Sheriff Deo Mohammed (born 8 May 1993) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who currently plays as

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for Portuguese club Gondomar.

Club career

Inter Allies

In 2014, Mohammed joined Ghanaian club International Allies FC. He scored 9 goals, assisted 3 goals and ended as the top goal scorer of the club in his debut season,

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. Due to his impressive form, he ended the season as the club's best player and his contract was extended by an extra year set to expire in 2016. In late December 2015, he went on trails at

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Stumbras

On 10 October 2017 after his contract with Inter Allies had ended, Mohammed joined Lithuanian side

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which was being managed by former Ghana national team coach

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. He signed a three-year deal with the side. Two days after, he made his debut after coming on in the final minutes to 19 minutes of a 3–2 defeat to

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. In his first season, he helped them to prevent relegation, playing in both relegation playoffs for the

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season. Over the following two and half years, he played on loan at

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in 2018 before moving

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to play on loan for

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and

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between late 2018 to early 2019 respectively. During his time at Kupiškis, he scored 12 league goals.

Arouca

His previous performances for G.D. Gafanha and R.D. Águeda in the Campeonato de Portugal league attracted interest from other clubs within the league. Due to that, he was signed by

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in July 2019 on a one-year deal on a free transfer as the club sought for a way back into the

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after being relegated the previous season. During his only season, 2019–20 season, he became one of the club's top performers in the process playing 18 league matches scored 3 goals and made 7 assists to help them gain automatic qualification in to the Liga Portugal 2. They gained promotion for being one of the two teams with the most points in all first-stage series before

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(FPF) cancelled all non-professional competitions due to the

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. During their

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campaign, in a match against

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, he came off the bench to score in the 94th minute of additional time to being the match to a 2–2 level and help push the match into an extra time. However they lost the match in extra time after

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scored a goal in the 113rd minute.

Gondomar

In July 2020, Mohammed joined fellow Portuguese team

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on a one-year contract as free agent following the expiration of his contract with FC Arouca and was set to extend his stay in Campeonato de Portugal league.

International career

In October 2015, he was called up into the local Black Stars,

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for a double header CHAN 2016

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against Ivory Coast. On 18 October 2015, he started the match along with striking partner

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and played the 65 minutes before being substituted for Nuhu Fuseini to make his debut in the

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at the

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which ended in a 2–1 victory. Fameyeh scored the brace to earn them the victory.

Honours

Arouca * Campeonato de Portugal: 2019–20 (promotion)

References

External links

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Image of Mohammed plays for the Black Stars
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mohammed, Sheriff Deo Living people 1993 births Footballers from Accra Men's association football forwards Ghanaian men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers International Allies F.C. players FC Stumbras players R.D. Águeda players F.C. Arouca players Gondomar S.C. players FC Kupiškis players Ghana Premier League players A Lyga players I Lyga players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania G.D. Gafanha players Ghana men's international footballers 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen