Abdul Fatawu Issahak

Steadfast

In 2019, at the age of fifteen, Fatawu started his career with Tamale-based club Steadfast FC, in the Zone One of the Division One League, the Ghanaian second tier. During his debut season, he immediately established himself as one of the most talented players in the league, scoring eight goals and assisting five in 13 matches before the league was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In his second season, he scored 12 goals and made 12 assists in 14 league matches and picked up 8 man of the match awards. In 2021, after the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, Fatawu was linked with several European teams, some of them being Liverpool, Bayer Leverkusen, and Sporting CP. In October 2021, Fatawu joined Dreams on a loan until 2022. In the same month, he was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2021", and was described by them as "arguably the best African prospect of his generation".

Sporting CP

In April 2022, he was signed by Sporting CP on a five-year contract with a release clause of €60 million. This brought finality to rumours of him joining Sporting CP on loan from Liverpool and other transfer saga rumour. Prior to signing officially Fatawu had been at the club since February and had been training with the U-23 side. As he was an under age player at the time, and with the season already ongoing, he couldn't be registered with the first-team until the 2022–23 season, then, he began to train with the B team until available to play for the…

Youth team

In 2018, Fatawu was part of Ghana's national under-17 team managed by Karim Zito. The team reached the finals of the 2018 WAFU Zone B U-17 Cup of Nations. They however lost in the final to rivals Nigeria via a 3–1 penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw after regulation time, with Fatawu missing his penalty in the shootout. Fatawu remained a member of the Ghana U-17 team and served as captain of the team in 2020, playing during the 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualifiers, during 2020 WAFU Zone B U-17 Cup of Nations. At the tournament he scored the equalising penalty in Ghana's 1–1 draw against Nigeria. Ghana were eliminated from the competition after losing 3–1 against Ivory Coast in their final group game. Ghana's only goal of the game was assisted by Fatawu. The following year, due to his impressive form, Fatawu was promoted into the under-20 squad at the age of 16, despite being much younger than the majority of his teammates. He was later selected to take part in the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. During the competition, he played all of the Black Satellites' matches, scoring two goals in the group stages to help his side win the title for the fourth time in its history. In that occasion, he was also adjudged as the Best Player of the Tournament.

Senior team

In March 2021, after his exploits with the U-20 side, Fatawu was given his first call-up to the senior team by C.K. Akonnor, as the Black Stars challenged South Africa and São Tomé and…

Club

As of match played 24 April 2026

International

As of match played 3 July 2026

Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fatawu goal.

Leicester City

EFL Championship: 2023–24 Ghana U17

WAFU U-17 Cup of Nations runner-up: 2018 Ghana U20

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations: 2021 Individual

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Best Player: 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Best XI: 2021 Odartey Lamptey Future Star Award: 2021 SWAG Discovery of the Year: 2021 Ghana Premier League Player of the Month: November 2021 Leicester City Young Player of the Season: 2023–24 Leicester City Goal of the Season: 2025–26 EFL Championship Goal of the Month: August 2025, February 2026