Lawson Sabah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lawson Sabah | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | IFK Göteborg | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | International Allies | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | International Allies | 13 | (0) |
| 2015– | IFK Göteborg | 11 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2013–2014 | Ghana U17 | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2016. | |||
Lawson Sabah (born on 2 April 1997), often spelled Sabah Lawson, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for IFK Göteborg as a central midfielder.[1]
Club career
Early career
Sabah moved to Ghana's capital city Accra to pursue his football career for International Allies as a teenager. He cites the club's chairman Omar El-Eter to be the reason for going professional.[2] He played several games in the Ghanaian Premier League between 2014 and 2015.[3][4] In January 2015, he wrote a 4.5 year contract with IFK Göteborg, but joined the Swedish side the following summer due to being under-age at the time.[5]
IFK Göteborg
He made is senior appearance for IFK on 19 August 2015, playing 90 minutes in their 6–1 victory against Kristianstad FF in the domestic cup.[6] His Allsvenskan debut came the following season, coming on as a substitute away against Östersunds FK in May.[7] He came to play 11 games in the 2016 season, scoring his first goal in the last game of the campaign against IFK Norrköping.[8]
Personal life
Lawson was born and grew up in Kumasi to mother Lydia and father Prince. He is a practicing christian.[9]
His role models are compatriots Michael Essien and Sulley Muntari.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 6 November 2016[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| International Allies | 2015 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| IFK Göteborg | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Career total | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
References
- ↑ "Två nyförvärv från Ghana" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ↑ "Lawson Sabah". IFK Göteborg. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ "IFK:s ghananer spelade match för Inter Allies" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "Inter Allies FC". Twitter. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "Prosper och Lawson ansluter till IFK Göteborg" (in Swedish). SvenskaFans. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ "Matchinformation: Kristianstads FF mot IFK Göteborg". SvFF. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ "Matchinformation: Östersunds FK mot IFK Göteborg". SvFF. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- 1 2 "S. Lawson". Socerway. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ "Sabah, 19: Mamma är min största supporter" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Tidningen. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ "IFK Goteborg starlet Lawson Sabah wants to be a UEFA Champions League winner". Ghana Soccernet. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.