Himid Mao

Himid Mao Mkami (born 5 November 1992) is a Tanzanian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for ENPPI SC.

Himid Mao
Personal information
Full name Himid Mao Mkami
Date of birth (1992-11-05) 5 November 1992
Place of birth Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 ENPPI
Number 23
Youth career
2005–2007 Elite Academy
2007–2009 Azam[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2018 Azam
2018–2019 Petrojet 30 (1)
2019– ENPPI 2 (0)
National team‡
2009–2010 Tanzania U17
2013– Tanzania 50 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:02, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:44, 20 June 2019 (UTC)

Early life

Himid Mao was born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to Mao Mkami and Asia. Mao is the first born among his siblings and has four younger brothers Femina, Rozmana, Faisal and Rahim. His father, also a footballer was popularly known by his nickname "Ball Dancer" and was capped at national level during 1991–1995.[2] His primary education started at Kiwandani Primary School, Turiani, Morogoro, after which he later moved to Dar es Salaam Karume and studied their till sixth grade. He completed his primary education at Omar Ali Juma Primary School, Magomeni, Dar es Salaam and later joined Tabata Secondary School where he completed his Form 4 in 2011.[1]

Club career

Mao started with Elite Academy in 2005, and after getting a Tanzania U-17 callup, he was soon added to Azam Academy in 2007, where he won the youth cup (Uhai Cup) twice in a row. In 2008, he played his first professional match against Kagera Sugar, and was promoted to the senior side by 2009. During the 2013–14 season, he scored a goal against Ruvu Shooting, and helped Azam to win the Tanzanian Premier League for the first time in their history. He also helped them finish five times as runners-up in the league (in 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2017–18).[3]

After a successful 11 years at Azam, he joined Egyptian side Petrojet in June 2018.[4] At his first season at the club, he played in 30 out of 34 league matches, but had his club relegated at the end of the season after accumulating 35 points in 34 games, 2 points shy of the 15th placed team El Gouna. This was Petrojet's first ever relegation from the Egyptian Premier League, since they were promoted for the first time in the 2006–07 season.[5] On 1 August 2019, Mao joined ENPPI SC on a 2 year contract.[6]

International career

Mao was called up for the Tanzanian U-17 squad participating in 2010 Under-17 Copa Coca-Cola in South Africa, by coach Marcos Tinoco. Tanzania scored 32 goals in the group stage, while conceded only 3 to qualify for the next round. They were eventually knocked out in the quarter-finals, when they were defeated 1–0 by Botswana.[7] He quickly rose in ranks and soon played for the U-20's and the U-23's under coach Márcio Máximo.[1]

On 15 July 2017, he scored his first ever international goal in a 1–1 draw against Rwanda in the 2018 African Nations Championship qualification.[8] Tanzania were not able to advance to the next round after losing to Rwanda on away goals.

On 13 June 2019, Mao was named in Tanzania's 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 20 June 2019.[10]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Petrojet 2018–19 Egyptian Premier League 301000000301
Career total 301000000301
Notes

    International
    As of matches played 20 June 2019.[11]
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Tanzania 201350
    201450
    2015100
    201650
    2017172
    201860
    201920
    Total502

    International goals
    Scores and results list Tanzania's goal tally first.[11]
    NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    1.15 July 2017CCM Kirumba Stadium, Mwanza, Tanzania Rwanda1–11–12018 CHAN qualification
    2.7 December 2017Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos, Kenya Zanzibar1–01–22017 CECAFA Cup

    Honours

    Club
    Azam

    References
    1. "Ball Dancer JR…Himid Mao Mkami". mokilimobimba.wordpress.com (in Swahili). 28 November 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
    2. "Mao Mkami : Nditi ananikosha". mtibwasugar.co.tz (in Swahili). 4 November 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
    3. Mavala, Peter (11 November 2017). "Huyu ndiye Himid Mao Mkami". mavalapeter1.blogspot.com (in Swahili). Retrieved 24 June 2019.
    4. Soliman, Seif (1 June 2018). "Tanzania international Himid Mao completes move to Petrojet". KingFut. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
    5. Soliman, Seif (4 June 2019). "Petrojet suffer first-ever relegation following Arab Contractors draw". KingFut. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
    6. Issa, Ramadhan (1 August 2019). "Himid Mao joins Shiza Kichuya's former club". The African Tanzania. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
    7. Mokganedi, Mosah (9 June 2010). "Botswana shocks Tanzania to reach COPA semis". Mmegi. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
    8. Mureithi, Edith (16 July 2017). "Tunawakati Mgumu mchezo wa Marudiano dhidi ya Rwanda". futaa.com (in Swahili). Retrieved 24 June 2019.
    9. Wagih, Ahmed (13 June 2019). "Egyptian Premier League duo called-up by Tanzania for AFCON". KingFut. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
    10. Himid Mao at Soccerway
    11. Himid Mao at National-Football-Teams.com
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