Rashid Sumaila

Rashid Sumaila
Personal information
Full name Rashid Sumaila[1]
Date of birth (1992-12-18) 18 December 1992
Place of birth Cape Coast, Central region, Ghana
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current team
Al-Gharafa ( on from loan Qadsia SC )
Number 37
Youth career
2003–2010 Ebusua Dwarfs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Ebusua Dwarfs (–)
2012–2013 Asante Kotoko (–)
2013– Mamelodi Sundowns 6 (0)
2014–2015Asante Kotoko (loan) (–)
2015–2015Qadsia SC (loan) 13 (1)
2015– Qadsia SC 0 (0)
2016-Al-Gharafa (loan)
National team
2011– Ghana U20 3 (0)
2011 Ghana U23 4 (0)
2011– Ghana 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October 2014.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2014

Rashid Sumaila (Arabic: راشد السوميلا; born 18 December 1992 in Cape Coast) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Al-Gharafa on loan from Qadsia SC as a centre-back and he is also a member of the Ghanaian national team.[2]

Sumaila won the 2011 Ghana Best Defender Award at the end of the 2010–11 Glo Premier League season.[2]

Club career

Astronomers and Ebusua Dwarfs

Born in Cape Coast, Rashid Sumaila, affectionately known as Rash, began his playing career in the junior ranks of Cape Coast Adisadel-based Astronomers before going on to join Glo Premier League club Ebusua Dwarfs in 2007. He progressed through the ranks at Ebusua Dwarfs and made his senior debut in the 2010–11 Glo Premier League season.

RC Lens (trial) and Asante Kotoko

French club RC Lens took an interest in young powerful centre-back after his first Ghana national football team call-up on 15 November 2011.[3]

In late November 2011, Sumaila joined the French club RC Lens on trial in the 2011–12 Ligue 2 season.[3]

In July 2012, Sumaila signed contract with Asante Kotoko.

International career

Ghana national under-20 team

2011 African Youth Championship

Sumaila was part of the Ghana national under-20 football team at the 2011 African Youth Championship.[3]

Ghana national under-23 team

2011 All-Africa Games

Sumaila was a member of the Ghana national under-23 football team that won Ghana's first All-Africa Games football Gold medal in the Football at the 2011 All-Africa Games when they defeated South Africa national under-23 football team 4–2 on penalty shoot-out at the Estádio do Zimpeto in Maputo, Mozambique on 17 September 2011.[3]

Ghana national team

2012 Africa Cup of Nations

On 7 November 2011 Sumaila was called up to the Ghana squad to face Sierra Leone national football team and Gabon national football team.[4]

In December 2011, Sumaila was named to the Ghana national football team's provisional 25-man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, but was not included by the Ghana national football team technical staff for the tournament's final 23-man squad.[5]

Honours

Country

 Ghana

Individual

Ghana Football Association

References

  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 17. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Ebusua Dwarfs 1–0 Berekum Arsenal FC". westafricanfootball.com. 30 October 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Ghana defender Sumaila on trials in France". Ghanasoccernet.com. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  4. "Black Stars squad announced". Ghana Football Association. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  5. Mensah, Kent (15 December 2011). "Ghana announce 25-man squad for 2012 Africa Cup of Nations". goal.com. Goal.com. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
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