Mohammed Gadafi Fuseini (born 16 May 2002) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Derby County, on loan from Belgian club Union Saint-Gilloise and the Ghana national team.
After starting his career at the Right to Dream Academy, Fuseini moved to Europe to sign with Austrian club Sturm Graz in 2022, with a loan spell in Denmark with Randers in 2024, also in 2024 he would leave Austria and join Belgiian club Union SG. In 2026, he would move to England and sign with Derby County, on loan with an option to make the move permanent.
Early life Mohammed Fuseini was born and raised in Aboabo, a suburb of Tamale, Northern Region of Ghana. He attended basic school at Evangelical Presbyterian School (EP) Tamale.
Club career Sturm Graz Fuseini, he moved from the Ghanaian club Right to Dream Academy to Austria to join Sturm Graz in February 2022, where he joined the reserves side. In his first season he made 14 appearances in the Regionalliga Mitte for Sturm II at end of the 2021–22 season. At the end of the season, Sturm Graz II were crowned champions in the second division.
Ahead of the 2022–23 season, he was promoted to the senior squad. In July 2022, however, he made his first match of the season in the second division when he was named in the starting eleven against Horn on the first day of that season. Even though Sturm II lost by 2–1, Fuseini scored Grazer's goal.
He made his first team debut in the UEFA Champions League in a 2–1 home loss to Dynamo Kyiv, coming on in the 102 minute of extra time for Jon Gorenc Stanković.
On 13 August 2022, he scored his second goal of the season, in Sturm Graz II 5–2 victory over SKN St. Pölten in the Austrian 2. Liga.
On 29 November 2022, Fuseini extended his contract with Sturm Graz until 2026.
On 28 January 2024, Fuseini joined Randers in Denmark on loan with an option to buy. After a loan spell in Randers, where he scored nine goals and made one assist in 16 games, Randers made a persistent attempt to buy Fuseini, but without success. Therefore, Fuseini returned to Sturm Graz, who had received a lot of interest from foreign clubs after Fuseini's good season in Randers.Afsløring: Mohammed Fuseini tabt for Superligaen, tipsbladet.dk, 19 June 2024Nu rykker Randers FC: Så mange nye forventer de at præsentere i næste uge, amtsavisen.dk, 29 June 2024
While away, Sturm Graz won the Austrian Bundesliga title. Fuseini picked up a league winners' medal for playing 11 Bundesliga games.
Union SG Fuseini joined Belgian Pro League club Union Saint-Gilloise on a permanent three-year deal in July 2024, contributing nine league goals as a regular starter and substitute as Union claimed their first league title since 1935.
On 1 September 2026, Fuseini joined EFL Championship club Derby County on loan with an option to buy in the summer of 2027. Fuseni made his Derby County debut on 5 September 2026, in a 3–0 defeat at West Ham United. Fuseini scored his first Derby County goal on 19 September, scoring 90th+3 minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw at Burnley.
International career He debuted and scored his first goal for Ghana on 31 May 2025 during the 2025 Unity Cup third-place playoff, which Ghana won 4–0 against Trinidad and Tobago.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSturm Graz II2021–22Austrian Regionalliga143———1432022–23Austrian Football Second League208———2082023–24Austrian Football Second League30———30Total3711———3711Sturm Graz2022–23Austrian Football Bundesliga722030—1222023–24Austrian Football Bundesliga1111020—141Total183305000263Randers (loan)2023–24Danish Superliga169———169Union Saint-Gilloise2024–25Belgian Pro League33921910044112025–26Belgian Pro League2114220002732026–27Belgian Pro League2000211051Total561063132107615Derby County (loan)2026–27EFL Championship4100——41Career total13034931821015939
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGhana202521Total21
Ghana score listed first, score column indicates score after each Fuseini goal.
+List of international goals scored by Mohammed FuseiniNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition131 May 2025Brentford Community Stadium, London, England13–04–02025 Unity Cup
Honours Sturm Graz II Austrian Regionalliga Central: 2021–22 Sturm Graz Austrian Bundesliga: 2023–24 Austrian Cup: 2022–23
Union Saint-Gilloise Belgian Pro League: 2024–25 Belgian Cup: 2025–26
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