| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yussif Raman Chibsah | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CSM Slatina | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Bechem United | ||
| 2009–2011 | Sassuolo | ||
| 2011–2012 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2013–2017 | Sassuolo | 26 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Frosinone (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Benevento (loan) | 36 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Benevento | 14 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Frosinone (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Frosinone | 32 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Gaziantep | 24 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | VfL Bochum | 10 | (1) |
| 2022 | Apollon Smyrnis | 13 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Ionikos | 9 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Caratese | 13 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 18 | (0) |
| 2025– | CSM Slatina | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Ghana U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Ghana U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Ghana | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025 | |||
Yussif Raman Chibsah (born 10 March 1993) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga II club CSM Slatina. [2] He represented the Ghana national team.
On 17 August 2012, Chibsah moved from Juventus to Parma in a co-ownership deal (swap with Francesco Anacoura) before being immediately loaned to Sassuolo, [3] where he was under contract prior to his move to Juventus in 2011 [4] (having joined from Bechem United in March 2009). [5] Both 50% registration rights of Anacoura and Chibsah were tagged for €750,000. [6] Chibsah also received a call-up to Parma's pre-season camp on 14 July 2012. [7]
On 1 September 2012, he made his professional debut for Sassuolo against Crotone as a substitute in a 2–1 victory in Serie B.
On 19 June 2013, Parma acquired the playing rights for Chibsah outright for €1 million [8] and renewed the co-ownership of Anacoura. Sassuolo later acquired half of the registration rights of Chibsah from Parma for €2.5 million. [9] [10] [11]
In June 2014 Sassuolo acquired playing rights for Chibsah and Nicola Sansone outright for an additional €5.75 million, [12] and Pedro Filipe Mendes was bought back for €2.5 million. [11] [13]
On 6 July 2015, Chibsah joined newly promoted Serie A side Frosinone in a season-long loan move. [14] [15]
On 15 July 2016, he was signed by Serie B side Benevento on loan, [16] [17] winning the promotion playoffs to Serie A. Benevento also acquired Chibsah outright at the end of season. [18] However, on 15 January 2018, Chibsah returned to Frosinone on loan. [19] [20] On 19 June, Chibsah joined Frosinone outright. [21]
On 8 August 2019, Chibsah joined Turkish Süper Lig club Gazişehir Gaziantep. [22] On 9 September 2020, Gazisehir Gaziantep announced they had parted ways with Chibsah following a mutual contract termination. [23] [24]
On 18 September 2020, he became a new VfL Bochum player. [25]
On 2 February 2022, Chibsah signed with Apollon Smyrnis in Greece. [26]
Chibsah was born and raised in Ghana. He debuted for the Ghana U20s in 2013, [27] for the senior team in a friendly 2–2 tie against Turkey in 2013, [28] and for the Ghana U23 in a 1–0 loss to the Mozambique U23s. [27]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sassuolo (loan) | 2012–13 | Serie B | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| Sassuolo | 2013–14 | Serie A | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 54 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 58 | 2 | ||||
| Frosinone (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie A | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Benevento (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 [b] | 1 | 42 | 6 | |
| Benevento | 2017–18 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 50 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 56 | 6 | |||
| Frosinone (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 16 | 1 | — | — | 3 [b] | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Frosinone | 2018–19 | Serie A | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| Total | 48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 52 | 2 | |||
| Gaziantep | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||
| VfL Bochum | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Apollon Smyrnis | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Ionikos | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Folgore Caratese | 2023–24 | Serie D | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 2024–25 | Liga II | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| CSM Slatina | 2025–26 | Liga II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 265 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 289 | 14 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
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