| Mohammed Tanko | |
| Fullname: | Mohammed Tanko Ismaila |
| Birth Date: | 15 November 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Ghana |
| Currentclub: | Heart of Lions |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthclubs1: | Koftown FC |
| Youthclubs3: | Great Olympics |
| Youthyears2: | 2005–2006 |
| Youthyears3: | 2006–2007 |
| Years1: | 2008–2010 |
| Years2: | 2010–2011 |
| Years3: | 2011 |
| Years4: | 2011–2012 |
| Years5: | 2013–2016 |
| Years6: | 2017 |
| Years7: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | CD Leganés |
| Clubs3: | → CD Teruel (loan) |
| Clubs4: | Medeama SC |
| Clubs5: | Heart of Lions |
| Clubs6: | Aduana Stars |
| Clubs7: | Elmina Sharks |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0[1] |
| Goals6: | 4 |
Mohammed Tanko Ismaila (born 15 November 1988) is a Ghanaian footballer,[2] who played club soccer in Spain and at home in Ghana.
Tanko won the 2009 H.P. Nyametei Cup final with Heart of Lions, scoring a goal in the second leg to help his team to victory.[3]
He played professionally for CD Leganés[4] and from January to June 2011 on loan for CD Teruel.[5] On 9 June 2011 signed a contract for Medeama SC and returned to his native Ghana.[6] [7] [8] He left Medeama in 2013 returning to Heart of Lions through 2016.[9]
Tanko played for several clubs in the Ghana Premier League including Aduana Stars, where he signed in 2017.[10] He was released from Elmina Sharks in January 2019 when the club lowered their wage bills.[11]
Tanko was a member of the Ghana national under-17 football team and Ghana national under-20 football team. Since 2009 he is member of the Ghana national football team.[12]