Kamal Sowah (born 9 January 2000) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a

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for Dutch club

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and the Ghana national team.

Club career

Leicester City

After a successful trial, Sowah signed his first professional contract with Leicester City on 31 January 2018, tying him to the club until the summer of 2022. Later that same day Sowah was loaned to

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, a club also owned by

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, for one and a half seasons to gain more experience. Sowah played his first match on 14 April 2018, coming on as a substitute for

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in a 2–0 win at

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. On 23 August 2019, Sowah scored his first two professional goals in a 6–0 victory against RFC Wetteren in the

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Club Brugge

On 27 August 2021, Sowah joined

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for an undisclosed fee.

AZ Alkmaar (loan)

On 31 January 2022, Sowah was loaned to

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in Dutch

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until the end of the season.

Return to Club Brugge

In the 2022–23 season Sowah returned to Club Brugge. On 13 September 2022, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 4–0 away win at

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in the

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. On 4 October, Sowah scored again in the competition, in a 2–0 home win over

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Standard Liège (loan)

On 6 September 2023, Club Brugge sent Sowah on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy to fellow Belgian Pro League side

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Release by Club Brugge

On 16 January 2025, the contract with Club Brugge was terminated by mutual consent, Sowah did not appear for the club in the 2024–25 season.

NAC Breda

On 3 February 2025, Sowah signed with

in the Netherlands for two and a half seasons.

Career statistics

Honours

Club Brugge *

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: 2021–22 *

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References

2000 births Living people Ghanaian Muslims Ghanaian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Leicester City F.C. players Oud-Heverlee Leuven players Club Brugge KV players AZ Alkmaar players Standard Liège players NAC Breda players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Eredivisie players Ghana men's international footballers 2022 FIFA World Cup players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in England Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen {{Ghana-footy-bio-stub