Karim Alhassan

Karimu Alhassan (born 30 April 1991) is a Ghanaian footballer playing as a defender who last played for Dire Dawa City.

Karimu Alhassan
Personal information
Full name Karimu Alhassan
Date of birth (1991-04-30) 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 January 2014

Career

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

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
Hearts of Oak

References
  1. "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)
  2. Registered Players for Hearts of Oak - Ghana Premier League 2008/2009 Archived December 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Glo Premier League 09/10 Preview: Round 2". Football Made In Ghana. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  4. "كريم الحسن ينضم رسميا للقلعة البيضاء". elzamalek.org. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  5. Karimu Alhassan at Soccerway
  6. "Ghana youngster Alhassan signs for Adana Demirspor". MTNFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  7. Alhasan prošao probu, Kragujevčani dobili novo pojačanje! at Sportske.net, 29-1-2014 (in Serbian)
  8. 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
  9. EXCLUSIVE: Liberty Professionals defender Karim Alhassan joins Al Merriekh on loan at ghanasoccernet.com, 30-11-2015, retrieved 2-12-2015
  10. Black Stars away in Argentina
  11. Ghana suffer Argentina defeat
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