# David Mawutor

David Gordon Mawutor (born 12 April 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Khujand. He predominantly plays as a central midfielder and at times play as a defensive.

## Career
### Early career

Mawutor was born in Accra on 12 April 1992 and played for Thyword FC and YF Juventus SC 2.division in Ghana before moving to Tajikistan to start his professional career in 2012.

### Ravshan Kulob

Mawutor initially joined Tajik League side Ravshan Kulob on loan for the 2012 season, making the move permanent the following season. Mawutor made his AFC Cup debut for Ravshan Kulob in a 0–1 defeat against Al-Ramtha on 6 March 2013. In 2013, Mawutor went on trial with Neftchala as a striker.

### FC Istiklol

In January 2014, Mawutor signed a one-year contract with FC Istiklol. During January 2015, Mawutor went on trial with RFNL side Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. Mawutor left Istiklol in 2015, rejoining the club during the summer of 2016, and was included in the clubs 2017 AFC Cup squad, making his debut against Dordoi Bishkek, scoring the first goal in Istiklol's 2–0 win. On 18 April 2017, David scored his second goal for FC Istiklol in their 3–1 victory over FC Alay in the 2017 AFC Cup. Mawutor featured for Istiklol in their 1–0 2017 AFC Cup Final defeat to Iraqi club Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya on 4 November 2017, with the only goal coming from Emad Mohsin.
Towards the end of 2017, Mawutor began to attract interest from clubs in Europe. On 29 January 2018, Istiklol announced that Mawutor had left the club after they agreed to mutual terminate his contract four months early.

### PSMS Medan

In January 2018, Mawutor was named in PSMS Medan's President's Cup squad, but due to an issue with his registration never officially joined.

### Zhetysu

In February 2018, it was report that Mawutor had signed a one-year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Zhetysu.

### Wisła Kraków

On 21 February 2021, Mawutor signed with Polish club Wisła Kraków. Mawutor left Wisła Kraków in May 2021 following the expiration of his contract, having played seven times for the club.

### Shakhter Karagandy

On 14 July 2021, Shakhter Karagandy announced the signing of Mawutor.

### Aksu

On 20 July 2023, Mawutor returned to the Kazakhstan Premier League, signing for Aksu.

### Ravshan Kulob

On 27 July 2024, Ravshan Kulob announced the return of Mawutor.

### Khujand

On 9 February 2025, Khujand announced the signing of Mawutor.

## Personal life

In November 2016, Mawutor married his Ukrainian wife Victoria. He holds both Ghanaian and Tajiki citizenship.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 4 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Ravshan Kulob (loan) | 2012 | Tajik League | | | | | – | – | – | – | | |
| Ravshan Kulob | 2013 | Tajik League | | | | | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| Istiklol | 2014 | Tajik League | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| Istiklol | 2016 | Tajik League | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 |
| Istiklol | 2017 | Tajik League | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| Istiklol | Total | Total | 22 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 11 |
| Zhetysu | 2018 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 31 | 2 |
| Zhetysu | 2019 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 0 |
| Zhetysu | 2020 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 1 |
| Zhetysu | Total | Total | 77 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 3 |
| Wisła Kraków | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Shakhter Karagandy | 2021 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Negeri Sembilan | 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Aksu | 2023 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Turan | 2024 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| Ravshan Kulob | 2024 | Tajikistan Higher League | 7 | 1 | | | 5 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 155 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 206 | 19 |
* 1 2 3 Appearances and goals in the AFC Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearances and goals in the Tajik Supercup
* ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in the Kazakhstan Super Cup
* ↑ Appearances in the AFC Champions League Two

## Honours

Ravshan Kulob
* Tajik League: 2013
Istiklol
* Tajik League: 2014, 2015,2016, 2017
* Tajik Cup: 2014, 2015, 2016
* Tajik Supercup: 2014, 2015, 2016
Individual
* Best Foreign Footballer of Tajikistan Championship: 2013