Abdul Hakim Sulemana

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Abdul Hakim Sulemana
Personal information
Full name Abdul Hakim Sulemana
Date of birth (2005-02-19) 19 February 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Techiman, Ghana
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) [1]
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
Randers
Number 20
Youth career
–2023 Right to Dream
2023–2024 Lyon
2024– Randers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Randers 4 (0)
International career
2024– Ghana U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024

Abdul Hakim Sulemana (born 19 February 2005) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Danish Superliga club Randers FC.

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Club career

A product of Right to Dream Academy, [2] Sulemana moved abroad at a young age, joining Olympique Lyon in 2023, where he was a part of the clubs academy. [3]

Despite interest from several foreign clubs, [4] it was confirmed at the end of July 2024 that Sulemana had joined Danish Superliga club Randers FC on a deal until June 2026. [5] Sulemana later stated that Randers' assistant coach Fatah Abdirahman had played a key role in the transfer, as the two knew each other from their time together at the Right to Dream Academy. [6]

Sulemana made his debut for Randers on August 25, 2024, in a Danish Superliga game against Brøndby IF, replacing Simen Nordli after 84 minutes. [7]

International career

In March 2024, Sulemana was a part of Ghana's U20 squad for the Football at the 2023 African Games event. [8] He played four games for the team, contributing to their gold medal victory. [9]

Personal life

Abdul Hakim Sulemana is the younger brother of Southampton-player Kamaldeen Sulemana. [10] Their older brother, Abdul-Rauf Sulemana, also plays football and, like his two younger brothers, has also played football in Denmark. [11]

Sulemana's father is Gonja and his mother is Dagomba. [12] He is a Muslim. [12]

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References

  1. Abdul Hakim Sulemana at WorldFootball.net
  2. Hold øje med ham: Kamaldeens bror på vej i FCN, tipsbladet.dk, 12 October 2022
  3. Randers FC henter lillebror til tidligere Superligastjerne: Tiltræder i den kommende uge, amtsavisen.dk, 28 July 2024
  4. Medie: Randers henter Kamaldeens lillebror, ekstrabladet.dk, 27 July 2024
  5. Randers FC henter Abdul Hakim Sulemana, randersfc.dk, 28 July 2024
  6. Fra Lyon til Superligaen: Han spillede nøglerolle, tipsbladet.dk, 28 October 2024
  7. Brøndby vs. Randers 2 - 2, soccerway.com, 25 August 2024
  8. African Games 2023: Five players to watch in Black Satellites team, myjoyonline.com, 8 March 2024
  9. Danish side sign Ghanaian winger Abdul Hakim Sulemana on a two-year deal, modernghana.com, 29 July 2024
  10. Medie: Randers henter Kamaldeens lillebror, bold.dk, 27 July 2024
  11. Abdul-Rauf Sulemana fra FCN til AB på lejeaftale, ab-fodbold.dk, 5 September 2022
  12. 1 2 Raubil, Gariba (6 November 2021). "Kamaldeen Sulemana talks about his origin and how it all started for him in Techiman". Sportsworld Ghana.