Ahmed Awad (Palestinian footballer)

For other people named Ahmed Awad, see Ahmed Awad (disambiguation).

Ahmed Awad

Personal information
Full name	Ahmed Awad Mohammad
Date of birth	(1992-06-01) 1 June 1992
Place of birth	Sweden
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Östersund
Number	12
Youth career
	IK Brage
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Dalkurd FF	39	(11)
2013	IFK Värnamo	22	(0)
2014–2019	Dalkurd FF	145	(43)
2020	Västerås SK	13	(1)
2020–	Östersund	6	(0)
International career‡
2016–	Palestine	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 27, 2017

Ahmed Awad (born 1 June 1992) is a Palestinian footballer who plays for Östersund.

Awad started playing football in the youth academy of IK Brage, before moving to Dalkurd FF. In 2013, he transferred to IFK Värnamo in Superettan, but returned to Dalkurd a year later.

International career

Awad was born and raised in Sweden to parents of Palestinian descent, and is eligible for both Sweden and Palestine. In March 2016, Awad accepted a call-up to the Palestine national football team, and was on the bench in their 2–0 loss against the UAE in a FIFA World Cup qualifier on 24 March 2016.

International goals

Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	29 March 2016	Dora International Stadium, Hebron, Palestine	East Timor	6–0	7–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

External links

• Spelarpresentation IFK Värnamos player profile at the Wayback Machine (archived February 3, 2014)
• Statistik Eliteprospects profile at archive.today (archived June 29, 2013)
• Ahmed Awad at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
• Ahmed Awad at Soccerway