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Mohammed Rabiu
Rabiu with Anzhi Makhachkala in 2018
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Rabiu Al-Hassan[1]
Date of birth (1989-12-31) 31 December 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
0000–2010 Liberty
2009–2010 → Sampdoria (loan)
2010 → Udinese (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Liberty
2008 → Gimnàstic (loan) 2 (0)
2008–2009 → Xerez (loan) 1 (0)
2010–2011 → Evian (loan) 10 (0)
2011–2013 Evian 53 (2)
2013–2016 Kuban Krasnodar 51 (1)
2016 Anzhi Makhachkala 0 (0)
2018–2019 Anzhi Makhachkala 11 (0)
2019 Krylia Sovetov 9 (0)
2019–2020 Paris FC 14 (1)
2020 FC Tambov 2 (0)
International career
2009 Ghana U20 9 (2)
2011–2015 Ghana 31 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Rabiu playing for Ghana in a match against Mali in 2015

Mohammed Rabiu Al-Hassan pronunciationⓘ(Arabic: محمد رابيو الحسن; born 31 December 1989), simply known as Mohammed Rabiu (/moʊˈhæməd ræˈbiːjuː/ moh-HAM-əd rab-EE-yoo), is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He has earned over 30 caps for the Ghana national team.

Club career

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Early career

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Rabiu signed by Gimnàstic on 31 January 2008 from Liberty, at age 18, the minimum age for international transfer.[2] He played his first game on 18 May 2008 against Sevilla Atlético, but left after 6 months and moved to Xerez CD.[3] There, he played his first game on 11 November 2008 against CD Tenerife. On 7 August 2009. U.C. Sampdoria signed the Ghanaian midfielder on loan from Liberty Professionals FC, the powerful half-back will be part of Sampdoria's youth team.[4] After a season, he joined Serie A outfit Udinese Calcio, as the club borrowed the registration quota from Sampdoria.

Évian FC

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On 4 August 2010, he trained at Évian Thonon Gaillard for a possible loan,[5] which was confirmed on late August.[6] He made his debut at 17 October 2010, playing 10 games throughout the season[7] On 28 June 2011, Évian achieved promotion to Ligue 1 in the 2010–11 season, and completed a five-year permanent deal for Rabiu, for a €1M fee.[8]

Kuban Krasnodar

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On 22 August 2013, Rabiu signed a three-year deal with Kuban Krasnodar, for a reported €2.6M fee.[9][10]

FC Anzhi Makhachkala

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On 16 August 2016, he signed a 3.5-year contract with FC Anzhi Makhachkala.[11] He didn't play any games for Anzhi in the first half of the 2016–17 season as he was recovering from injury. On 30 December 2016, Anzhi removed him from their Russian Premier League roster.[12] On 6 February 2017, another Russian club FC Dynamo Moscow confirmed that they are considering inviting Rabiu for a tryout.[13] On 9 February 2017, his agent said Rabiu is still recovering from injury and will not go on Dynamo tryout, and he still might return to Anzhi for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[14] The registration deadline for the 2016–17 season passed on 24 February 2017 without Rabiu getting re-registered for Anzhi.

On 23 July 2018, FC Anzhi Makhachkala announced that they had re-signed Rabiu after his recovery from injury.[15]

After Anzhi Makhachkala

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On 23 February 2019, Krylia Sovetov announced the signing of Rabiu.[16] On 7 July 2019, Krylia Sovetov announced that Rabiu left the team due to health problems.[17]

On 21 August 2019, he returned to France, signing a one-season contract with Paris FC.[18]

On 9 October 2020, he signed with Russian Premier League club FC Tambov.[19]

International career

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Rabiu represented the Black Satellites on international level,[20] he played with the team in the qualifications for the 2009 African Youth Championship in Rwanda.[21] In 2008, he was called up to the Black Stars squad for the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana.[22]

International appearances

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Source:[23]
Ghana national team
Year Apps Goals
2011 1 0
2012 1 0
2013 13 0
2014 11 0
2015 5 0
Total 31 0

Titles and honours

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Club

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Évian

International

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Ghana U-20

References

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  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ^ LFP Transfer List (web archive)
  3. ^ "Comunicado oficial" (in Spanish). xerezcd.com. 28 August 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
  4. ^ Sampdoria Snap Up Ghanaian Starlet Mohammed Rabiu On Loan – Report
  5. ^ "Mohammed Rabiu à l'essai". Évian Thonon Gaillard FC (in French). 4 August 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  6. ^ "ITALY/ OFFICIAL, Udinese loan Rabiu". transfermarketweb.com. 21 August 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Rabiu Mohammed debuts for Evian TG". ghanasoccernet.com. 17 October 2010. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Rabiu Mohammed seals permanent Evian deal". MTN Football. 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  9. ^ "Russian club Kuban Krasnodar unveil Mohammed Rabiu". modernghana.com. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Ghanaian Mohammed Rabiu to join Russian side Krasnodar". bbc.com. 20 August 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  11. ^ Мохаммед Рабиу подписал контракт с «Анжи» (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Mohammed Rabiu RFPL registration page" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 30 December 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  13. ^ ФК "Динамо" подтвердил интерес к полузащитнику Мохаммеду Рабиу (in Russian). Russian News Agency TASS. 6 February 2017. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  14. ^ Агент: Рабиу не поехал на просмотр в "Динамо", пока не известно, покинет ли он "Анжи" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 9 February 2017. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Мохаммед Рабиу подписал контракт с Анжи" (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 21 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Мохаммед Рабиу – игрок Крыльев Советов". kc-camapa.ru (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 23 February 2019. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  17. ^ "Полузащитник Мохаммед Рабиу больше не сможет выступать за нашу команду" [Midfielder Mohammed Rabiu will not be able to play for our team anymore] (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 7 July 2019. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  18. ^ "Mohammed Rabiu rejoint le Paris FC" (Press release) (in French). Paris FC. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  19. ^ "Мохаммед Рабиу стал игроком "Тамбова"!". FC Tambov. 9 October 2020. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  20. ^ "Discussions • View topic - OPARE FEARS FOR U20s ABROAD". discussions.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  21. ^ Ghana – African Youth Championship squads[permanent dead link]
  22. ^ "Modern Ghana". www.modernghana.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  23. ^ "Rabiu, Mohammed". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
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