Alhassan Wakaso
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alhassan Wakaso | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Tamale, Ghana | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Rio Ave | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Portimonense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Portimonense | 57 | (3) |
| 2013– | Rio Ave | 64 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Portimonense (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:42, 26 March 2016 (UTC) | |||
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
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External links
- Alhassan Wakaso at footballzz.co.uk
- Alhassan Wakaso profile at ForaDeJogo
- Alhassan Wakaso at Soccerway
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Northern Region (Ghana)
- Dagomba people
- Ghanaian Muslims
- Ghanaian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Association football utility players
- Primeira Liga players
- Segunda Liga players
- Portimonense S.C. players
- Rio Ave F.C. players
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Ghanaian expatriates in Portugal
