Mohammed Kudus is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ajax and the Ghanian national team.
| Full Name | Mohammed Kudus |
| Date of Birth | 2 August 2000 |
| Place of Birth | Accra, Ghana |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | Ghana |
| Profession | Footballer |
| Youth Team(s) | Dynamic hereos Football club (Right to Dream Academy) |
| Current Team | Ajax |
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder, Centre Forward |
| Stronger Foot | Left |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Playing style | Goalscoring Midfielder |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
Mohammed Kudus was born to his Ghanaian mother Mariama Suleiman on the 2nd of August, 2000 in Nima, Accra, Ghana. He lived with his mother and grandmother in Accra, Ghana and developed a keen interest in football at a very young age.
Youth Team
Mohammed Kudus started out his footballing career with Ghanaian team Dynamic Heroes football club (Right to Dream Academy) at the tender age of 12. He trained with the Right to Dream Academy for six years and developed into a very talented player before earning a move to Danish club Nordsjaelland at the age of 18.
Senior Career
Nordsjælland
Mohammed Kudus made his debut for Nordsjælland three days after his 18 years birthday as he started against fierce rivals Brøndby IF and became the ninth youngest footballer to ever play for the Danish side.
He featured prominently for Nordsjælland and was signed by Ajax two years later for a fee in the region of €9 million.
Ajax
Mohammed Kudus signed for Ajax on the 16th of July, 2020 on a five year deal from Nordsjælland. He made his official debut for the Dutch club on the 20th of September, 2020 coming on as a substitute in an Eredivisie game against RKC Waalwijk. His impressive performances in his first few games for the club saw him earn the praise of then manager Erik Ten Haag who called the Ghanaian a player with an “Incredible Potential”.
Mohammed Kudus bright start to life at Ajax would however be cut short on his UEFA Champions League debut for the club where he suffered a serious meniscus injury after only six minutes against Liverpool and would be ruled out for several months.
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International career
Kudus made his international debut album with Ghana U-17 side in 2017 before earning a callup to the U-20 side the following year.
He made seven appearances in total for the Ghanaian youth squads and was called up to the Ghana senior squad in 2019 and has become a regular with the black stars ever since.
Style of play and position
Mohammed Kudus is a talented player who primarily plays an attacking midfielder with the Accra born midfielder possessing an impeccable passing vision that enables him to pick out defense splitting passes.
He also possess a silk dribbling prowess and tenacity on the ball while his ability to play across multiple attacking positions also leaves him as a valuable asset to his team.
Our Verdict
Mohammed Kudus has the ability and talent to become one of the best players in Africa and in the world. The attacking midfielder looks certain to reach the very top of the footballing world provided he can steer clear of the niggling injuries that has belighted him so far in his career.
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