Abdul Manaf Nurudeen (born 8 February 1999) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian Pro League club Eupen and the Ghana national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdul Manaf Nurudeen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eupen | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Aspire Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Eupen | 25 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Ghana U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Ghana | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:38, 26 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editAs a youth player, Manaf Nurudeen joined the Senegalese Aspire Academy.
In 2017, he signed for Eupen in Belgium. On 7 November 2020, he debuted for Eupen during a 1–1 draw with Waasland-Beveren.[2]
Manaf Nurudeen wears a goalkeeper helmet.[3]
International career
editManaf Nurudeen represented Ghana at the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
He was first called up to the Ghana national team in September 2021 for the World Cup qualifiers against Ethiopia and South Africa, and remained on the bench in these games.[4]
Nurudeen was part of the Ghanaian team in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations that was eliminated at the group stage of the competition.[5][6] He debuted with Ghana in a 3–0 friendly loss to Algeria on 5 January 2022.[7]
Career statistics
edit- As of 1 July 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Eupen | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Career total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ghana (GHA)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 14. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Abdul Manaf Nurudeen at Soccerway
- ^ ""Mon casque, ce n'est pas pour imiter Petr Cech…" explique Abdul Manaf Nurudeen (AS Eupen)". lavenir.net.
- ^ "Ghana v Ethiopia game report". FIFA. 3 September 2021.
- ^ "AFCON 2021: Edmund Addo, Manaf Nurudeen join Black Stars camp in Doha". Citi Sports Online. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Ghana dumped out of Afcon by Comoros". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Algeria vs. Ghana - 5 January 2022 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
External links
edit- Abdul Manaf Nurudeen at Soccerway
- Abdul Manaf Nurudeen at WorldFootball.net
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