Ghana international Mohammed Kudus signed for West Ham United on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee from Ajax in August 2023.
A strong all-round player and prolific dribbler capable of making and scoring goals, Kudus established himself as one of European football’s most sought after young players during his time in Amsterdam.
A regular for his country, too, Kudus scored for the Black Stars at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 CAF Africa Cup of Nations.
Career
Joined West Ham United for an undisclosed fee on a five-year contract from Ajax on 27 August 2023...Made his debut as a substitute in the 2-1 Premier League win at Luton Town on 1 September 2023...Scored two goals on his full debut in a 3-1 UEFA Europa League Group A win over FK TSC at London Stadium on 21 September 2023...Scored his first Premier League goal for the Club late in the 2-2 draw with Newcastle United at London Stadium on 8 October 2023...Scored West Ham United's second in a 3-1 EFL Cup third-round win over Arsenal at London Stadium on 1 November 2023...Netted a sensational volley in the 3-2 Premier League defeat at Brentford on 4 November 2023...Set up both goals as West Ham United came from a goal down to win 2-1 at Burnley in the Premier League on 25 November 2023...Scored in a 1-1 home Premier League draw with Crystal Palace on 3 December 2023...Started the home wins over Olympiacos and SC Freiburg in UEFA Europa League Group A, scoring in the latter at London Stadium on 14 December 2023...Netted two goals in a 3-0 home Premier League win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on 17 December 2023...Scored his sixth Premier League goal of the season in the 2-0 home Premier League victory over Manchester United on 23 December 2023...Scored two goals in Ghana's 2-2 CAF Africa Cup of Nations Group B draw with Egypt on 18 January 2024...Grabbed assists in Premier League wins over Brentford and Everton at the end of February/start of March 2024...Scored two - including one sensational individual effort - in the 5-0 UEFA Europa League round of 16 second leg win over SC Freiburg at home on 14 March 2024...Scored one goal - his 12th of the season - and made another for Jarrod Bowen in the 3-4 Premier League defeat at Newcastle United on 30 March 2024.
Born in the suburb of Nima in Ghana’s capital city Accra in August 2000...Started out with Strong Tower FC in Nima...Joined the famous Right to Dream football academy at the age of ten...Spent seven years at Right to Dream before joining Danish club Nordsjælland, which is partnered with the academy, at 17 in January 2018...Established himself as a regular at Nordsjælland, scoring 14 goals in his 57 appearances across three seasons...Attracted the attention of Ajax, with then-head coach Erik ten Hag praising his ‘incredible potential’ following the then-19-year-old’s switch to Amsterdam in July 2020...Scored one goal and assisted three more in his opening three appearances for Ajax...Took his game to a new level in 2022/23, with goals against Liverpool, Napoli and Rangers in the UEFA Champions League, eleven more in the Dutch Eredivisie and one each in the UEFA Europa League, Dutch Cup and Johan Cruyff Shield...Totaled 19 goals and seven assists in all competitions in 2022/23...Started all three group games for Ghana at the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals in Qatar, where he netted twice in a 3-2 victory over South Korea.
Honours
Ajax
Eredivisie (2020/21, 2021/22)
KNVB Cup (2020/21)
