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.

Nassam Ibrahim
Personal information
Full name Yakubu Nassam Ibrahim
Date of birth (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Bimbilla, Ghana
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Suzhou Dongwu
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)
2023–2024 Rangers 25 (16)
2024– Suzhou Dongwu 7 (2)
International career
2018 Ghana U23 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024

Club career

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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

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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

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Club

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Rangers

References

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  1. ^ "伊巴謙:以港超聯作為舞台,爭取入選加納國家隊". OneTwo.hk. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  2. ^ 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). 5 March 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  3. ^ 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). 22 January 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  4. ^ @amitie_top (22 January 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 18 February 2024 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ @amitie_top (14 April 2019). "白星スタート!5発快勝で現在首位!" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 February 2024 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "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). 10 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  7. ^ "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). 25 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  8. ^ "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). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  9. ^ "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). 1 December 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  10. ^ "港超聯 伊巴謙由「AC」轉投標準流浪". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 21 February 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  11. ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Black Meteors beat Togo 5-1 in first leg tie". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Ghana 5-1 Togo: Hat-trick hero Owusu inspires Black Meteors to big win in U23 Afcon qualifiers | Goal.com". www.goal.com. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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