Mohammed Kasola

Mohammed Kasola
	Kasola with Al Sadd in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Mohammed Kasola
Date of birth	August 13, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Greater Accra, Ghana
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2009	Mesaimeer
2009–2010	Al-Khor
2010–2018	Al Sadd
2017–2018	→ Al-Rayyan (loan)
2018–2020	Umm Salal
2020–2021	Mesaimeer
International career
2010–2017	Qatar
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohammed Kasola (Arabic: محمد كاسولا; born on August 13, 1985) is a footballer who plays as a centre back. Born in Ghana, he is naturalized Qatari citizen and represented the Qatar national team.

Club career statistics

Statistics accurate as of 21 August 2011^[2]

Club	Season	League	League		Cup¹		League Cup²		Continental³		Total
Club	Season	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al-Khor	2008–09	QSL	11	0
	2009–10	QSL	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.

International career

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]

International goals

Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.^[8]

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