Mohammed Rabiu Explained
Mohammed Rabiu |
Fullname: | Mohammed Rabiu Al-Hassan[1] |
Birth Date: | 31 December 1989 |
Birth Place: | Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana |
Height: | 1.86 m |
Position: | Defensive midfielder |
Youthyears1: | –2010 |
Youthclubs1: | Liberty |
Youthyears2: | 2009–2010 |
Youthclubs2: | → Sampdoria (loan) |
Youthyears3: | 2010 |
Youthclubs3: | → Udinese (loan) |
Years1: | 2008–2011 |
Years2: | 2008 |
Clubs2: | → Gimnàstic (loan) |
Caps2: | 2 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2008–2009 |
Clubs3: | → Xerez (loan) |
Caps3: | 1 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2010–2011 |
Clubs4: | → Evian (loan) |
Caps4: | 10 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2011–2013 |
Caps5: | 53 |
Goals5: | 2 |
Years6: | 2013–2016 |
Caps6: | 51 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Years7: | 2016 |
Caps7: | 0 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2018–2019 |
Caps8: | 11 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Years9: | 2019 |
Caps9: | 9 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Years10: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs10: | Paris FC |
Caps10: | 14 |
Goals10: | 1 |
Years11: | 2020 |
Clubs11: | FC Tambov |
Caps11: | 2 |
Goals11: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2009 |
Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Nationalyears2: | 2011–2015 |
Nationalteam2: | Ghana |
Nationalcaps2: | 31 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Mohammed Rabiu Al-Hassan (Arabic: محمد رابيو الحسن; born 31 December 1989), simply known as Mohammed Rabiu, 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
Early career
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
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
On 22 August 2013, Rabiu signed a three-year deal with Kuban Krasnodar, for a reported €2.6M fee.[9] [10]
FC Anzhi Makhachkala
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
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
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
Source:
Titles and honours
Club
Évian
International
Ghana U-20
Notes and References
- News: 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players. FIFA. 17. 11 June 2014. 11 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20190404045541/http://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2014/pdf/fwc_2014_squadlists.pdf. 4 April 2019.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080208140755/http://www.lfp.es/competiciones/inscripciones/inscripciones2.asp LFP Transfer List (web archive)
- News: Comunicado oficial. 28 August 2008. 10 July 2009. es. xerezcd.com. 16 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716090825/http://www.xerezcd.com/noticias.php?id=2866. live.
- https://archive.today/20120709150556/http://goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2009/08/08/1428277/sampdoria-snap-up-ghanaian-starlet-mohammed-rabiu-on-loan Sampdoria Snap Up Ghanaian Starlet Mohammed Rabiu On Loan – Report
- News: Mohammed Rabiu à l'essai. 4 August 2010. 17 August 2010. Évian Thonon Gaillard FC. fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20110710203600/http://www.etgfc.com/2010/08/04/mohammed-rabiu-a-lessai/. 10 July 2011. dead.
- Web site: ITALY/ OFFICIAL, Udinese loan Rabiu. transfermarketweb.com. 21 August 2010. 8 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185541/http://www.transfermarketweb.com/index.php/function.mysql-connect?action=read&idsel=67743. 4 March 2016. dead.
- News: Rabiu Mohammed debuts for Evian TG. ghanasoccernet.com. 17 October 2010. 8 August 2014. 9 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140809162821/http://ghanasoccernet.com/rabiu-mohammed-debuts-for-evian-tg/. live.
- News: Rabiu Mohammed seals permanent Evian deal. 28 June 2011. 1 July 2011. MTN Football. https://web.archive.org/web/20110703055536/http://africanfootball.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=45925. 3 July 2011. dead.
- News: Russian club Kuban Krasnodar unveil Mohammed Rabiu. modernghana.com. 22 August 2013. 8 August 2014. 12 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140812105912/http://www.modernghana.com/sports/484132/2/russian-club-kuban-krasnodar-unveil-mohammed-rabiu.html. live.
- News: Ghanaian Mohammed Rabiu to join Russian side Krasnodar. bbc.com. 20 August 2013. 12 February 2018. 24 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924193556/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/23767406. live.
- Web site: FC Anzhi Makhachkala. http://fc-anji.ru/news/ru/club_news/mohammed_rabiu_podpisal_kontrakt_s_anji160816/. ru:Мохаммед Рабиу подписал контракт с «Анжи». 16 August 2016. ru. 16 August 2016. 20 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820101549/http://fc-anji.ru/news/ru/club_news/mohammed_rabiu_podpisal_kontrakt_s_anji160816/. live.
- Web site: Russian Premier League. Mohammed Rabiu RFPL registration page. 30 December 2016. ru. 6 February 2017. 7 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161207164228/http://rfpl.org/players/Rabiu-Mohammed. live.
- Web site: Russian News Agency TASS. http://tass.ru/sport/4000102. ru:ФК "Динамо" подтвердил интерес к полузащитнику Мохаммеду Рабиу. 6 February 2017. ru. 6 February 2017. 7 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170207112906/http://tass.ru/sport/4000102. live.
- Web site: RIA Novosti. http://rsport.ru/football/20170209/1116065878.html. ru:Агент: Рабиу не поехал на просмотр в "Динамо", пока не известно, покинет ли он "Анжи". 9 February 2017. ru. 9 February 2017. 11 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081119/http://rsport.ru/football/20170209/1116065878.html. live.
- Web site: FC Anzhi Makhachkala. Мохаммед Рабиу подписал контракт с Анжи. 21 July 2018. ru. 23 July 2018. 21 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180721221857/http://www.fc-anji.ru/news/ru/club_news/mohammed_rabiu_podpisal_kontrakt_s_anji210718/. live.
- Web site: Мохаммед Рабиу – игрок Крыльев Советов . kc-camapa.ru . PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara . 23 February 2019 . ru . 23 February 2019 . 23 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190223184607/http://www.kc-camapa.ru/cgi-bin/newsprn.cgi?16936 . live .
- Web site: PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. Полузащитник Мохаммед Рабиу больше не сможет выступать за нашу команду. Midfielder Mohammed Rabiu will not be able to play for our team anymore. 7 July 2019. ru. 8 July 2019. 24 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210524185339/https://twitter.com/fckssamara/status/1147882794313572354. live.
- Paris FC. Mohammed Rabiu rejoint le Paris FC. 21 August 2019. fr. 30 September 2019. 28 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190928151238/https://parisfc.fr/equipe-pro/mohammed-rabiu-rejoint-le-paris-fc/. live.
- Web site: FC Tambov. Мохаммед Рабиу стал игроком "Тамбова"!. 9 October 2020. 10 October 2020. 29 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210529143010/http://fc-tambov.ru/content/news/4485-Mohammed-Rabiu-stal-igrokom-Tambova.html. live.
- Web site: Discussions • View topic - OPARE FEARS FOR U20s ABROAD. discussions.ghanaweb.com. en-gb. 2018-03-28. 11 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110711092103/http://discussions.ghanaweb.com/viewtopic.php?p=1288236&sid=086469c1d9bf78ff8ee8b6a4ae968505. live.
- http://www.soccerking.co.uk/afru2009.htm Ghana – African Youth Championship squads
- Web site: Modern Ghana. www.modernghana.com. en. 2018-03-28. 14 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120214222833/http://www.modernghana.com/GhanaHome/can2008/country.asp?country_id=4&menu_id=39&sub_menu_id=739&gender=&stat=a. live.