Lawson_Sabah
Lawson Sabah
Ghanaian footballer (born 1997)
Lawson Sabah (born 2 April 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Piteå IF as a central midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Piteå IF | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2013 | International Allies | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | International Allies | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2020 | IFK Göteborg | 13 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Varbergs BoIS (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | → FC Linköping City (loan) | 51 | (1) |
| 2020 | FC Linköping City | 17 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | AFC Eskilstuna | 21 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Västerås SK (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2023– | Piteå IF | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Ghana U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2023 | |||
Early career
Sabah moved to Ghana's capital city Accra to pursue his football career for International Allies as a teenager. He cites the club's chairman Omar El-Eter to be the reason for going professional.[2] He played several games in the Ghanaian Premier League between 2014 and 2015.[3][4] In January 2015, he signed a 4.5 year contract with IFK Göteborg, but joined the Swedish side the following summer due to being under-age at the time.[5]
IFK Göteborg
On 28 December 2014, he signed for IFK Göteborg.[6] He made his senior appearance for IFK on 19 August 2015, playing 90 minutes in their 6–1 victory against Kristianstad FF in the domestic cup.[7] His Allsvenskan debut came the following season, coming on as a substitute away against Östersunds FK in May.[8] He came to play 11 games in the 2016 season, scoring his first goal in the last game of the campaign against IFK Norrköping.[9]
On 10 January 2023, Sabah signed a contract with Ettan-Norra side Piteå IF.[10]
Lawson was born and grew up in Kumasi to mother Lydia and father Prince. He is a practicing Christian.[11]
His role models are compatriots Michael Essien and Sulley Muntari.[12]
- As of 6 November 2016[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| International Allies | 2015 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| IFK Göteborg | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Career total | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
- Lawson Sabah at Soccerway
- "Lawson Sabah". IFK Göteborg. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- "IFK:s ghananer spelade match för Inter Allies" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- "Inter Allies FC". Twitter. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- "Prosper och Lawson ansluter till IFK Göteborg" (in Swedish). SvenskaFans. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- "Två nyförvärv från Ghana" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Matchinformation: Kristianstads FF mot IFK Göteborg". SvFF. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- "Matchinformation: Östersunds FK mot IFK Göteborg". SvFF. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- "S. Lawson". Socerway. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- "Meriterade Lawson Sabah blir nästa nyförvärv" (in Swedish). Piteå IF. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- "Sabah, 19: Mamma är min största supporter" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Tidningen. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- "IFK Goteborg starlet Lawson Sabah wants to be a UEFA Champions League winner". Ghana Soccernet. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- Lawson Sabah – UEFA competition record (archive)