Ibad Muhamadu
Ibad Muhamadu (born 22 February 1982) is a Dutch former professional footballer.
 Ibad Muhamadu playing for the Portland Timbers, 2 October 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ibad Ibn Bashir Muhamadu | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Always Forward | |||
| HVV Hollandia | |||
| AZ | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Twente | 5 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Cambuur Leeuwarden (loan) | 21 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | MVV | 54 | (17) |
| 2005–2007 | Cercle Brugge | 12 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | → Dordrecht (loan) | 34 | (13) |
| 2007–2008 | Dordrecht | 14 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Willem II | 18 | (1) |
| 2009 | Dynamo Dresden | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Dordrecht | 18 | (8) |
| 2010 | Portland Timbers | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Helmond Sport | 12 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Spakenburg | 25 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 March 2014 (UTC) | |||
Career
Europe
When Muhamadu was young, he moved with his parents from Amsterdam to Hoorn, where he started playing football. He got his first professional contract with FC Twente. When René Vandereycken became head coach of Twente, Muhamadu was loaned to Cambuur.
He went to MVV in 2004. After his time in Maastricht he got transferred to the Jupiler League at Cercle Brugge. However, due to lack of convincing results, Muhamadu was never able to achieve a regular spot in the starting eleven. He went to FC Dordrecht, where he would later also find his Dutch former Cercle Brugge teammate Brian Pinas.
In May 2008, Muhamadu signed a contract with Willem II Tilburg and left the club after one year to sign with Dynamo Dresden on 9 June 2009.[1] After just two months at Dynamo, and three league appearances, his contract was annulled in August 2009. He returned to Dordrecht a few days later.
North America
In August 2010, Muhamadu signed with the American second division club, Portland Timbers, who joined Major League Soccer in 2011.[2]
Return to Europe
In December 2010, he signed with Dutch second division club Helmond Sport on an amateur contract.[3] He will join amateur side SV Spakenburg from 1 July 2011.
Personal
Muhamadu is of Ghanaian and Surinamese descent. Roland Alberg is his younger brother.[4]
References
- "Ibad Muhamadu" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- "Timbers sign Dutch forward Ibad Muhamadu" (Press release). Portland Timbers. 4 August 2010. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- "Clubhopper Muhamadu gaat als amateur verder bij Helmond Sport" (Press release). Voetbalzone. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- Jeugdspeler aan het woord: Roland Alberg -AZ (in Dutch)