Nassam Ibrahim (born 18 February 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Hong Kong Premier League club Rangers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yakubu Nassam Ibrahim | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Bimbilla, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Red Bull Ghana | |||
| 2012–2016 | Growlamp Soccer Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | PofMade FC | ||
| 2019–2023 | Ococias Kyoto | 44 | (13) |
| 2023– | Rangers | 16 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Ghana U23 | 1 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:01, 28 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:01, 28 January 2024 (UTC). | |||
Club career edit
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 edit
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]
References edit
- ^ "伊巴謙：以港超聯作為舞台，爭取入選加納國家隊". OneTwo.hk. 2023-12-14. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ a b "おこしやす京都ACイブラヒム選手 特別インタビュー|お知らせ". 京都民際日本語学校 | KYOTO MINSAI JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL (in Japanese). 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ a b c "京都のプロサッカークラブ、「現役オリンピック代表」を含むガーナ人選手3名と一気に契約。". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES (in Japanese). 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ @amitie_top (January 22, 2019). "この度、ガーナU-23オリンピック代表のイブラヒム（Yakubu Nassam Ibrahim）選手との契約が決まりましたのでお知らせいたします。" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-18 – via Twitter.
- ^ @amitie_top (April 14, 2019). "白星スタート！5発快勝で現在首位！" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-18 – via Twitter.
- ^ "イブラヒム（YAKUBU NASSAM IBRAHIM）選手 2020シーズン契約更新のお知らせ | おこしやす京都". おこしやす京都AC (in Japanese). 2020-02-10. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "イブラヒム選手 2021シーズン契約更新のお知らせ | おこしやす京都". おこしやす京都AC (in Japanese). 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "イブラヒム選手 2022シーズン契約更新のお知らせ | おこしやす京都". おこしやす京都AC (in Japanese). 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "イブラヒム選手 退団のお知らせ | おこしやす京都". おこしやす京都AC (in Japanese). 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "港超聯 伊巴謙由「AC」轉投標準流浪". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Black Meteors beat Togo 5-1 in first leg tie". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "Ghana 5-1 Togo: Hat-trick hero Owusu inspires Black Meteors to big win in U23 Afcon qualifiers | Goal.com". www.goal.com. 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
External links edit
- Nassam Ibrahim at Soccerway