| Mohammed Kasola | |
| Fullname: | Mohammed Kasola |
| Birth Date: | 13 August 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Greater Accra, Ghana |
| Height: | 1.81 m[1] |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Years1: | 2005–2009 |
| Years2: | 2009–2010 |
| Years3: | 2010–2018 |
| Years4: | 2017–2018 |
| Years5: | 2018–2020 |
| Years6: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Mesaimeer |
| Clubs2: | Al-Khor |
| Clubs3: | Al Sadd |
| Clubs4: | → Al-Rayyan (loan) |
| Clubs5: | Umm Salal |
| Clubs6: | Mesaimeer |
| Caps1: | ? |
| Goals1: | ? |
| Caps2: | 23 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Caps3: | 125 |
| Goals3: | 10 |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Caps5: | 23 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Caps6: | 18 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Qatar |
| Nationalcaps1: | 64 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 7 |
Mohammed Kasola (Arabic: محمد كاسولا; born on August 13, 1985, in Accra) is a footballer who plays as a centre back. Born in Ghana, he is naturalized Qatari citizen and represented the Qatar national team.
Statistics accurate as of 21 August 2011[2]
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup1 | League Cup2 | Continental3 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Al-Khor | 2008–09 | QSL | 11 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total | 23 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Al-Sadd | 2009–10 | QSL | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | 19 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2011-12 | |||||||||||||
| Total | 25 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career total | 48 | 1 | |||||||||||
1Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.
2Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.
3Includes AFC Champions League.
He has made his first appearance for the senior Qatar national football team in a friendly match against Slovenia on March 3, 2010.[3] He scored his first goal in a friendly against Russia in the 4th minute, and also gave his team an early lead in the 6th minute against Vietnam.
Kasola gained nationwide eminence for scoring a late equalizer in the 86th minute against Iran in the third round of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.[4] Qatar, entering the match with a 9-goal advantage over Bahrain, who were 3 points behind them, were trailing 2–1 in the second half of the match held in Iran. Meanwhile, Bahrain, who were beating Indonesia 10–0 in a home match in very controversial circumstances,[5] looked to go through to the next round until Kasola's goal saved Qatar from elimination. Similarly, there was some controversy over Kasola's goal,[6] but it was not pursued by FIFA. As a reward for scoring the goal, Kasola received an Arabian camel.[7]
Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.[8]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 29 March 2011 | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | |||
| 2. | 23 July 2011 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 3. | 29 February 2012 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 4. | 17 April 2013 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | ||
| 5. | 15 November 2013 | Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification | ||
| 6. | 3 September 2015 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 2–0 | 15–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 7. | 13 October 2015 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |