Mohamadou Sumareh
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Full name | Mohamadou Sumareh | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 20 September 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Fajara, The Gambia | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Pahang | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 26[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2011 | Steve Biko | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | PDRM | 34 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Perlis | 22 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2017– | Pahang | 61 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2018– | Malaysia | 19 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 |
Mohamadou Sumareh (born 20 September 1994) is a Malaysian-Gambian footballer who plays for Pahang in the Malaysia Super League. He is nick-named "keliboy" by Pahang fans because of his slimy and smooth dribbling, as well as ball trickery.[2] He also plays for the Malaysia national team.
Early years
Sumareh was born in Fajara, Gambia. Sumareh's family moved to Banjul after his birth.
Sumareh went to Malaysia at the age of 12, following his father who worked as a businessman and began living here three years later. From the age of 15, he has learn a lot about Malaysia, especially the culture in the local community and in football.[3] He trained with the Kuala Lumpur Youth Soccer (KLYS) academy as a teenager.[4]
Club career
Steve Biko
After displaying some talent, he was offered the chance to join the Steve Biko academy in Gambia in late-2010. However, he was not offered a professional contract.
Royal Malaysia Police
A year later, Sumareh travelled to Malaysia and signed for Malaysia Premier League club PDRM on a two-year contract. He made his first-team debut on 7 January 2013, in a match against Betaria, with a 5–0 win at home (Hang Jebat Stadium). In 2014, he succeeded in helping PDRM to become the 2014 Malaysia Premier League champions, thus promoted to the Super league for next season.
Perlis
Sumareh signed for Perlis on a one-year contract after the end of the contract with PDRM.[5] He made his Perlis debut on 15 February 2016 against UiTM in the Malaysia Premier League, with a 1–0 loss at home.
Pahang
After helping Perlis reach in the sixth place in Premier League, Sumareh joined Pahang on a free transfer on December 2016 after signing a two-year deal with the Super League club. He made his club debut on 21 January 2017 in Super League Match against Perak away, which resulted in a 1–1 draw. His first Super League goal came on his Darul Makmur Stadium debut on 27 January 2017, in the 14th minute with a 5–0 victory against T–Team.[6]
International career
In October 2018, Sumareh was called up for the Malaysia national team central training from 8 October to prepare for two international friendly matches against Sri Lanka and Kyrgyzstan.[7] He is the first player called to the Malaysia national team since the 1960s, who was neither born in Malaysia nor have any of his ancestors Malaysian-born or having Malaysian citizenship.[8]
He made his debut on 12 October 2018, in a warm-up match against Sri Lanka. In that match, he came on as a substitute and scored his first international goal in a 4-1 victory.[9] He later scored again in a 3-0 win against Maldives on 4 November 2018. A day later, he was selected to the last 23-man squad for the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup.[10] In 5 September 2019 he scored a crucial last-minute goal against Indonesia in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Malaysia won the match 2-3 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta. In 15 November 2019, he also scored the decisive goal that helped Malaysia win against Thailand 2-1 at Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lampur and kept Malaysia's hopes for World Cup qualification alive.
Personal life
Sumareh received his Malaysian citizenship in April 2018 after staying in the country for more 5 years.[11] He is a former student of Maz International School in Shah Alam and SEGi College.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 11 March 2020.[13]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Perlis | 2016 | Malaysia Premier League | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 5 | |
Total | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 5 | |||
Pahang | 2017 | Malaysia Super League | 21 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | – | 35 | 11 | |
2018 | Malaysia Super League | 17 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | 32 | 4 | ||
2019 | Malaysia Super League | 21 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | – | 32 | 7 | ||
2020 | Malaysia Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 61 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 22 | ||
Career total | 83 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 27 |
International
- As of 19 November 2019
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Malaysia | 2018 | 10 | 2 |
2019 | 9 | 4 | |
Total | 19 | 6 |
International goals
International goals
- As of match played 14 November 2019. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sumareh goal.[14]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 12 October 2018 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | 1 | ![]() |
3–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
2 | 3 November 2018 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 3 | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | 11 June 2019 | 14 | ![]() |
3–0 | 5–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
4 | 5 September 2019 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | 15 | ![]() |
1–1 | 3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5 | 3–2 | ||||||
6 | 14 November 2019 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 18 | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 |
Honours
Club
- PDRM
- Pahang
- Malaysia Super League : Runners-up 2017[17], 2019[18]
- Malaysia FA Cup : 2018, Runners-up 2017[19]
International
Malaysia
- AFF Championship runners up : 2018[20]
Individual
References
- ^ "Tok Gajah sah gugur lapan pemain". BH Online. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "M. Sumareh Biodata". Soccerway. Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Sumareh, ada yang tidak puas hati?". 4 October 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Sumareh's gaffe throws eligibility into question". 4 October 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Mohamadou Sumareh Taring Singa Utara". mstar. 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Pahang vs. T–Team". Soccerway. 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Senarai 24 Pemain ke kem latihan pusat Skuad Harimau Malaya bermula 8 October 2018". FAM.org. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ Firdaus Hashim (13 October 2018). "Sumareh proves he's a deadly tiger on Harimau Malaya debut". New Straits Times. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Jaringan kilat Sumareh benam Sri Lanka". SinarHarian. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Malaysia release final 23-man squad for 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup". Fox Sports Malaysia. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Sumareh can join National Team". NST. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Gambia national coach not angry with Sumareh's move to play for Malaysia". NST. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Mohamadou Sumareh". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Sumareh, Mohamadou". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "PDRM crowned MPL champions; FELDA seal promotion". Football SEA. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "PDRM wins People's Cup-::maldivesoccer.com:- Maldives' first soccer website". www.maldivesoccer.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "2017 Pahang FA season", Wikipedia, 27 September 2019, retrieved 17 November 2019
- ^ "2019 Pahang FA season", Wikipedia, 27 October 2019, retrieved 17 November 2019
- ^ "2017 Pahang FA season", Wikipedia, 27 September 2019, retrieved 17 November 2019
- ^ "2018 AFF Championship Final", Wikipedia, 27 September 2019, retrieved 17 November 2019
- ^ Scott. "2018 AFF Suzuki Cup Best XI". www.affsuzukicup.com. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
External links
- Mohamadou Sumareh at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Banjul
- Gambian footballers
- Malaysian footballers
- Naturalised citizens of Malaysia
- Malaysian people of Gambian descent
- Malaysian expatriate footballers
- Pahang FA players
- Perlis FA players
- PDRM FA players
- Malaysia Super League players
- Malaysia international footballers
- Association football midfielders