Abdul Manaf Nurudeen

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.

Abdul Manaf Nurudeen
Personal information
Full name Abdul Manaf Nurudeen[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-08) 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
0000–2017 Aspire Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Eupen 25 (0)
International career‡
2019 Ghana U20 3 (0)
2022– Ghana 2 (0)
*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

As 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

Manaf 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
As of 1 July 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Eupen 2020–21 Belgian First Division A 24000240
Career total 24000240
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana 202220
Total20

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ghana (GHA)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 14. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. Abdul Manaf Nurudeen at Soccerway
  3. ""Mon casque, ce n'est pas pour imiter Petr Cech…" explique Abdul Manaf Nurudeen (AS Eupen)". lavenir.net.
  4. "Ghana v Ethiopia game report". FIFA. 3 September 2021.
  5. "AFCON 2021: Edmund Addo, Manaf Nurudeen join Black Stars camp in Doha". Citi Sports Online. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  6. "Ghana dumped out of Afcon by Comoros". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  7. "Algeria vs. Ghana - 5 January 2022 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.


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