Mohammed Salisu Abdul Karim

Mohammed Salisu Abdul Karim is a Ghanaian centre-back born in Accra on 17 April 1999. He developed in Ghana before moving to Spain, joining Real Valladolid’s youth system and making his senior debut in 2019. Salisu then established himself in La Liga, featuring regularly after Fernando Calero’s departure and scoring his first professional goal against Eibar in October 2019. In 2020, he transferred to Southampton, where he gradually became an important part of the Premier League club’s defence. He kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 FA Cup victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in February 2021. Salisu represented Ghana at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and scored against South Korea. In 2023, he moved to Monaco, continuing his career in Ligue 1 as a tall, physically strong defender whose work includes duels, clearances and defensive positioning.