Nassam Ibrahim

Nassam Ibrahim

Personal information
Full name	Yakubu Nassam Ibrahim
Date of birth	(1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Bimbilla, Ghana
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Suzhou Dongwu
Youth career
	Red Bull Ghana
2012–2016	Growlamp Soccer Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Pofmade FC
2019–2023	Ococias Kyoto	44	(13)
2023–2024	Rangers	25	(16)
2024–	Suzhou Dongwu	7	(2)
International career
2018	Ghana U23	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024

Yakubu Nassam Ibrahim (born 18 February 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for China League One club Suzhou Dongwu.

Club career

Ibrahim was first spotted by scouts from Red Bull Ghana in an inter-school competition, where he started his football. ^[1]

Ibrahim joined Growlamp Soccer Academy, a football academy in his native Ghana, when he was in junior high school. ^{[2] [3]} He then started playing professionally with Pofmade FC after he graduated from high school. ^{[2] [3]}

Ibrahim was one of the three Ghanaians Ococias Kyoto signed on 22 January 2019. ^{[3] [4]} On 14 April, Ibrahim scored in the season opener against St Andrew's FC, helping Kyoto to a 5–1 win. ^[5]

On 10 February 2020, Ibrahim signed a one-year contract extension with Ococias Kyoto. ^[6]

On 25 February 2021, Ococias Kyoto announced that they had extended Ibrahim's contract for one year. ^[7]

On 9 February 2022, Ibrahim renewed his contract with Ococias Kyoto for another season. ^[8] On 1 December, Ococias Kyoto announced that Ibrahim would leave at the end of the 2022 season when his contract expires. ^[9]

On 21 February 2023, Ibrahim signed for Hong Kong Premier League club Rangers. ^[10]

International career

On 18 December 2018, Ibrahim played his only match for Ghana U23, where they beat Togo 5–1 in the 2019 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, with Ibrahim scoring a goal in the process. ^{[11] [12]}

Honours

Club

Rangers

• Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2023–24

References

1. "伊巴謙：以港超聯作為舞台，爭取入選加納國家隊". OneTwo.hk. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
2. "おこしやす京都ACイブラヒム選手 特別インタビュー|お知らせ". 京都民際日本語学校 | KYOTO MINSAI JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL (in Japanese). 5 March 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
3. "京都のプロサッカークラブ、「現役オリンピック代表」を含むガーナ人選手3名と一気に契約。". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES (in Japanese). 22 January 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
4. @amitie_top (22 January 2019). "この度、ガーナU-23オリンピック代表のイブラヒム（Yakubu Nassam Ibrahim）選手との契約が決まりましたのでお知らせいたします。" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 February 2024– via Twitter.
5. @amitie_top (14 April 2019). "白星スタート！5発快勝で現在首位！" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 February 2024– via Twitter.
6. "イブラヒム（YAKUBU NASSAM IBRAHIM）選手 2020シーズン契約更新のお知らせ | おこしやす京都". おこしやす京都AC (in Japanese). 10 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
7. "イブラヒム選手 2021シーズン契約更新のお知らせ | おこしやす京都". おこしやす京都AC (in Japanese). 25 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
8. "イブラヒム選手 2022シーズン契約更新のお知らせ | おこしやす京都". おこしやす京都AC (in Japanese). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
9. "イブラヒム選手 退団のお知らせ | おこしやす京都". おこしやす京都AC (in Japanese). 1 December 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
10. "港超聯 伊巴謙由「AC」轉投標準流浪". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 21 February 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
11. Association, Ghana Football. "Black Meteors beat Togo 5-1 in first leg tie". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
12. "Ghana 5-1 Togo: Hat-trick hero Owusu inspires Black Meteors to big win in U23 Afcon qualifiers | Goal.com". www.goal.com. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

External links

• Nassam Ibrahim at Soccerway