial obligations. In January 2011, Issah was one of eight players told they were surplus to requirements. In the 2011 summer transfer window, Issah signed for Norwegian club

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. On 25 January 2013, Issah joined

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club

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on a 1.5-year loan contract. After half a season, the loan was terminated. On 1 August 2013, Issah re-joined AmaZulu after almost five years in European football while AmaZulu agreed a transfer deal with Rosenborg. In February 2014, the club reported him to the

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claiming he had disappeared. Two months later, Issah was fined $170,000 for going absent and received a four-month playing ban.

International career

Issah was a member of the Ghana national under-20 team at the

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Red Star *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Issah, Mohammed-Awal 1986 births Living people Footballers from Accra Association football midfielders Ghanaian footballers Super League Greece players Serbian SuperLiga players AmaZulu F.C. players Expatriate soccer players in South Africa Red Star Belgrade footballers Rosenborg BK players Real Sportive players Veria F.C. players Ghanaian expatriate footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate footballers in Norway Expatriate footballers in Serbia Expatriate footballers in Greece Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Greece