Fatau Dauda

Dauda with Ghana in March 2015
Personal information
Full name	Abdul Fatawu Dauda[1]
Date of birth	(1985-04-06) 6 April 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth	Obuasi, Ashanti, Ghana
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Legon Cities
Youth career
2004–2006	Okwawu United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2013	Ashanti Gold	156	(0)
2013–2014	Orlando Pirates	3	(0)
2014	Chippa United	2	(0)
2014–2016	Ashanti Gold	30	(0)
2016–2019	Enyimba	23	(0)
2019–2020	Legon Cities	9	(0)
2022	Asante Kokomo	0	(0)
International career‡
2008–2015	Ghana	26	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:55, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Abdul Fatawu Dauda (Arabic: عبد ال فاتو داودا; born 6 April 1985), known as Fatau Dauda, is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Dauda began his football career in 2004 with Ghana Division 1 League club Okwawu United, and in 2006 Dauda signed for Ghana Premier League club Ashanti Gold S.C. in his hometown Obuasi. Dauda was a member of the Ghana Premier League All Star Team 2007. On 5 July 2008, Dauda was nominated as Goalkeeper of the Year 2008 in Ghana.^[2]

Dauda moved to South Africa to play for Orlando Pirates in 2013. A backup for Senzo Meyiwa, he played only three matches at the Premier Soccer League and left the club for Chippa United the following season. After only two matches, Dauda left the club after not being paid.^[3][4]

On 1 October 2014, Dauda returned to Ashanti Gold.^[5]

In December 2016, Dauda joined two-time African Champions Enyimba International F.C. ^[6]

International career

Dauda was in the Ghana national team squad for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, and was the first choice keeper for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations edition of the tournament.

Career statistics

International

As of matches played on 15 July 2019^[1]