Mohammed Kasola

Mohammed Kasola

Kasola with Al Sadd in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Mohammed Kasola
Date of birth	(1985-08-13) August 13, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Greater Accra, Ghana
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2009	Mesaimeer	?	(?)
2009–2010	Al-Khor	23	(1)
2010–2018	Al Sadd	125	(10)
2017–2018	→ Al-Rayyan (loan)	9	(0)
2018–2020	Umm Salal	23	(0)
2020–2021	Mesaimeer	18	(1)
International career
2010–2017	Qatar	64	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohammed Kasola (Arabic: محمد كاسولا; born on August 13, 1985) is a former footballer who played as a centre back. Born in Ghana, he represented the Qatar national team.

Club career statistics

Statistics accurate as of 21 August 2011[2]

Club	Season	League	League		Cup^1		League Cup^2		Continental^3		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al-Khor	2008–09	QSL	11	0
	2009–10		12	1
	Total		23	1
Al-Sadd	2009–10	QSL	6	0
	2010–11		19	0
	2011-12
	Total		25	0
Career total			48	1

^1Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.

^2Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.

^3Includes AFC Champions League.

International career

He has made his first appearance for the senior Qatar national football team in a friendly match against Slovenia on March 3, 2010.[3] He scored his first goal in a friendly against Russia in the 4th minute, and also gave his team an early lead in the 6th minute against Vietnam.

Kasola gained nationwide eminence for scoring a late equalizer in the 86th minute against Iran in the third round of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.[4] Qatar, entering the match with a 9-goal advantage over Bahrain, who were 3 points behind them, were trailing 2–1 in the second half of the match held in Iran. Meanwhile, Bahrain, who were beating Indonesia 10–0 in a home match in very controversial circumstances,[5] looked to go through to the next round until Kasola's goal saved Qatar from elimination. Similarly, there was some controversy over Kasola's goal,[6] but it was not pursued by FIFA. As a reward for scoring the goal, Kasola received an Arabian camel.[7]

International goals

Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.[8]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	29 March 2011	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Russia	1–0	1–1	Friendly
2.	23 July 2011	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Vietnam	1–0	3–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	29 February 2012	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Iran	2–2	2–2	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	17 April 2013	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Palestine	1–0	2–0	Friendly
5.	15 November 2013	Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Yemen	3–1	4–1	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6.	3 September 2015	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Bhutan	2–0	15–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.	13 October 2015	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Maldives	2–0	4–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

1. "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2011. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012.
2. "QSL.com.qa - Mohammed Kasola". Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
3. "Qatar Football team line-up for Slovenia". Qatar Olympics. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16.
4. AFC - Iran vs Qatar - 2-2
5. Goal.com - FIFA to investigate Bahrain's 10-0 win over Indonesia
6. في تصريح تليفزيوني للدولي حسان : نتيجة ايران مع قطر "مطبوخة" لإبعاد الأحمر عن التأهل ! (in Arabic)
7. مواطن قطري يهدي لاعب منتخب بلاده كاسولا ناقة حلوباً (in Arabic)
8. "Kasola, Mohammed". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 January 2017.

External links

• Mohammed Kasola at National-Football-Teams.com
• Goalzz.com Player Profile