Alhassan Wakaso
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alhassan Wakaso | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Tamale, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rio Ave | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Portimonense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Portimonense | 57 | (3) |
| 2013– | Rio Ave | 76 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Portimonense (loan) | 13 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 September 2016. | |||
Alhassan Wakaso (born 7 January 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Rio Ave F.C. as a defensive midfielder or a central defender.
Football career
Born in Tamale, Wakaso arrived in Portugal in 2009 at the age of 17, signing with Portimonense S.C. in the second division. On 28 October of the following year, when he was still a junior, he made his debuts for the first team, featuring in a 2–3 away loss against C.D. Aves for the season's League Cup.[1][2]
Wakaso was definitely promoted to the Algarve club's main squad for the 2011–12 campaign. On 23 December 2012, with the side still in the second level, he scored his first goal as a professional, in a 2–1 league win at Vitória de Guimarães B.[3]
On 20 June 2013, Wakaso moved to the Primeira Liga, signing with Rio Ave F.C. for three years.[4] He made his debut in the competition on 18 August, starting and being replaced late into a 3–0 away triumph over C.F. Os Belenenses.[5]
Personal life
Wakaso's older brother, Wakaso Mubarak, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He spent most of his career in Spain.
References
- ↑ "Africanos vão chegar na terça-feira" [Africans will arrive on Tuesday] (in Portuguese). Record. 27 December 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "Wakaso: "Chegar a um grande é o meu objetivo"" [Wakaso: "My goal is to make it to a big club"] (in Portuguese). Record. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "V. Guimarães B-Portimonense, 1–2: Mica salva ao cair do pano" [V. Guimarães B-Portimonense, 1–2: Mica the saviour at the nick of time] (in Portuguese). Record. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "Wakaso confirmado" [Wakaso confirmed] (in Portuguese). Record. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "Belenenses 0–3 Rio Ave". Zerozero. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
External links
- Alhassan Wakaso at thefinalball.com
- Alhassan Wakaso profile at ForaDeJogo
- Alhassan Wakaso profile at Soccerway