Rashid Alhassan (footballer, born 2000)

Rashid Alhassan (born 20 June 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as left-back. He played for the national under-17 team at the 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations and 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, placing second in the former.

Rashid Alhassan
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-20) 20 June 2000
Place of birth Nima, Ghana
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Aduana Stars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Aduana Stars 1 (0)
2019–2021 Mladá Boleslav B 24 (2)
2021–2022 Příbram B 4 (0)
International career
2007 Ghana U17 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:58, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Aduana Stars

Alhassan started his career with Aduana Stars. He made his Ghana Premier League debut during the 2017 Ghana Premier League season.[1] On 25 June 2017, he made his debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 against Tema Youth.[2] On 15 October 2017, he scored an equalizer in 57th minute to help Aduana to a 2–1 victory over Elmina Sharks, to help them to win the league with one a game to spare.[3][4][5] He featured in 12 league matches and scored 2 goals to eventually help Aduana Stars clinch the league title that season and win the title in his debut season.[1][3]

He was limited to 12 matches due to being engaged with the Ghana U-17 team within that same period.[6] Based on his performance for both Aduana and the Ghana U-17 team, he was reportedly linked with moves to top flight teams in Germany, Italy, England and USA.[7][8]

FK Mladá Boleslav

Alhassan moved to Czech Republic and signed with Czech First League FK Mladá Boleslav in 2019. He was drafted into the teams U-19 side and later to their U-21 side. He was later promoted to the FK Mlada Boleslav B team.[9][10][11]

International career

Youth team

Alhassan featured for the Ghana national under-17 football team in 2017. He was named in the 21 man squad for the 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations. During the first match against Cameroon, he played the full 90 minutes and helped Ghana keep a clean sheet and win by 4–0.[12] At the end he featured in 3 matches, helping Ghana place second and qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted by India.[1]

On 21 September 2017, Paa Kwesi Fabin, named him in his 21-man squad ahead of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup along with promising youngsters like Mohammed Kudus, Ibrahim Danlad, Eric Ayiah and Emmanuel Toku.[13][14] He was one of the highly rated Ghanaian players at the World Cup tournament.[9][15] He played in all 5 matches as Ghana reached the quarter-final stage and were eliminated by their African counterparts Mali.[9][1][15][16]

Style of play

Alhassan plays in a left-back position. He combines both defensive and offensive play within a match. He is seen as a hard-working defender who is relentless at closing down on opponents to win back possession and determined to put in the decent tackles.[7][8] His style of play is put in line with the modern day left-back who can defend, enjoys joining attacks, dribbling and delivering quality crosses. His qualities drew comparisons to top Real Madrid left-back Marcelo.[7][8]

Honours

Aduana

Ghana U-17

References
  1. "Rashid Alhassan - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. "Match Report of Tema Youth FC vs Aduana Stars FC - 2017-06-25 - Ghana Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. "Aduana Stars claim Ghana League title". ESPN.com. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. "Match Report of Aduana Stars FC vs Elmina Sharks FC - 2017-10-15 - Ghana Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. "Aduana Stars beat Elmina Sharks to win Ghana Premier League". Ghana Sports Online. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  6. "Ghana U17 defender Rashid Alhassan delighted to win GPL title with Aduana Stars". Ghana Sports Online. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  7. "Top European clubs jostling over Ghana starlet Rashid Alhassan". GhanaSoccernet. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  8. "EXCLUSIVE: West Ham in three-horse race to sign talented Ghana U17 defender Rashid Alhassan". GhanaSoccernet. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  9. "Ex-Ghana U17 defender Rashid Alhassan playing third-tier league football in Czech". Ghana Sports Online. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  10. "Football: Mlada Boleslav - squad". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  11. "Rashid Alhassan (Mlada Boleslav) - Player Profile - FlashScore.com". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  12. "Match Report of Cameroon U17 vs Ghana U17 - 2017-05-14 - Total U-17 Africa Cup of Nations - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  13. "Ghana confirm final squad for Under-17 World Cup | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  14. "Fabin names Starlets squad for U-17 World Cup". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  15. "2017 FIFA U17 WC: Starlets defender Rashid Alhassan gutted by quarter final defeat to Mali". GhanaSoccernet. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  16. "FIFA U17 WORLD CUP: Ghana left-back Rashid Alhassan calls for support ahead of Niger game". Ghana Sports Online. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  17. Graphic Sports. "FIFA U-17: Ghana keen to rekindle past glories". Graphic Online. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  18. FIFA.com (29 September 2017). "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 - News - Ghana keen to rekindle past glories - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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