Abdul Manaf Nurudeen

Abdul Manaf Nurudeen (born 8 February 1999) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian Challenger Pro League club Eupen and the Ghana national team.

Abdul Manaf Nurudeen

Personal information
Full name	Abdul Manaf Nurudeen[1]
Date of birth	(1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Eupen
Number	33
Youth career
0000–2017	Aspire Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–	Eupen	37	(0)
International career‡
2019	Ghana U20	3	(0)
2022–	Ghana	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:38, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

As a youth player, Manaf Nurudeen joined the Senegalese Aspire Academy.

In 2017, he signed for Eupen in Belgium. On 7 November 2020, he debuted for Eupen during a 1–1 draw with Waasland-Beveren.^[2]

Manaf Nurudeen wears a goalkeeper helmet.^[3]

International career

Manaf Nurudeen represented Ghana at the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

He was first called up to the Ghana national team in September 2021 for the World Cup qualifiers against Ethiopia and South Africa, and remained on the bench in these games.^[4]

Nurudeen was part of the Ghanaian team in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations that was eliminated at the group stage of the competition.^[5][6] He debuted with Ghana in a 3–0 friendly loss to Algeria on 5 January 2022.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Eupen	2020–21	Belgian First Division A	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2021–22		20	0	4	0	—		24	0
	2022–23	Belgian Pro League	4	0	1	0	—		5	0
	2023–24		2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
Career total			27	0	5	0	1	0	33	0

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ghana	2022	2	0
Total		2	0