Lawson Sabah

Lawson Sabah
Personal information
Date of birth	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
2013–2015	International Allies
2015–2020	IFK Göteborg
2017	→ Varbergs BoIS (loan)
2018–2020	→ FC Linköping City (loan)
2020	FC Linköping City
2021–2022	AFC Eskilstuna
2021	→ Västerås SK (loan)
2023–	Piteå IF
International career
2013–2014	Ghana U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2023

Lawson Sabah (born 2 April 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Piteå IF as a central midfielder.^[1]

Club career

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]

Personal life

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]

Career statistics

As of 6 November 2016^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	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

References

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "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.

External links

Lawson Sabah – UEFA competition record (archive)

[1] Lawson Sabah at Soccerway

[2] "Lawson Sabah". IFK Göteborg. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

[3] "IFK:s ghananer spelade match för Inter Allies" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

[4] "Inter Allies FC". Twitter. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

[5] "Prosper och Lawson ansluter till IFK Göteborg" (in Swedish). SvenskaFans. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

[6] "Två nyförvärv från Ghana" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

[7] "Matchinformation: Kristianstads FF mot IFK Göteborg". SvFF. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

[8] "Matchinformation: Östersunds FK mot IFK Göteborg". SvFF. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.

[Soccerway-9] "S. Lawson". Socerway. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

[10] "Meriterade Lawson Sabah blir nästa nyförvärv" (in Swedish). Piteå IF. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[11] "Sabah, 19: Mamma är min största supporter" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Tidningen. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

[12] "IFK Goteborg starlet Lawson Sabah wants to be a UEFA Champions League winner". Ghana Soccernet. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

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