Karim Alhassan

Karimu Alhassan (born 30 April 1991) is a Ghanaian footballer playing as a defender who last played for Dire Dawa City.

Karimu Alhassan

Personal information
Full name	Karimu Alhassan
Date of birth	(1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
2006–2007	Nikwab Professionals[1]
2008	Soccer Learners
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Hearts of Oak
2011–2012	Zamalek	0	(0)
2012–2013	Adana Demirspor	8	(0)
2013	Black Leopards
2014	Radnički Kragujevac	0	(0)
2015–2016	Liberty Professionals
2016–	→ Al-Merrikh SC (loan)
2016–2017	Dire Dawa City
International career‡
	Ghana U20
2009	Ghana	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 January 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 January 2014

Career

In 2008, he signed for Hearts of Oak,^[2] and later was named as the team captain.^[3]

On 6 August 2011, he joined Egyptian side Zamalek on a free transfer.^[4] However FIFA (CAS after appeal) ordered Hearts of Oak eligible to receive training compensation from Zamalek for US$30,000.^[1]

On 25 August 2012, Alhassan joined Turkish TFF First League side Adana Demirspor^[5] on a two-year contract after being released by Egyptian club Zamalek.^[6] In summer 2013 he joined South African side Black Leopards F.C.

On January 29, 2014, Alhassan signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Serbian SuperLiga side FK Radnički 1923.^[7] He left Radnički and joined Ghana Premier League side Liberty Professionals F.C. in February 2015.^[8]

On November 30, 2015, Liberty Professionals F.C. agreed to loan Karimu Alhassan in a one-year deal to Sudan Premier League side Al-Merrikh SC.^[9]

International career

Alhassan was called up for the Ghana national team for a friendly game against Argentina^[10] and made his debut in the game on 1 October 2009.^[11]

He was part of Ghana U-20 squad at the 2011 African Youth Championship.

Honours

Hearts of Oak

• Ghana Premier League: 2008–09^[5]