Kamal Sowah (born 9 January 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Ghana national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kamal Sowah[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Sabon Zango, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Right to Dream Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | → OH Leuven (loan) | 67 | (11) |
| 2021– | Club Brugge | 36 | (0) |
| 2022 | → AZ (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 27 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2022 | |||
Club career
editLeicester City
editAfter 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.[2] Later that same day Sowah was loaned to Oud-Heverlee Leuven, a club also owned by King Power, for one and a half seasons to gain more experience.[3] Sowah played his first match on 14 April 2018, coming on as a substitute for Joeri Dequevy in a 2–0 win at Waasland-Beveren.[4] On 23 August 2019, Sowah scored his first two professional goals in a 6–0 victory against RFC Wetteren in the Belgian Cup.[5]
Club Brugge
editOn 27 August 2021, Sowah joined Club Brugge for an undisclosed fee.[6]
AZ Alkmaar (loan)
editOn 31 January 2022, Sowah was loaned to AZ Alkmaar in Dutch Eredivisie until the end of the season.[7]
Return to Club Brugge
editIn 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 FC Porto in the UEFA Champions League.[8] On 4 October, Sowah scored again in the competition, in a 2–0 home win over Atlético Madrid.[9]
Standard Liège (loan)
editOn 6 September 2023, Club Brugge sent Sowah on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy to fellow Belgian Pro League side Standard Liège.[10][11]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 7 March 2023[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| OH Leuven (loan) | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 29 | 5 | |||||
| 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 67 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 72 | 13 | |||||
| Club Brugge | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7[a] | 2 | 1[b] | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 2 | |||
| AZ Alkmaar (loan) | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Standard Liège (loan) | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 111 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 136 | 15 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
editClub Brugge
References
edit- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ghana (GHA)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 14. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Ghanaian youngster Kamal Sowah pens Leicester City deal". Ghanasoccernet.com. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Toptalent for OHL" [Toptalent voor OHL]. ohl.be. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "WAASLAND-BEVEREN VS. OH LEUVEN 0 - 2". Soccerway. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "OH LEUVEN VS. RFC WETTEREN 6 - 0". Soccerway. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Kamal Sowah signs for Club Brugge". Leicester City FC. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Sowah winteraanwinst AZ" (Press release) (in Dutch). AZ. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Noite de horror no Dragão deixa FC Porto em último" [Horror night in Dragão leaves FC Porto in last] (in European Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Perfect Brugge beat Atletico as Griezmann blows penalty". beIN SPORTS. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Kamal SOWAH en prêt au Standard" [Kamal Sowah on loan at Standard] (in French). Standard de Liège. 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Loan spell at Standard Liège for Kamal Sowah". Club Brugge. 6 September 2023.
- ^ Kamal Sowah at Soccerway
- ^ Oludare, Shine (17 July 2022). "Odoi, Sowah, Mata and Mbamba win Belgian Super Cup with Club Brugge". Goal. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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