Basit Abdul Khalid

Not to be confused with Abdul Basit (footballer).

Basit Abdul Khalid (born 10 August 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Makedonija G.P. in North Macedonia.

Basit Abdul Khalid

Personal information
Full name	Basit Abdul Khalid
Date of birth	(1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position	Centre-forward
Team information
Current team	Makedonija G.P.
Number	7
Youth career
0000–2016	Dreams
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Prishtina	50	(13)
2019–2020	Teuta Durrës	9	(0)
2020–2021	Makedonija G.P.	14	(8)
2021	Espérance Tunis	13	(2)
2021–2022	Sheriff Tiraspol	16	(5)
2022	Al-Tadamon
2023–	Makedonija G.P.	12	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 October 2023

Club career

Prishtina

2015–16 season

In March 2016, Khalid joined Prishtina of Football Superleague of Kosovo by signing a contract until June 2018.^[1] During the remaining 2015–16 season, he scored twice in 10 matches as Prishtina finished 8th in the championship.

2016–17 season

During the 2016–17 season, he bagged 13 goals in 35 league appearances, being top scorer of the team. He also scored his first career hat-trick on 5 April 2017 in matchday 24 against Drita which finished 1–3 for Khalid's side.^[2] Prishtina also reached Kosovar Cup final where they defeated Drita 2–1 thanks to Khalid brace.^[3]

2017–18 season

The triumph in cup meant that Prishtina has qualified to UEFA Europa League for the first time in history. They were shorted against Sweden's IFK Norrköping.^[4] Khalid played in both matches unable to deliver as Prishtina was eliminated 6–0 on aggregate.^[5] In October 2017, after dealing for a long time with a meniscus injury, Khalid undergo surgery time and was reported that he will be back in January of the following year.^[6]

Teuta Durrës

In August 2019, Abdul Khalid completed a transfer to Albanian Superliga side Teuta Durrës.^[7]

Esperance de Tunis

Basit joined Espérance on 25 January 2021^[8] for a two-and-a-half-year contract but this contract was terminated by mutual consent on 29 July 2021.^[9][10]

Sheriff Tiraspol

On 17 September 2021, he signed for Moldovan National Division club Sheriff Tiraspol.^[11]

Career statistics

As of 6 October 2017^[12]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Prishtina	2015–16	Football Superleague of Kosovo	10	2	0	0	—		10	2
	2016–17		35	13	1	2	—		37	15
	2017–18		6	1	0	0	2[a]	0	8	1
	Total		51	16	1	2	2	0	54	18
Career total			51	16	1	2	2	0	54	18

1. All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Prishtina^[13]

• Kosovar Cup: 2017–18
• Kosovar Supercup: 2016

ES Tunis^[13]

• Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2020–21