Kamal Sowah

Kamal Sowah (born 9 January 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club AZ Alkmaar on loan from Club Brugge.

Kamal Sowah
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000
Place of birth Sabon Zango, Ghana
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 AZ
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2018 Right to Dream Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Leicester City 0 (0)
2018–2021 → OH Leuven (loan) 63 (11)
2021– Club Brugge 9 (0)
2022– → AZ (loan) 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:10, 20 February 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Leicester City

After a successful trial, Sowah signed his first professional contract with Leicester City on 31 January 2018, tying him to the club until the summer of 2022.[1] Later that same day Sowah was loaned to Oud-Heverlee Leuven, a club also owned by King Power, for one and a half seasons to gain more experience.[2] Sowah played his first match on 14 April 2018, coming on as a substitute for Joeri Dequevy in a 2–0 win at Waasland-Beveren.[3] On 23 August 2019, Sowah scored his first two professional goals in a 6–0 victory against RFC Wetteren in the Belgian Cup.[4]

Club Brugge

On 27 August 2021, Sowah joined Club Brugge for an undisclosed fee.[5]

Loan to AZ

On 31 January 2022, Sowah was loaned to AZ in Dutch Eredivisie until the end of the season.[6]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 August 2020.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City 2017–18 Premier League 0000000000
2018–19 0000000000
2019–20 0000000000
Total 0000000000
OH Leuven (loan) 2017–18 Belgian First Division B 0 0 0 0 0 0 4[7] 0 4 0
2018–19 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2019–20 25 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 29 5
Total 273320060365
Career total 273320060365

References
  1. "Ghanaian youngster Kamal Sowah pens Leicester City deal". Ghanasoccernet.com. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. "Toptalent for OHL" [Toptalent voor OHL]. ohl.be. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. "WAASLAND-BEVEREN VS. OH LEUVEN 0 - 2". Soccerway. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  4. "OH LEUVEN VS. RFC WETTEREN 6 - 0". Soccerway. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  5. "Kamal Sowah signs for Club Brugge". Leicester City FC. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  6. "Sowah winteraanwinst AZ" (Press release) (in Dutch). AZ. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. Europa League play-offs
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