Asumah Abubakar

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Asumah Abubakar
Personal information
Full name Asumah Abubakar-Ankrah
Date of birth (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Grasshoppers
Number 27
Youth career
Corners Babies
2015–2016 Willem II
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Willem II 16 (0)
2018–2019 MVV Maastricht 27 (0)
2019–2021 Kriens 47 (22)
2021–2022 Lugano 37 (5)
2022–2024 Luzern 53 (9)
2024– Grasshoppers 3 (0)
International career
2016 Portugal U19 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 February 2024

Asumah Abubakar-Ankrah (born 10 May 1997) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss club Grasshoppers. Born in Ghana, he is a youth international for Portugal.

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Club career

Born in Kumasi, Ghana, Abubakar had a successful trial with Willem II in the summer of 2015, but he had to wait to the following year to sign a contract due to work permit problems. He eventually received a Portuguese passport as his father had been working in the nation for several years, [1] [2] and on 2 March 2016 he committed to the Dutch club on a short-term deal. [3]

On 2 April 2016, whilst still a junior, Abubakar made his senior debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–3 Eredivisie home loss against FC Twente. [4] He transferred to MVV Maastricht for the 2018-2019 season on a free transfer. [5] After 27 appearances and another goalless season Abubakar transferred to Swiss club SC Kriens. [6] On 28 July 2019, he would score his first professional goal against FC Aarau after being subbed on in the 71st minute. [7] He ended the season third in the top scorer rankings. [6] In his second season, despite Kriens finishing mid-table, he again finished third in the scoring charts and won the Switzerland Challenge League Best Player Award. [8] [9] Abubakar transferred to Swiss Super League club FC Lugano at the start of the 2021-2022 season for 100,000 Euros. [10] He scored his first goal for Lugano on his third appearance in a 1–1 draw with FC Basel. [11]

On 14 January 2022, Abubakar signed a contract with Luzern until 30 June 2024. [12]

On 29 January 2024, he transferred to Grasshoppers for an undisclosed fee. [13] He signed a one and half year contract, running until summer 2025, and rejoins his former coach Bruno Berner, whom he had worked with at Kriens. He debuted two days later in a midweek league match against his former club FC Lugano, coming on for the final 30 minutes of the 0–0 draw. [14] After bringing some much needed offensive power in his debut, he was nominated to the starting lineup for the next two games. However, in the second, a Zürich Derby match, he was sent off after pushing over FC Zürich midfielder Bledian Krasniqi during a confrontation after only twelve minutes played. [15] This was his first career sending off.

International career

Having acquired Portuguese citizenship, Abubakar chose to represent that country. [16] On 16 June 2016, he was selected for a 23-man preliminary list for the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship [17] and also made the final squad, scoring in a 4–3 group stage win over the hosts Germany. [18] Shortly after, however, after doubts arose regarding his eligibility, the Portuguese Football Federation opted to immediately remove him from the competition pending further approval. [19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 February 2024 [20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Willem II 2015–16 Eredivisie 1000——10
2016–17 15010——160
2017–18 0000——00
Total160100000170
MVV 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 27010——280
Kriens 2019–20 Challenge League 361510——3715
2020–21 11710——127
Total47222000004922
Lugano 2020–21 Super League 20220——222
2021–22 16321——184
Total365410000406
Luzern 2021–22 Super League18521—2 [lower-alpha 1] 0226
2022–23 28330——313
2023–24 71101 [lower-alpha 2] 0—91
Total5386110206210
Grasshopper 2023–24 Super League30———30
Career total18236142102019938

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  1. ↑ "Asumah: o luso-ganês que entusiama na Holanda e vem à seleção" [Asumah: the Portuguese-Ghanaian who thrills in the Netherlands and comes to the national team] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Asumah: do Gana ao Europeu sub-19, via Ermesinde" [Asumah: from Ghana to the under-19 European Championship, via Ermesinde] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ghanaian teenager Asumah Abubakar signs for Dutch Eredivise[sic] Willem II Tilburg". Ghana Soccernet. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "FC Twente vecht zich terug en wint in Tilburg" [FC Twente fight back and win in Tilburg] (in Dutch). FC Twente. 2 April 2016. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "MVV Maastricht sign Asumah in a two-year deal | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  6. 1 2 admin. "Big blow for SC Kriens: top striker Asumah Abubakar is storming for Lugano with immediate effect" . Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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  8. ↑ "SFL-Awards bleiben in YB-Hand". Bote der Urschweiz (in German). 21 January 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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