Ghanaian footballer
Nassam Ibrahim|
Full name |
Yakubu Nassam Ibrahim |
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Date of birth |
(1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 27) |
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Place of birth |
Bimbilla, Ghana |
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Height |
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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Position(s) |
Winger |
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Current team |
Suzhou Dongwu |
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Red Bull Ghana |
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2012–2016 |
Growlamp Soccer Academy |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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2017–2018 |
Pofmade FC |
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2019–2023 |
Ococias Kyoto |
44 |
(13) |
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2023–2024 |
Rangers |
25 |
(16) |
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2024– |
Suzhou Dongwu |
7 |
(2) |
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2018 |
Ghana U23 |
1 |
(1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024 |
Yakubu Nassam Ibrahim (born 18 February 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for China League One club Suzhou Dongwu.
Club career
Ibrahim was first spotted by scouts from Red Bull Ghana in an inter-school competition, where he started his football.[1]
Ibrahim joined Growlamp Soccer Academy, a football academy in his native Ghana, when he was in junior high school.[2][3] He then started playing professionally with Pofmade FC after he graduated from high school.[2][3]
Ibrahim was one of the three Ghanaians Ococias Kyoto signed on 22 January 2019.[3][4] On 14 April, Ibrahim scored in the season opener against St Andrew's FC, helping Kyoto to a 5–1 win.[5]
On 10 February 2020, Ibrahim signed a one-year contract extension with Ococias Kyoto.[6]
On 25 February 2021, Ococias Kyoto announced that they had extended Ibrahim's contract for one year.[7]
On 9 February 2022, Ibrahim renewed his contract with Ococias Kyoto for another season.[8] On 1 December, Ococias Kyoto announced that Ibrahim would leave at the end of the 2022 season when his contract expires.[9]
On 21 February 2023, Ibrahim signed for Hong Kong Premier League club Rangers.[10]
International career
On 18 December 2018, Ibrahim played his only match for Ghana U23, where they beat Togo 5–1 in the 2019 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, with Ibrahim scoring a goal in the process.[11][12]
Honours
Club
- Rangers
References
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