Abdul Rasaq Akeem

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Abdul Rasaq
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Abdul Rasaq warming up for Lion City Sailors in 2024
Personal information
Full name Abdul Rasaq Ishiekwene Akeem
Date of birth (2001-06-16) 16 June 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
Lion City Sailors
Youth career
NFA
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Young Lions 32 (6)
2023– Lion City Sailors 20 (12)
International career
2019–2022 Singapore U19 11 (0)
2019– Singapore U22 1 (0)
2023– Singapore U23 7 (0)
2024– Singapore 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:14, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:14, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Abdul Rasaq Ishiekwene Akeem (born 16 June 2001), commonly known as Abdul Rasaq, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team.

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Club career

Young Lions

Abdul Rasaq was promoted from the National Football Academy to the Singapore Premier League club, Young Lions ahead of the 2019 season. He scored his first professional career goal against Geylang International on 18 August 2019. In the 2022 season, Abdul Rasaq was featured in most of the matches scoring four goals throughout the season. He amassed a total of 32 appearances and 6 goals throughout his time at the club.

Lion City Sailors

After completing his National Service with the Singapore Police Force, Abdul Rasaq left Young Lions to join Lion City Sailors ahead of the 2023 season. [1] On 10 April 2023, he scored his first brace of his career in a 5–0 win against Hougang United. Abdul Rasaq would go on to have a breakout season scoring 10 goals in 18 league matches becoming the joint local top goalscorer alongside teammate, Shawal Anuar. He then suffered a long term injury in late August 2023 and was not featured in the 2023 Singapore Cup and the 2023–24 AFC Champions League for the club.

Abdul Rasaq make his return on 14 September 2024 during the 2024–25 season where he scored his first goal on the season by converting a penalty in a 6–0 win over Tanjong Pagar United. In the next match against Balestier Khalsa on 22 September, he scored in a 3–1 win. Despite Maxime Lestienne's equaliser in the 91st minute of the 2025 AFC Champions League Two final against Sharjah, the Sailors finished as a runner-up after conceding in the 97th minute to finish the game in a 1–2 defeat. [2]

International career

Abdul Rasaq is born to a Nigerian father and Singaporean mother. He is a practicing muslim.

Abdul Rasaq make his Singapore national team debut on 14 November 2024 in a 3–2 win over Myanmar.

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 May 2025 [3]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Lions 2019 Singapore Premier League 111000000111
2020 Singapore Premier League 2000000020
2021 Singapore Premier League 0000000000
2022 Singapore Premier League 164310000195
Total295310000326
Lion City Sailors 2023 Singapore Premier League 18100000001810
2024–25 Singapore Premier League 182529 [a] 000324
Total36125290005014
Career total65178390008220
Notes

International statistics

U23 International caps

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
124 March 2023 Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, SingaporeFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 0–1 (lost)Merlion Cup
226 March 2023 Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, SingaporeFlag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 1–2 (lost)Merlion Cup
329 April 2023 Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh, CambodiaFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1–3 (lost)2023 SEA Games
43 May 2023 Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh, CambodiaFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 1–3 (lost)2023 SEA Games
56 May 2023 Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh, CambodiaFlag of Laos.svg  Laos 0-0 (draw)2023 SEA Games
66 Sept 2023 Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ, VietnamFlag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 0-3 (lost)2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
79 Sept 2023 Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ, VietnamFlag of Guam.svg  Guam 1-1 (draw)2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

U22 International caps

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
19 October 2019 Bishan Stadium, Bishan, SingaporeFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 0-3 (lost)Friendly

U19 International caps

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
119 April 2019 Po Kong Village Road Park, Diamond Hill, Hong KongFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0–1 (lost)2019 Jockey Cup
220 April 2019 Po Kong Village Road Park, Diamond Hill, Hong KongFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 0–2 (lost)2019 Jockey Cup
322 April 2019 Po Kong Village Road Park, Diamond Hill, Hong KongFlag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 1–2 (lost)2019 Jockey Cup
47 August 2019 Thanh Long Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1-1 (draw) 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
59 August 2019 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1-3 (lost) 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
611 August 2019 Gò Đậu Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0-3 (lost) 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
713 August 2019 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamFlag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 1-0 (won) 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
815 August 2019 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0-5 (lost) 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
96 November 2019 Aung San Stadium, Yangon, MyanmarFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0-11 (lost) 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
108 November 2019 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, MyanmarFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0-2 (lost) 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
1110 November 2019 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, MyanmarFlag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 0-8 (lost) 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

Honours

Lion City Sailors

References

  1. "An opportunity to relish: Rasaq".
  2. "Sharjah edge Sailors to savour glory". AFC.com. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  3. Abdul Rasaq Akeem at Soccerway . Retrieved 15 April 2019.