Read about the biography of this young talented Ghanaian winger Abdul Fatawu, as this article will explore his biography unfolding some of the untold stories of his family, girlfriend, football career, net worth and other personal life facts.
Who is Abdul Fatawu?
Abdul Fatawu is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for newly promoted club to the England top tier league, Leicester City.
Abdul Fatawu football career has its origins from his birth town Tamale in Ghana when he joined Tamale Utrecht Academy. Later he joined Steadfast FC in 2019 making 27 appearances scoring 20 goals before making a loan move to Dream FC a club in Ghana. This loan move earned him a reputation that he belonged to higher levels as he scored 12 goals in 14 appearances after the return of Ghana Division one league due to COVID 19 pandemic.
In 2022, Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon made their move to sign Abdul Fatawu and was used in the Primera Liga’s U23 squad featuring 13 times and scoring twice. He made six senior team appearances including champions league games.
Nevertheless Abdul Fatawu has a World Cup appearance when he featured in the 2022 against Uruguay. Fatawu has also won the U20 African championships in 2021 where he was named the Player of the Tournament.
Player Wiki Data.
| Birth name | Abdul Fatawu Issahaku |
| Date of birth Place of birth | 8 March 2004 Tamale, Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Height Weight | 1.77 m 73kgs |
| Religion Ethnicity | Islam African |
| Current club Position | Leicester (Loan) Attacking midfielder |
| Professional debut | 12 October 2022 |
| Net worth | Est. $1 million |
Fatawu profile summary.
Abdul Fatawu Biography.
Now aged 20, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku was born in Tamale, Ghana on eighth March 2004. He spent his early childhood life in his hometown.
Parents: Father, Mother
Abdul Fatawu is the son of Iddrisu Issahaku and Hajia Maria. No much information is given about their occupation.
Siblings: Brother, Sister
Safiu Issahaku is the older brother to this Sporting Lisbon star, Abdul Fatawu.
Education
Abdul Fatawu attended school in his hometown as he pursued his football career.
Nationality
Being born by Ghanaian parents and raised in Ghana, Fatawu holds Ghanaian nationality.
Religion
Fatawu is a Muslim as he was brought up in a Muslim home which is also the largest religion denomination in Ghana.
How old is Abdul Fatawu? Age, Birthday and Zodiac sign
He is now aged 20 and his birthday is on eighth of March each year. His Zodiac sign is Aries.
Career Timeline.
Abdul Fatawu started his football career with Steadfast football club located in his hometown at age of fifteen in 2019. He quickly established himself despite even the league being halted due to the COVID 19 pandemic as when the leagues resumed he was able to score 12 goals in 14 matches when on loan with Dream FC where he was named man of the match on eight occasions.
Winning of U20 Africa Cup of Nations in 2021 gave a limelight to his career as he drew interest from top European clubs; Liverpool, Bayer Leverkusen and Sporting Lisbon. That he was named in The Guardian’s next Generation 2021.
Sporting Lisbon
Sporting Lisbon announced the signing of Abdul Fatawu on April 2022 on a five year contract with a release clause of €60 million. Since he was an under age at that season which was also ongoing he couldn’t be registered to the first team so he trained with the U23.
Abdul Fatawu was named in the first team ahead of 2022/23 season and made his debut as a substitute on 14 August 2022 against Rio Ave.
Leicester City (Loan)
England’s club Leicester City announced signing of Abdul Fatawu on loan on 31 August 2023 since they couldn’t match his release clause. He made his debut three days later coming on as a substitute against Hull City and scored his first goal for the club on 21 October against Swansea City. Abdul Fatawu played a key role to the promotion of Leicester City back to the EPL and also scoring his first professional hattrick against Southampton FC.
Abdul Fatawu’s stay at Leicester was made permanent due to the clause inserted to his loan deal stating that if Leicester achieve promotion he will be on the market for just €17M which the club activated and some of the cash going to his original club which had inserted a sell on clause to Sporting Lisbon.
International Career.
Abdul Fatawu has represented Ghana U17 and due to his impressive form he was called to the U20 squad for the U20 Africa Cup of Nations in 2021 and scored two goals and he was named the best player of the Tournament after helping Ghana win their fourth title.
Abdul Fatawu performances in the U20 levels earned him his first senior team call up against South Africa and Sao Tome in the AFCON qualifying matches. He made his debut in September 2021 against Zimbabwe and scored his first goal with the national team on 27 September 2021 against Nicaragua.
Honours.
- EFL Championship 2023/24 with Leicester City.
- Leicester City Men’s Young player of the season 2023/24.
Ghana.
- U17 Africa Cup of Nations runners up 2018
- U20 Africa Cup of Nations winners 2021
Personal life
Is Fatawu married?
Abdul Fatawu maintains a private personal life and is currently not married.
Net worth
His net worth is estimated to be close to $1 million, having an annual salary of £500 thousand as of 2024.
Social media
Abdul Fatawu has a following of over 173k followers on Instagram under username @issahakufatawu10.
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