Mohamadou Sumareh

Last updated

Mohamadou Sumareh
Johor Darul Ta'zim v Lion City Sailors 86.jpg
Sumareh with Johor Darul Ta'zim in 2024
Personal information
Full name Mohamadou Sumareh
Date of birth (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 29) [1]
Place of birth Fajara, The Gambia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number 26
Youth career
2011 Steve Biko
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 PDRM 40 (6)
2016 Perlis 19 (5)
2017–2020 Sri Pahang 62 (12)
2020 Police Tero 4 (0)
2021– Johor Darul Ta'zim 18 (4)
International career
2018– Malaysia 33 (7)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
AFF Championship
Runner-up 2018
King's Cup
Runner-up 2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 January 2024

Mohamadou Sumareh (born 20 September 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team.

Contents

He began his career at Terengganu in January 2012. Sumareh moved to Polis Di Raja Malaysia in December 2012. In December 2015 he joined Perlis, making 19 league appearances and scoring 5 goals. Sumareh's spell at Perlis didn't last long and in December 2016 he joined Pahang, making 98 league appearances and scoring 17 goals in 5 years. Sumareh joined current club Johor Darul Ta'zim in February 2021. In terms of personal accolades, Sumareh has a single Malaysian Midfielder of the Year award to his name.

Born in the Gambia, he obtained Malaysian citizenship through naturalization in 2018 and has played for their national team since. He has been nicknamed "Keliboy" by Pahang fans. [2]

Sumareh hot form performances throughout the 2019 season earns him the Malaysia Football League 'Best Midfielder Award'.

Early years

Sumareh was born in Fajara, the Gambia. His family moved to the capital Banjul after his birth.

In 2006, 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 then on, he learned a lot about the country, especially in the local culture and also in football. [3] He trained at the Kuala Lumpur Youth Soccer (KLYS) academy as a teenager. [4] Sumareh was offered the chance to join the Steve Biko academy in Gambia in late-2010. However, he was not offered a professional contract. [5]

In late 2011, Sumareh attend a trial with Terengganu. He was registered for 2012 Malaysian League season by the Terengganu management but they decided to cancel his name from registration. [6]

Club career

PDRM

In 2013, Sumareh signed for Malaysia Premier League club PDRM on a two-year contract. He made his first-team debut and his only season appearances on 7 January 2013 against Betaria in a 5–0 win at (Hang Jebat Stadium). He also scored in his debut match but it cut short with an injury that ruled him out for the rest of the season. [7]

He returned from injury and played a vital part of PDRM 2014 season. He succeeded in helping PDRM to become the 2014 Malaysia Premier League champions, thus promoted to the Super league for 2015 Malaysia Super League.

Perlis

Sumareh signed for Perlis on a one-year contract after the end of the contract with PDRM. [8] He made his Perlis debut on 26 February 2016 against Sime Darby in the Malaysia Premier League, with a 1–1 away draw.

Sri Pahang

Sumareh playing for Sri Pahang in 2019 Mohamadou Sumareh.jpg
Sumareh playing for Sri Pahang in 2019

After helping Perlis reach in the sixth place in Premier League, Sumareh joined Sri Pahang on a free transfer in 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. [9]

Police Tero

On 7 September 2020, Sumareh moved to Thailand to signed for Thai League 1 club, Police Tero. He make his debut for the club on 30 October 2020 in a league match against Suphanburi.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 9 February 2021, Sumareh joined Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim. [10] On 28 June 2021, he make his AFC Champions League debut against Korean side Pohang Steelers.

On 7 October 2022, he made his 100th Malaysia Super League appearances against his former club Sri Pahang.

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. [11] 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. [12]

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. [13] He later scored again in a 3–0 win against Maldives on 4 November 2018. A day later, Sumareh was selected to the 23-man squad for the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup. [14]

On 5 September 2019, Sumareh scored a crucial last-minute goal against rivals Indonesia in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match in which Malaysia won the match 2–3 at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta. On 15 November 2019, he also scored the decisive goal that helped Malaysia win against Thailand 2–1 at the Bukit Jalil Stadium.

Sumareh also represent the nation at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup held in Qatar. He played in Malaysia group stage match against Jordan and Bahrain on 15 and 20 January 2024 respectively.

Personal life

Sumareh received his Malaysian citizenship in April 2018 after staying in the country for more 5 years. [15] He is a former student of Maz International School in Shah Alam and SEGi College. [16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 October 2022 [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PDRM 2013 Malaysia Premier League 1111
2014 Malaysia Premier League 1922080292
2015 Malaysia Super League 2032063286
Total40640143589
Perlis 2016 Malaysia Premier League 19520215
Total19520215
Pahang 2017 Malaysia Super League 21664813511
2018 Malaysia Super League1737180324
2019 Malaysia Super League2135261326
2020 Malaysia Super League30000030
Total621218722210221
Police Tero 2020–21 Thai League 1 40000040
Total40000040
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2021 Malaysia Super League11380193
2022 Malaysia Super League71101091
2023 Malaysia Super League00000000
Total1841090284
Career total1432725745521339

