Karim Alhassan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karimu Alhassan | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Nikwab Professionals[1] | ||
| 2008 | Soccer Learners | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Hearts of Oak | ||
| 2011–2012 | Zamalek | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Adana Demirspor | 8 | (0) |
| 2013 | Black Leopards | ||
| 2014 | Radnički Kragujevac | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Liberty Professionals | ||
| 2016– | → Al-Merrikh SC (loan) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Dire Dawa City | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Ghana U20 | |||
| 2009 | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 January 2014 | |||
Karimu Alhassan (born 30 April 1991) is a Ghanaian footballer playing as a defender who last played for Dire Dawa City.
Career[edit]
In 2008, he signed for Hearts of Oak,[2] and later was named as the team captain.[3]
On 6 August 2011, he joined Egyptian side Zamalek on a free transfer.[4] However FIFA (CAS after appeal) ordered Hearts of Oak eligible to receive training compensation from Zamalek for US$30,000.[1]
On 25 August 2012, Alhassan joined Turkish TFF First League side Adana Demirspor[5] on a two-year contract after being released by Egyptian club Zamalek.[6] In summer 2013 he joined South African side Black Leopards F.C.
On January 29, 2014, Alhassan signed a two and a half year contract with Serbian SuperLiga side FK Radnički 1923.[7] He left Radnički and joined Ghana Premier League side Liberty Professionals F.C. in February 2015.[8]
On November 30, 2015, Liberty Professionals F.C. agreed to loan Karimu Alhassan in a one-year deal to Sudan Premier League side Al-Merrikh SC.[9]
International career[edit]
Alhassan was called up for the Ghana national team for a friendly game against Argentina[10] and made his debut in the game on 1 October 2009.[11]
He was part of Ghana U-20 squad at the 2011 African Youth Championship.
Honours[edit]
- Hearts of Oak
- Ghana Premier League: 2008–09[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Registered Players for Hearts of Oak - Ghana Premier League 2008/2009 Archived December 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Glo Premier League 09/10 Preview: Round 2". Football Made In Ghana. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "كريم الحسن ينضم رسميا للقلعة البيضاء". elzamalek.org. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ^ a b Karimu Alhassan at Soccerway
- ^ "Ghana youngster Alhassan signs for Adana Demirspor". MTNFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ Alhasan prošao probu, Kragujevčani dobili novo pojačanje! at Sportske.net, 29-1-2014 (in Serbian)
- ^ Karim Alhassan: Liberty will revive my career Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine at sportscrusader.com, 4-2-2015, retrieved 2-12-2015
- ^ EXCLUSIVE: Liberty Professionals defender Karim Alhassan joins Al Merriekh on loan at ghanasoccernet.com, 30-11-2015, retrieved 2-12-2015
- ^ Black Stars away in Argentina
- ^ Ghana suffer Argentina defeat
External links[edit]
- Karim Alhassan at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Accra
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Ghana men's international footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players
- Zamalek SC players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt
- Adana Demirspor footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Black Leopards F.C. players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
- FK Radnički 1923 players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
- Ghanaian Muslims
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ethiopia
- Dire Dawa City S.C. players