# Mohammed Tanko

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{{short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1988)}}
{{for|the Nigerian professor|Muhammad Tanko}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Mohammed Tanko
| fullname = Mohammed Tanko Ismaila
| image = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|11|15}}
| birth_place =[Ghana](/source/Ghana)
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}
| currentclub = [Heart of Lions](/source/Heart_of_Lions)
| clubnumber = 
| position = [Striker](/source/Forward_(association_football))
| youthclubs1 = Koftown FC
| youthclubs2 = [Liberty Professionals](/source/Liberty_Professionals_F.C.) 
| youthclubs3 = [Great Olympics](/source/Great_Olympics)
| youthyears1 = 
| youthyears2 = 2005–2006
| youthyears3 = 2006–2007
| years1 = 2008–2010 
| years2 = 2010–2011
| years3 = 2011
| years4 = 2011–2012
| years5 = 2013–2016
| years6 = 2017
| years7 = 2018
| clubs1 = [Heart of Lions](/source/Heart_of_Lions) 
| clubs2 = [CD Leganés](/source/CD_Legan%C3%A9s)
| clubs3 = → [CD Teruel](/source/CD_Teruel) (loan)
| clubs4 = [Medeama SC](/source/Medeama_SC)
| clubs5 = [Heart of Lions](/source/Heart_of_Lions)
| clubs6 = [Aduana Stars](/source/Aduana_Stars)
| clubs7 = [Elmina Sharks](/source/Elmina_Sharks)
| caps2 = 1   
| goals2 = 0<ref>[http://www.resultados-futbol.com/jugador/Mohammed-Tanko-Ismaila Tanko, Leganés - Leganés - Temporada 2010/2011]</ref>
| goals6 = 4
| pcupdate = 
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Mohammed Tanko Ismaila''' (born 15 November 1988) is a [Ghana](/source/Ghana)ian [footballer](/source/Association_football),<ref>[http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/soccer/player.php?ID=650 Tanko Mohammed - Soccer Player - Leganes]</ref> who played club soccer in [Spain](/source/Spain) and at home in [Ghana](/source/Ghana).

==Club career==
Tanko won the 2009 H.P. Nyametei Cup final with [Heart of Lions](/source/Heart_of_Lions), scoring a goal in the second leg to help his team to victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/ece-frontpage/today-in-history-heart-of-lions-edge-kotoko-to-win-swag-cup/t03xqpr|title= Heart of Lions edge Kotoko to win SWAG Cup|first=Thomas Freeman|last=Yeboah|date=7 August 2016|publisher=Pulse.com.gh}}</ref>

He played professionally for [CD Leganés](/source/CD_Legan%C3%A9s)<ref>[http://www.ghanasoccernet.com/ghanaian-duo-join-spanish-side-leganes/ Ghanaian duo join Spanish side Leganes]</ref> and from January to June 2011 on loan for [CD Teruel](/source/CD_Teruel).<ref>[http://www.fussballtransfers.com/spieler/mohammed-tanko Mohammed Tanko - Teruel]</ref> On 9 June 2011 signed a contract for [Medeama SC](/source/Medeama_SC) and returned to his native Ghana.<ref>[http://www.ghanasoccernet.com/medeama-sign-striker-tanko-mohammed/ Medeama sign striker Tanko Mohammed]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.medeamasc.com/2011/08/club-secures-transfer-certificates-for-quartet/ |title=Club secure Transfer Certificates for quartet |access-date=2011-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321061246/http://www.medeamasc.com/2011/08/club-secures-transfer-certificates-for-quartet/ |archive-date=2012-03-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/striker-tanko-mohammed-planning-drag-medeama-gfa-unpaid-contract-fee|title = Striker Tanko Mohammed planning to drag Medeama to GFA over unpaid contract fee|date = 12 March 2014}}</ref> He left Medeama in 2013 returning to Heart of Lions through 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Medeama striker Tanko Mohammed training with Aduana Stars |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/former-medeama-striker-tanko-mohammed-training-with-aduana-stars |publisher=GHANAsoccernet |accessdate=15 August 2019 |date=28 November 2016}}</ref>

Tanko played for several clubs in the [Ghana Premier League](/source/Ghana_Premier_League) including [Aduana Stars](/source/Aduana_Stars), where he signed in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ghanastar.com/sports/know-the-players-each-club-signed/|title=Know the Players Each Club Signed|date=10 February 2017}}</ref> He was released from Elmina Sharks in January 2019 when the club lowered their wage bills.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Elmina-Sharks-cancel-12-players-contracts-ahead-of-new-season-712340|title=Elmina Sharks cancel 12 players contracts ahead of new season|date=2 January 2019}}</ref>

==International career==
Tanko was a member of the [Ghana national under-17 football team](/source/Ghana_national_under-17_football_team) and [Ghana national under-20 football team](/source/Ghana_national_under-20_football_team). Since 2009 he is member of the [Ghana national football team](/source/Ghana_national_football_team).<ref>[http://playersglobe.net/player_bio.php?id=209 Player Profile - Players Globe]</ref>

==Honours==
* '''H.P. Nyametei/SWAG Cup''' 2009
* '''[Ghana Premier League](/source/Ghana_Premier_League)''' 2017

== References ==
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Category:1988 births
Category:Living people
Category:Ghanaian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Heart of Lions F.C. players
Category:Medeama S.C. players
Category:Elmina Sharks F.C. players
Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen

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