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Mohammed Kudus

Mohammed Kudus (born 2 August 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Ghana national team. A product of the Right to Dream Academy, Kudus began his professional career with Nordsjælland. He signed for Ajax in 2020, winning two Eredivisie titles and a KNVB Cup before joining West Ham United in 2023. After two seasons at West Ham, he moved to fellow Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in 2025. Kudus represented Ghana at under-17 and under-20 levels. He made his debut for the senior team in 2019, and represented the country at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Infobox

2017
Ghana U17
Full name
Mohammed Kudus
Date of birth
(2000-08-02) 2 August 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth
Nima, Ghana
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)
Attacking midfielder, right winger
Current team
Tottenham Hotspur
Number
20
2010–2018
Right to Dream
Years
Team
2018–2020
Nordsjælland
2020–2023
Ajax
2023–2025
West Ham United
2025–
Tottenham Hotspur
2018–2019
Ghana U20
2019–
Ghana

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Europe
Apps
Europe
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Nordsjælland
Nordsjælland
Club
Nordsjælland
Season
2018–19
League
Danish Superliga
League
26
League
3
National cup
2
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
2
Europe
0
Europe
—
Other
30
Other
3
2019–20
2019–20
Club
2019–20
Season
Danish Superliga
League
25
League
11
League
2
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
27
Europe
11
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
51
League
14
League
4
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
2
League cup
0
League cup
—
Europe
57
Europe
14
Ajax
Ajax
Club
Ajax
Season
2020–21
League
Eredivisie
League
17
League
4
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
4
Europe
0
Europe
—
Other
22
Other
4
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
Eredivisie
League
16
League
1
League
2
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
2
League cup
0
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
20
Other
1
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
Eredivisie
League
30
League
11
League
3
National cup
1
National cup
—
League cup
8
League cup
5
Europe
1
Europe
1
Other
42
Other
18
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
Eredivisie
League
2
League
1
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
1
League cup
3
League cup
—
Europe
3
Europe
4
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
65
League
17
League
6
League
1
National cup
—
National cup
15
League cup
8
League cup
1
Europe
1
Europe
87
Other
27
West Ham United
West Ham United
Club
West Ham United
Season
2023–24
League
Premier League
League
33
League
8
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
3
League cup
1
Europe
9
Europe
5
Other
—
Other
45
Total
14
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
Premier League
League
32
League
5
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
2
League cup
0
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
35
Other
5
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
65
League
13
League
1
League
0
National cup
5
National cup
1
League cup
9
League cup
5
Europe
—
Europe
80
Other
19
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur
Club
Tottenham Hotspur
Season
2025–26
League
Premier League
League
14
League
2
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
1
League cup
0
Europe
5
Europe
1
Other
1
Other
0
Total
21
Total
3
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
195
League
47
League
11
League
1
National cup
6
National cup
1
League cup
31
League cup
14
Europe
2
Europe
1
Other
245
Other
63
Club
Season
League
National cup
League cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Nordsjælland
2018–19
Danish Superliga
26
3
2
0
—
2
0
—
30
3
2019–20
Danish Superliga
25
11
2
0
—
—
—
27
11
Total
51
14
4
0
—
2
0
—
57
14
Ajax
2020–21
Eredivisie
17
4
1
0
—
4
0
—
22
4
2021–22
Eredivisie
16
1
2
0
—
2
0
0
0
20
1
2022–23
Eredivisie
30
11
3
1
—
8
5
1
1
42
18
2023–24
Eredivisie
2
1
—
—
1
3
—
3
4
Total
65
17
6
1
—
15
8
1
1
87
27
West Ham United
2023–24
Premier League
33
8
0
0
3
1
9
5
—
45
14
2024–25
Premier League
32
5
1
0
2
0
—
—
35
5
Total
65
13
1
0
5
1
9
5
—
80
19
Tottenham Hotspur
2025–26
Premier League
14
2
0
0
1
0
5
1
1
0
21
3
Career total
195
47
11
1
6
1
31
14
2
1
245
63
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Ghana
Ghana
National team
Ghana
Year
2019
Apps
2
Goals
1
2021
2021
National team
2021
Year
8
Apps
2
2022
2022
National team
2022
Year
11
Apps
4
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
9
Apps
2
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
10
Apps
2
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
6
Apps
2
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
46
Apps
13
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Ghana
2019
2
1
2021
8
2
2022
11
4
2023
9
2
2024
10
2
2025
6
2
Total
46
13
List of international goals scored by Mohammed Kudus · Career statistics › International
1
1
No.
1
Date
14 November 2019
Venue
Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast, Ghana
Opponent
South Africa
Score
2–0
Result
2–0
Competition
2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2
2
No.
2
Date
25 March 2021
Venue
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
Opponent
South Africa
Score
1–0
Result
1–1
Competition
2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3
3
No.
3
Date
9 October 2021
Venue
Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast, Ghana
Opponent
Zimbabwe
Score
1–0
Result
3–1
Competition
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4
4
No.
4
Date
1 June 2022
Venue
Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast, Ghana
Opponent
Madagascar
Score
1–0
Result
3–0
Competition
2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5
5
No.
5
Date
5 June 2022
Venue
Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola
Opponent
Central African Republic
Score
1–0
Result
1–1
Competition
2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6
6
No.
6
Date
28 November 2022
Venue
Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar
Opponent
South Korea
Score
2–0
Result
3–2
Competition
2022 FIFA World Cup
7
7
No.
7
Date
3–2
8
8
No.
8
Date
7 September 2023
Venue
Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana
Opponent
Central African Republic
Score
1–1
Result
2–1
Competition
2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9
9
No.
9
Date
12 September 2023
Venue
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
Opponent
Liberia
Score
2–0
Result
3–0
Competition
Friendly
10
10
No.
10
Date
18 January 2024
Venue
Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Opponent
Egypt
Score
1–0
Result
2–2
Competition
2023 Africa Cup of Nations
11
11
No.
11
Date
2–1
12
12
No.
12
Date
24 March 2025
Venue
Stade Mimoun Al Arsi, Al Hoceima, Morocco
Opponent
Madagascar
Score
3–0
Result
3–0
Competition
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
13
13
No.
13
Date
12 October 2025
Venue
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
Opponent
Comoros
Score
1–0
Result
1–0
Competition
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
No.
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
14 November 2019
Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast, Ghana
South Africa
2–0
2–0
2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2
25 March 2021
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
South Africa
1–0
1–1
2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3
9 October 2021
Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast, Ghana
Zimbabwe
1–0
3–1
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4
1 June 2022
Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast, Ghana
Madagascar
1–0
3–0
2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5
5 June 2022
Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola
Central African Republic
1–0
1–1
2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6
28 November 2022
Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar
South Korea
2–0
3–2
2022 FIFA World Cup
7
3–2
8
7 September 2023
Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana
Central African Republic
1–1
2–1
2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9
12 September 2023
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
Liberia
2–0
3–0
Friendly
10
18 January 2024
Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Egypt
1–0
2–2
2023 Africa Cup of Nations
11
2–1
12
24 March 2025
Stade Mimoun Al Arsi, Al Hoceima, Morocco
Madagascar
3–0
3–0
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
13
12 October 2025
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
Comoros
1–0
1–0
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. Includes Danish Cup, KNVB Cup, FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. Six appearances and four goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  8. Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
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