Rufai Mohammed
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 March 2006 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IF Elfsborg | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Inter Allies | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | IF Elfsborg | 10 | (0) |
| 2025 | → IFK Värnamo (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 June 2026 | |||
Rufai Mohammed (born 15 March 2006) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a centre-back for IF Elfsborg in the Allsvenskan.
Career
Mohammed was brought from Ghanaian club Inter Allies to Sweden in the spring of 2024.[2] He trained with the senior team of IF Elfsborg, but only played matches for the U19 team.[3] Following a trial at Östers IF,[4] Mohammed was therefore loaned out to fellow Allsvenskan team IFK Värnamo in 2025.[5][6] From the start, he was benched here too, but that changed after Arne Sandstø took over as manager.[7] He then established himself in Värnamo, also scoring his first Allsvenskan goal in August 2025[8] and his second in October 2025, though the team were haplessly relegated.[9]
In 2026 he returned to Elfsborg, and immediately started playing as well as scoring in the 2025-26 Svenska Cupen.[3] There were also rumours about transfer bids from clubs abroad.[10]
Personal life
He is a devout Muslim.[11]
References
- ↑ "Football's Young Unicorns: The Uncategorizable". Breaking the Lines. 13 May 2026. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "OFFICIELLT: IF Elfsborg värvar Rufai Mohammed". Fotbolldirekt (in Swedish). 2 April 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Rufai Mohammed förlänger med Elfsborg". Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). 13 March 2026. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "Öster testar Rufai Mohammed och Hugo Ahl". Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). 10 January 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "Officiellt: Värnamo lånar in mittback från Elfsborg". Fotbolldirekt (in Swedish). 25 February 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "Officiellt: Mohammed stannar i Värnamo". Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). 26 July 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "Han har gått från frysboxen till nyckelspelare i IFK". Värnamo Nyheter (in Swedish). 15 October 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "Mittbackslöftets succé hos den allsvenska jumbon". Borås Tidning (in Swedish). 24 August 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "Mardröm för AIK – rasade ihop mot jumbon". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 5 October 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "Övertygad: Tror på nytt transferrekord för Elfsborg". Fotbolldirekt (in Swedish). 1 September 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "Elfsborgstalangen om starka tron – och en världskänd förebild". Borås Tidning (in Swedish). 27 January 2026. Retrieved 8 June 2026.