Ibad Muhamadu
 Ibad Muhamadu playing for the Portland Timbers, 2 October 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ibad Ibn Bashir Muhamadu | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Always Forward | |||
| HVV Hollandia | |||
| AZ | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001-2004 | Twente | 5 | (0) |
| 2003-2004 | → Cambuur Leeuwarden (loan) | 21 | (4) |
| 2004-2005 | MVV | 54 | (17) |
| 2005-2007 | Cercle Brugge | 12 | (2) |
| 2006-2007 | → Dordrecht (loan) | 34 | (13) |
| 2007-2008 | Dordrecht | 14 | (0) |
| 2008-2009 | Willem II | 18 | (1) |
| 2009 | Dynamo Dresden | 3 | (0) |
| 2009-2010 | Dordrecht | 18 | (8) |
| 2010 | Portland Timbers | 10 | (0) |
| 2010-2011 | Helmond Sport | 12 | (1) |
| 2011-2013 | Spakenburg | 25 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2014 (UTC) | |||
Ibad Muhamadu (born 22 February 1982) is a Dutch former professional footballer.
Career
Europe
When Muhamadu was young, he moved with his parents from Amsterdam to Hoorn, where he started playing football. He got his first professional contract with FC Twente. When René Vandereycken became head coach of Twente, Muhamadu was loaned to Cambuur.
He went to MVV in 2004. His successful era in Maastricht earned him a transfer to Jupiler League side Cercle Brugge. However, Muhamadu was never able to achieve a regular spot in the starting eleven. He went to FC Dordrecht, where he would later also find his Dutch former Cercle Brugge team mate Brian Pinas.
In May 2008, Muhamadu signed a contrect with Willem II Tilburg and left the club after one year to sign with Dynamo Dresden on 9 June 2009.[1] After just two months at Dynamo, and three league appearances, his contract was annulled in August 2009. He returned to Dordrecht a few days later.
North America
In August 2010, Muhamadu signed with the American second division club, Portland Timbers, who will be joining Major League Soccer in 2011.[2]
Return to Europe
In December 2010, he signed with Dutch second division club Helmond Sport on an amateur contract.[3] He will join amateur side SV Spakenburg from 1 July 2011.
Personal
Muhamadu is of Ghanaian and Surinamese descent.
References
- ^ "Ibad Muhamadu" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- ^ "Timbers sign Dutch forward Ibad Muhamadu" (Press release). Portland Timbers. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ^ "Clubhopper Muhamadu gaat als amateur verder bij Helmond Sport" (Press release). Voetbalzone. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
External links
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Dutch footballers
- Association football forwards
- People from Amsterdam
- Footballers from Amsterdam
- AZ Alkmaar players
- FC Twente players
- SC Cambuur players
- MVV Maastricht players
- Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
- FC Dordrecht players
- Willem II Tilburg players
- Dynamo Dresden players
- Helmond Sport players
- Dutch people of Ghanaian descent
- Dutch people of Surinamese descent
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Portland Timbers (2001–10) players
- SV Spakenburg players
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- USSF Division 2 Professional League players
- 3. Liga players