 Kasola with Al Sadd in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammed Kasola | ||
| Date of birth | August 13, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Greater Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Mesaimeer | ? | (?) |
| 2009–2010 | Al-Khor | 23 | (1) |
| 2010–2018 | Al Sadd | 125 | (10) |
| 2017–2018 | → Al-Rayyan (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Umm Salal | 23 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Mesaimeer | 18 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2017 | Qatar | 64 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mohammed Kasola (Arabic: محمد كاسولا; born on August 13, 1985, in Accra) is a footballer who plays as a centre back. Born in Ghana, he is naturalized Qatari citizen and represented the Qatar national team.
Statistics accurate as of 21 August 2011[2]
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup1 | League Cup2 | Continental3 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Al-Khor | 2008–09 | QSL | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2009–10 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Total | 23 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Al-Sadd | 2009–10 | QSL | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2010–11 | 19 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2011-12 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 25 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career total | 48 | 1 | ||||||||||
1Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.
2Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.
3Includes AFC Champions League.
He has made his first appearance for the senior Qatar national football team in a friendly match against Slovenia on March 3, 2010.[3] He scored his first goal in a friendly against Russia in the 4th minute, and also gave his team an early lead in the 6th minute against Vietnam.
Kasola gained nationwide eminence for scoring a late equalizer in the 86th minute against Iran in the third round of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.[4] Qatar, entering the match with a 9-goal advantage over Bahrain, who were 3 points behind them, were trailing 2–1 in the second half of the match held in Iran. Meanwhile, Bahrain, who were beating Indonesia 10–0 in a home match in very controversial circumstances,[5] looked to go through to the next round until Kasola's goal saved Qatar from elimination. Similarly, there was some controversy over Kasola's goal,[6] but it was not pursued by FIFA. As a reward for scoring the goal, Kasola received an Arabian camel.[7]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 29 March 2011 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Russia |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 23 July 2011 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Vietnam |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 29 February 2012 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran |  Iran |
2–2 | 2–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 17 April 2013 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Palestine |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 5. | 15 November 2013 | Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Yemen |
3–1 | 4–1 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 6. | 3 September 2015 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Bhutan |
2–0 | 15–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7. | 13 October 2015 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Maldives |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
