Zehn Mekhal Mohammed (born 28 February 2000) is an English professional

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who last played as a defender for club

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete history ...

Early and personal life

Mohammed is from

Blackburn Blackburn () is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, east of Preston and north-n ...

, and went to Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School. He signed for Accrington Stanley at Under-16 level after playing Sunday league football for Mill Hill, and having a trial with the club. He previously played for

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. T ...

at youth level.

Career

He signed a professional contract with Accrington Stanley in May 2017. In December 2017 he went on loan to

Ramsbottom United Ramsbottom United Football Club are an English association football, football club based in Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester. Nicknamed "The Rams", they currently compete in the and play their home matches at the Harry Williams Riverside Stadi ...

. In the 2018-19 season he had further loan spells, joining

Clitheroe Clitheroe () is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England; it is located north-west of Manchester. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for tourists visiting the area. In 2018, the Cl ...

on a short-term loan in August 2018 and making 8 appearances, playing for

Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England. Southport lies on the Irish ...

on loan between November 2018 and January 2019, appearing once for the club in an

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match. He made his professional debut for Accrington on 8 January 2019 in a

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match against

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. Later that month he joined

FC United of Manchester Football Club United of Manchester is a semi-professional football club based in Moston, Manchester, England, that competes in the , the seventh tier of the English football league system, and plays home matches at Broadhurst Park. Founded ...

on loan, making his debut the next day in a victory in a league match against Bradford Park Avenue. In 2019 July he joined

on loan until 20 January. On 14 May 2021 Mohammed was released.

International career

Zehn is eligible to play for

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as he belongs to Pakistani background.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mohammed, Zehn 2000 births People from Blackburn Living people Association football defenders Accrington Stanley F.C. players F.C. United of Manchester players Ramsbottom United F.C. players Clitheroe F.C. players Southport F.C. players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players English footballers