International

As of 25 January 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 2018102
201994
202130
202281
202310
202420
Total337
As of match played 8 June 2022. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sumareh goal. [18]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 October 2018 Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3–14–1 Friendly
23 November 2018 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 3–03–0
311 June 201914Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 3–05–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
45 September 2019 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 15Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1–13–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
53–2
614 November 2019Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia18Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2–12–1
711 June 202228Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 1–01–2 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

Club

PDRM

Pahang

Johor Darul Ta'zim

International

Malaysia

Individual

Related Research Articles

Irfan Bakti Abu Salim is a Malaysian football coach, who last worked as head coach of the Malaysia Premier League club Kuching City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Farizal Marlias</span> Malaysian footballer

Mohd Farizal bin Marlias is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Azamuddin Akil</span> Malaysian footballer (born 1985)

Azamuddin Bin Mohd Akil, commonly known as Alex, is a Malaysian footballer who plays for Penang. Because of his pacy style of play, he is always used as a forward.

Muhammad Gopi Rizqi Rama Chandra is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a winger for Malaysia Super League club Penang, on loan from Sarawak United.

The 2014 Malaysia FA Cup, also known as the Astro Piala FA due to the competition's sponsorship by Astro Arena, was the 25th season of the Malaysia FA Cup, a knockout competition for Malaysia's state football association and clubs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Muslim Ahmad</span> Malaysian footballer

Mohamad Muslim bin Ahmad is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League.

Norshahrul Idlan bin Talaha is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward and Malaysian football pundit. From 2007 to 2021, he represented the Malaysia national team. He popularly known as Mat Yo by Malaysian football fans.

The 2016 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. season is the 43rd season in club history and 4th season in the Malaysia Super League after rebranding their name from Johor FC.

The 2016 Malaysia FA Cup was the 27th season of the Malaysia FA Cup, a knockout competition for Malaysia's state football association and clubs. It was sponsored by Kopi Superbest Power, and was known as the Superbest Power Piala FA due to sponsorship purposes. LionsXII were the defending champions after beating Kelantan 3–1 in the previous season, but did not compete in this edition.

Muhammad Haziq bin Nadzli is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Perak on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team.

Muhammad Safawi bin Rasid is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking-midfielder and captains for Malaysia Super League club Terengganu, on loan from Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team. Regarded as one of best players in the nation, he is known for his curling free kick ability and conjuring curving long-range strikes.

The 2017 Malaysia FA Cup was the 28th season of the Malaysia FA Cup a knockout competition for Malaysia's state football association and clubs. The final was played between Pahang and Kedah at the Shah Alam Stadium in Shah Alam, Selangor. Kedah beat Pahang 2–3 to win the cup for the fourth time.

The 2018 season is Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club's 45th season in club history and 6th season in the Malaysia Super League after rebranding their name from Johor FC.

The 2019 season of competitive association football in Malaysia.

The 2019 season was Sabah's 7th competitive season in the second tier of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Premier League after relegated in 2012. Along with the Malaysia Premier League, the club competes in the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.

The 2020 Malaysia Super League, known as the CIMB Bank Liga Super Malaysia 2020 for sponsorship reasons, was the 17th season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.

The 2021 season is Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club's 48th season in club history and 8th season in the Malaysia Super League after rebranding their name from Johor FC.

Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. plays the 2021 season in the Malaysia Premier League.

The 2023 Malaysia Super League was the 20th season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia since its establishment in 2004, and the 42nd season of top-flight Malaysian football overall.

The 2023 season is Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club's 50th season in club history and 9th season in the Malaysia Super League after rebranding their name from Johor FC.

References

  1. Mohamadou Sumareh - NFT
  2. "Sumareh, ada yang tidak puas hati? | Stadium Astro". www.stadiumastro.com. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. "Sumareh, ada yang tidak puas hati?". 4 October 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  4. "Sumareh's gaffe throws eligibility into question". 4 October 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  5. MOHAMADOU SUMAREH THANKS TMJ AND MFL FOR ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY - Malaysia Football League, 3 October 2018.
  6. Kisah Sumareh didaftar dan disingkir Terengganu pada 2012 - La Bola Malaya, 9 February 2021.
  7. Sumareh rehat tiga bulan - Harian Metro (KLIK), 16 January 2013.
  8. "Mohamadou Sumareh Taring Singa Utara". mstar. 29 January 2016.
  9. "Pahang vs. T–Team". Soccerway. 27 January 2017.
  10. "Sumareh wings his way to join Super League champs JDT". Bernama. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  11. "Senarai 24 Pemain ke kem latihan pusat Skuad Harimau Malaya bermula 8 October 2018". FAM.org. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  12. Firdaus Hashim (13 October 2018). "Sumareh proves he's a deadly tiger on Harimau Malaya debut". New Straits Times. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  13. "Jaringan kilat Sumareh benam Sri Lanka". SinarHarian. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  14. "Malaysia release final 23-man squad for 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup". Fox Sports Malaysia. 4 November 2018. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  15. "Sumareh can join National Team". NST. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  16. "Gambia national coach not angry with Sumareh's move to play for Malaysia". NST. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  17. Mohamadou Sumareh at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  18. "Sumareh, Mohamadou". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  19. "PDRM crowned MPL champions; FELDA seal promotion". Football SEA. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  20. "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.
  21. Scott. "2018 AFF Suzuki Cup Best XI". www.affsuzukicup.com. Retrieved 17 November 2019.