Kamal Sowah

Kamal Sowah (born 9 January 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch Eredivisie club NAC Breda and the Ghana national team.

Kamal Sowah

Personal information
Full name	Kamal Sowah[1]
Date of birth	(2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Sabon Zango, Ghana
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	NAC Breda
Number	55
Youth career
0000–2018	Right to Dream Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Leicester City	0	(0)
2018–2021	→ OH Leuven (loan)	67	(11)
2021–2025	Club Brugge	36	(0)
2022	→ AZ (loan)	8	(0)
2023–2024	→ Standard Liège (loan)	27	(2)
2025–	NAC Breda	12	(0)
International career‡
2022–	Ghana	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2022

Club career

Leicester City

After a successful trial, Sowah signed his first professional contract with Leicester City on 31 January 2018, tying him to the club until the summer of 2022.^[2] Later that same day Sowah was loaned to Oud-Heverlee Leuven, a club also owned by King Power, for one and a half seasons to gain more experience.^[3] Sowah played his first match on 14 April 2018, coming on as a substitute for Joeri Dequevy in a 2–0 win at Waasland-Beveren.^[4] On 23 August 2019, Sowah scored his first two professional goals in a 6–0 victory against RFC Wetteren in the Belgian Cup.^[5]

Club Brugge

On 27 August 2021, Sowah joined Club Brugge for an undisclosed fee.^[6]

AZ Alkmaar (loan)

On 31 January 2022, Sowah was loaned to AZ Alkmaar in Dutch Eredivisie until the end of the season.^[7]

Return to Club Brugge

In the 2022–23 season Sowah returned to Club Brugge. On 13 September 2022, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 4–0 away win at FC Porto in the UEFA Champions League.^[8] On 4 October, Sowah scored again in the competition, in a 2–0 home win over Atlético Madrid.^[9]

Standard Liège (loan)

On 6 September 2023, Club Brugge sent Sowah on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy to fellow Belgian Pro League side Standard Liège.^[10][11]

Release by Club Brugge

On 16 January 2025, the contract with Club Brugge was terminated by mutual consent, Sowah did not appear for the club in the 2024–25 season.^[12]

NAC Breda

On 3 February 2025, Sowah signed with NAC Breda in the Netherlands for two and a half seasons.^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 March 2023^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leicester City	2017–18	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
OH Leuven (loan)	2017–18	Belgian First Division B	4	0	0	0	—		—		—		4	0
	2018–19		2	0	1	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2019–20		27	3	2	2	—		—		—		29	5
	2020–21	Belgian First Division A	34	8	2	0	—		—		—		36	8
	Total		67	11	5	2	—		—		—		72	13
Club Brugge	2021–22	Belgian First Division A	9	0	3	0	—		5[a]	0	0	0	17	0
	2022–23	Belgian Pro League	27	0	1	0	—		7[a]	2	1[b]	0	36	2
	Total		36	0	4	0	—		12	2	1	0	53	2
AZ Alkmaar (loan)	2021–22	Eredivisie	8	0	1	0	—		2[c]	0			11	0
Standard Liège (loan)	2023–24	Belgian Pro League	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Career total			111	11	10	2	0	0	14	2	1	0	136	15

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Club Brugge

• Belgian Pro League: 2021–22
• Belgian Super Cup: 2022^[15]