Mohamadou Sumareh

Mohamadou Sumareh (born 20 September 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim. Born in The Gambia, he represents the Malaysia national team.

Mohamadou Sumareh
Sumareh with Pahang in 2017
Personal information
Full name Mohamadou Sumareh
Date of birth (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994
Place of birth Fajara, The Gambia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number 13
Youth career
2011 Steve Biko
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 PDRM 34 (5)
2016 Perlis 22 (5)
2017–2020 Pahang 62 (12)
2020–2021 Police Tero 4 (0)
2021– Johor Darul Ta'zim 11 (3)
National team‡
2018– Malaysia 24 (6)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
AFF Championship
2018 AFF Championship
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2022

Born in the Gambia, Sumareh obtained Malaysian citizenship through naturalization in 2018 and has represented their national team since. He has been nicknamed "Keliboy" by Pahang fans.[1]

Mohamadou Sumareh began his career at Terengganu in January 2012. Sumareh moved to Polis Di Raja Malaysia in December 2012. In December 2015 he joined Perlis, making 19 league appearances and scoring 5 goals. Sumareh's spell at Perlis didn't last long and in December 2016 he joined Pahang, making 98 league appearances and scoring 17 goals in 5 years. Sumareh joined current club Johor Darul Ta'zim in February 2021. In terms of personal accolades, Sumareh has a single Malaysian Midfielder of the Year award to his name.

Early years

Sumareh was born in Fajara, Gambia. Sumareh's family moved to Banjul after his birth.

On 2006, Sumareh went to Malaysia at the age of 12, following his father who worked as a businessman and began living here three years later. From the age of 15, he has learned a lot about Malaysia, especially the culture in the local community and in football.[2] He trained with the Kuala Lumpur Youth Soccer (KLYS) academy as a teenager.[3]

Club career

Steve Biko

After displaying some talent, he was offered the chance to join the Steve Biko academy in Gambia in late-2010. However, he was not offered a professional contract.

Royal Malaysia Police

A year later, Sumareh travelled to Malaysia and signed for Malaysia Premier League club PDRM on a two-year contract. He made his first-team debut on 7 January 2013, in a match against Betaria, with a 5–0 win at home (Hang Jebat Stadium). In 2014, he succeeded in helping PDRM to become the 2014 Malaysia Premier League champions, thus promoted to the Super league for next season.

Perlis

Sumareh signed for Perlis on a one-year contract after the end of the contract with PDRM.[4] He made his Perlis debut on 15 February 2016 against UiTM in the Malaysia Premier League, with a 1–0 loss at home.

Pahang

After helping Perlis reach in the sixth place in Premier League, Sumareh joined Pahang on a free transfer in December 2016 after signing a two-year deal with the Super League club. He made his club debut on 21 January 2017 in Super League Match against Perak away, which resulted in a 1–1 draw. His first Super League goal came on his Darul Makmur Stadium debut on 27 January 2017, in the 14th minute with a 5–0 victory against T–Team.[5]

Police Tero

On 7 September 2020, Sumareh signed for Thai League 1 club, Police Tero.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 9 February 2021, Sumareh joined Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.[6]

International career

In October 2018, Sumareh was called up for the Malaysia national team central training from 8 October to prepare for two international friendly matches against Sri Lanka and Kyrgyzstan.[7] He is the first player called to the Malaysia national team since the 1960s, who was neither born in Malaysia nor have any of his ancestors Malaysian-born or having Malaysian citizenship.[8]

He made his debut on 12 October 2018, in a warm-up match against Sri Lanka. In that match, he came on as a substitute and scored his first international goal in a 4–1 victory.[9] He later scored again in a 3–0 win against Maldives on 4 November 2018. A day later, he was selected to the last 23-man squad for the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup.[10] On 5 September 2019 he scored a crucial last-minute goal against Indonesia in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Malaysia won the match 2–3 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta. On 15 November 2019, he also scored the decisive goal that helped Malaysia win against Thailand 2–1 at Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lampur and kept Malaysia's hopes for World Cup qualification alive.

Personal life

Sumareh received his Malaysian citizenship in April 2018 after staying in the country for more 5 years.[11] He is a former student of Maz International School in Shah Alam and SEGi College.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 4 September 2021[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Perlis 2016 Malaysia Premier League 2252000245
Total 2252000245
Pahang 2017 Malaysia Super League 21664813511
2018 Malaysia Super League 1737180324
2019 Malaysia Super League 2135361327
2020 Malaysia Super League 30000030
Total 621218822210222
Police Tero 2020–21 Thai League 1 40000040
Total 40000040
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2021 Malaysia Super League 1130000113
2022 Malaysia Super League 00000000
Total 1130000113
Career total992020822214130

International
As of 26 March 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 2018102
201994
202130
202220
Total246
As of match played 14 November 2019. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sumareh goal.[14]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 2018Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka1 Sri Lanka3–14–1Friendly
2 3 November 2018Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia3 Maldives3–03–0
3 11 June 201914 Timor-Leste3–05–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 5 September 2019Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia15 Indonesia1–13–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 3–2
6 14 November 2019Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia18 Thailand2–12–1

Honours

PDRM

Malaysia

Individual

References
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  2. "Sumareh, ada yang tidak puas hati?". 4 October 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  3. "Sumareh's gaffe throws eligibility into question". 4 October 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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  5. "Pahang vs. T–Team". Soccerway. 27 January 2017.
  6. "Sumareh wings his way to join Super League champs JDT". Bernama. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  7. "Senarai 24 Pemain ke kem latihan pusat Skuad Harimau Malaya bermula 8 October 2018". FAM.org. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  8. Firdaus Hashim (13 October 2018). "Sumareh proves he's a deadly tiger on Harimau Malaya debut". New Straits Times. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  9. "Jaringan kilat Sumareh benam Sri Lanka". SinarHarian. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  10. "Malaysia release final 23-man squad for 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup". Fox Sports Malaysia. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  11. "Sumareh can join National Team". NST. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  12. "Gambia national coach not angry with Sumareh's move to play for Malaysia". NST. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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  14. "Sumareh, Mohamadou". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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