Jamal Mohammed

Jamal Mohamed

Jamal Mohamed, Kenyan footballer
Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-11-24) 24 November 1988 (age 28)
Place of birth	Nairobi, Kenya
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1998–2003	MYSA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Pumwani United	3	(1)
	Coffee Board Kenya	6	(1)
	Mathare United	7	(2)
2006	Liberty Professionals	2	(1)
2007–2009	Enköpings	45	(4)
2009–2011	Kazma	44	(9)
2011–2012	Târgu Mureş	6	(0)
2012	Mathare United	4	(1)
2012–2013	Al-Nasr	9	(1)
2013–2014	Dhofar	12	(2)
2015–	Al-Nasr	25	(2)
National team
2008–	Kenya	36	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Jamal Mohamed commonly known as Jamal Malo (born 24 November 1984) is a Kenyan footballer who plays for Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. in Oman Professional League.

Jamal is known for his off-field style and is considered as Kenya's most stylish footballer. Jamal says that he loves his life however rich he becomes, he will continue living in the populous estate that borders Eastleigh, Majengo and Ziwani. He is a hero to both the young and the old in the estate. Whenever he is around the estate he draws a great deal of public attention from his adoring fans who considered him as one of the most talented footballers to have come from the sprawling estate. Many fans believe that it is the kind of laid back, slow life in the estate that has affected the Kenyan's career.

Jamal believes that he is one of the most misunderstood players in the country. Gifted with great football skills and magical touching and passing ability, he is considered as one of Kenya's most calculative player. “People need to understand the talent in Jamal. He is that kind of player who can turn round a game. He may look like a slow player but he is very calculative,” former Kenya national football team coach, Jacob Mulee once said about him. But even with the talent, a particular section of the country believes that Jamal has not used the gift to his best. He has had a penchant for changing clubs at an alarming rate, at times he has played a starring role for a club, two months later he was without a club. Kenyan footballing legends believe that his walk-in, walk-out habit in him is what has affected the growth of his career. “I also want to settle in one club and build my career, but in some cases I find it hard to acclimatize. In other places, I find the coach unwilling to field me so I leave,” Jamal once said.

Prior to the second leg match of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification between Kenya and Nigeria was photographed partying and smoking shisha while the team was in camp. In the past he had never been involved in any indiscipline cases as reported in a section of the media. “I give my all when in the pitch contrary to what I am reading in a section of the media. I should be judged on what I do in the pitch and I am not the shisha player. I want to humbly thank the coach for having faith in me especially when many could have opted to drop me. My aspiration is to work hard to justify my call up to the National team. When in the team my role is to give my all to get positive results,” he said in reply to the reports in the media.